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If care proceedings are to be commenced in relation to a number of children of the family, including siblings; half siblings and step-siblings who are living under the same roof, do you issue one C110A application in respect of all of the children or are separate proceedings required and if so how would the proceedings be separated?

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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk
Published on: 05 December 2017
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Issuing an application under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) is the step taken to initiate public law proceedings in respect of relevant children. The prescribed form for such applications is Form C110A. Prior to this stage there will, save where the level of risk requires an immediate application to the court, have been a number of meetings and a letter before proceedings setting out formally that proceedings are likely. See Practice Note: Designation of local authorities for the purposes of care and supervision orders.

In some cases, it will be necessary to commence proceedings in respect of a number of children living under the same roof but with different inter-sibling relationships. For example,

Chris Bryden
Chris Bryden

Chris was called to the Bar in 2003 and since that time has built a busy practice across a range of areas, with an emphasis on Chancery practice. He enjoys a well-deserved reputation for his knowledge and expertise in each area. He appears regularly in the County Court, Family Court and the High Court as well as various specialist Tribunals, and has been involved in cases up to and including the Supreme Court. He regularly is instructed at Appellate level. He has extensive and wide-ranging experience particularly in the areas of wills, probate and inheritance disputes; property including adverse possession, boundary disputes and issues arising out of trusts of land; company and commercial work and financial remedies. Chris is head of the Family Group and head of the Property Team at 4KBW.

Chris is the author of numerous articles in publications such as the New Law Journal, Counsel and Family Law, amongst many other titles, and is the co-author of Social Media in the Workplace: A Handbook (2015, Jordan Publishing).

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Form C110A definition
What does Form C110A mean?

A Form C110A is a court form used for an application for a care or supervision order and applications for other orders under Part IV of the Children act 1989.

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