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Care Standards Act 2000

Section 79K Protection of children in an emergency

200.This section provides that the registration authority can apply to the Magistrates’ court for an emergency order in respect of a registered childminder or day care provider where the registration authority believes that a child in their care is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm. The order may cancel the person’s registration, vary or remove a condition of registration, or impose a new condition of registration with immediate effect.

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