Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/20/part/1/crossheading/contact-with-children/data.xht?view=snippet&wrap=true
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Part 1E+WOrders with respect to children in family proceedings
Contact with childrenE+W
1Contact activity directions and conditionsE+W
After section 11 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) insert—
“11AContact activity directions
(1)This section applies in proceedings in which the court is considering whether to make provision about contact with a child by making—
(a)a contact order with respect to the child, or
(b)an order varying or discharging a contact order with respect to the child.
(2)The court may make a contact activity direction in connection with that provision about contact.
(3)A contact activity direction is a direction requiring an individual who is a party to the proceedings to take part in an activity that promotes contact with the child concerned.
(i)may assist a person as regards establishing, maintaining or improving contact with a child;
(ii)may, by addressing a person's violent behaviour, enable or facilitate contact with a child;
(b)sessions in which information or advice is given as regards making or operating arrangements for contact with a child, including making arrangements by means of mediation.
(6)No individual may be required by a contact activity direction—
(a)make a contact activity direction, and
(b)dispose finally of the proceedings as they relate to contact with the child concerned.
(8)Subsection (2) has effect subject to the restrictions in sections 11B and 11E.
(9)In considering whether to make a contact activity direction, the welfare of the child concerned is to be the court's paramount consideration.
11BContact activity directions: further provision
(1)A court may not make a contact activity direction in any proceedings unless there is a dispute as regards the provision about contact that the court is considering whether to make in the proceedings.
(2)A court may not make a contact activity direction requiring an individual who is a child to take part in an activity unless the individual is a parent of the child in relation to whom the court is considering provision about contact.
(3)A court may not make a contact activity direction in connection with the making, variation or discharge of a contact order, if the contact order is, or would if made be, an excepted order.
(4)A contact order with respect to a child is an excepted order if—
(7)A court may not make a contact activity direction in relation to an individual unless the individual is habitually resident in England and Wales; and a direction ceases to have effect if the individual subject to the direction ceases to be habitually resident in England and Wales.
(a)a contact order with respect to a child, or
(b)an order varying a contact order with respect to a child.
(2)The contact order may impose, or the contact order may be varied so as to impose, a condition (a “contact activity condition”) requiring an individual falling within subsection (3) to take part in an activity that promotes contact with the child concerned.
(a)for the purposes of the contact order so made or varied, the person with whom the child concerned lives or is to live;
(b)the person whose contact with the child concerned is provided for in that order; or
(5)Subsections (5) and (6) of section 11A have effect as regards the activities that may be required by a contact activity condition as they have effect as regards the activities that may be required by a contact activity direction.
(6)Subsection (2) has effect subject to the restrictions in sections 11D and 11E.
(1)A contact order may not impose a contact activity condition on an individual who is a child unless the individual is a parent of the child concerned.
(2)If a contact order is an excepted order (within the meaning given by section 11B(4)), it may not impose (and it may not be varied so as to impose) a contact activity condition.
(3)A contact order may not impose a contact activity condition on an individual unless the individual is habitually resident in England and Wales; and a condition ceases to have effect if the individual subject to the condition ceases to be habitually resident in England and Wales.
11EContact activity directions and conditions: making
(1)Before making a contact activity direction (or imposing a contact activity condition by means of a contact order), the court must satisfy itself as to the matters falling within subsections (2) to (4).
(8)In this section “specified” means specified in a contact activity direction (or in a contact activity condition).
(2)An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by a contact activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that promotes contact with a child, not being a child ordinarily resident in Wales.
(4)An individual falls within this subsection if he is required by a contact activity direction or condition to take part in an activity that promotes contact with a child who is ordinarily resident in Wales.
(5)A relevant charge or fee, in relation to an activity required by a contact activity direction or condition, is a charge or fee in respect of the activity payable to the person providing the activity.
(b)the activity in which the individual is required by a contact activity direction or condition to take part is provided to him in England or Wales;
(c)where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in England, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the Secretary of State as a provider of activities required by a contact activity direction or condition;
(d)where the activity in which the individual is required to take part is provided to him in Wales, it is provided by a person who is for the time being approved by the National Assembly for Wales as a provider of activities required by a contact activity direction or condition.
(a)as to the maximum amount of assistance that may be paid to or in respect of an individual as regards an activity in which he is required by a contact activity direction or condition to take part;
(c)authorising payments by way of assistance to be made directly to persons providing activities required by a contact activity direction or condition.
11GContact activity directions and conditions: monitoring
(a)makes a contact activity direction in relation to an individual, or
(b)makes a contact order that imposes, or varies a contact order so as to impose, a contact activity condition on an individual.
(2)The court may on making the direction (or imposing the condition by means of a contact order) ask an officer of the Service or a Welsh family proceedings officer—
(3)It shall be the duty of the officer of the Service or Welsh family proceedings officer to comply with any request under subsection (2).”
I1S. 1 in force at 7.11.2008 for specified purposes by S.I. 2008/2870, art. 2(1)
2Monitoring contactE+W
After section 11G of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (as inserted by section 1) insert—
“11HMonitoring contact
(a)a contact order with respect to a child in favour of a person, or
(b)an order varying such a contact order.
(a)to monitor whether an individual falling within subsection (3) complies with the contact order (or the contact order as varied);
(3)An individual falls within this subsection if the contact order so made (or the contact order as so varied)—
(a)requires the individual to allow contact with the child concerned;
(b)names the individual as having contact with the child concerned; or
(c)imposes a condition under section 11(7)(b) on the individual.
(4)If the contact order (or the contact order as varied) includes a contact activity condition, a request under subsection (2) is to be treated as relating to the provisions of the order other than the contact activity condition.
(a)on making the contact order (or the order varying the contact order), or
(b)at any time during the subsequent course of the proceedings as they relate to contact with the child concerned.
(10)A court may not make a request under subsection (2) in relation to a contact order that is an excepted order (within the meaning given by section 11B(4)).”
I2S. 2 in force at 8.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/2870, art. 2(2)(b)
3Contact orders: warning noticesE+W
After section 11H of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (as inserted by section 2) insert—
“11IContact orders: warning notices
Where the court makes (or varies) a contact order, it is to attach to the contact order (or the order varying the contact order) a notice warning of the consequences of failing to comply with the contact order.”
I3S. 3 in force at 8.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/2870, art. 2(2)(b)
4Enforcement ordersE+W
(1)After section 11I of the Children Act 1989 (as inserted by section 3) insert—
“11JEnforcement orders
(2)If the court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has failed to comply with the contact order, it may make an order (an “enforcement order”) imposing on the person an unpaid work requirement.
(3)But the court may not make an enforcement order if it is satisfied that the person had a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the contact order.
(5)The court may make an enforcement order in relation to the contact order only on the application of—
(c)any individual subject to a condition under section 11(7)(b) or a contact activity condition imposed by the contact order; or
(6)Where the person proposing to apply for an enforcement order in relation to a contact order is the child concerned, the child must obtain the leave of the court before making such an application.
(b)Part 2 makes provision in relation to the revocation and amendment of enforcement orders and failure to comply with such orders.
(13)This section is without prejudice to section 63(3) of the Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 as it applies in relation to contact orders.
(1)A court may not make an enforcement order against a person in respect of a failure to comply with a contact order unless it is satisfied that before the failure occurred the person had been given (in accordance with rules of court) a copy of, or otherwise informed of the terms of—
(2)A court may not make an enforcement order against a person in respect of any failure to comply with a contact order occurring before the person attained the age of 18.
(3)A court may not make an enforcement order against a person in respect of a failure to comply with a contact order that is an excepted order (within the meaning given by section 11B(4)).
(4)A court may not make an enforcement order against a person unless the person is habitually resident in England and Wales; and an enforcement order ceases to have effect if the person subject to the order ceases to be habitually resident in England and Wales.
(1)Before making an enforcement order as regards a person in breach of a contact order, the court must be satisfied that—
(a)making the enforcement order proposed is necessary to secure the person's compliance with the contact order or any contact order that has effect in its place;
(b)the likely effect on the person of the enforcement order proposed to be made is proportionate to the seriousness of the breach of the contact order.
(3)Before making an enforcement order as regards a person in breach of a contact order, the court must obtain and consider information about the person and the likely effect of the enforcement order on him.
(7)In making an enforcement order in relation to a contact order, a court must take into account the welfare of the child who is the subject of the contact order.
(2)It shall be the duty of the officer of the Service or Welsh family proceedings officer to comply with any request under this section.
Where the court makes an enforcement order, it is to attach to the order a notice warning of the consequences of failing to comply with the order.”
(2)Schedule 1 (which contains a Schedule to be inserted before Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (c. 41)) has effect.
I4S. 4 in force at 8.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/2870, art. 2(2)(c)
5Compensation for financial lossE+W
I5S. 5 in force at 8.12.2008 by S.I. 2008/2870, art. 2(2)(d)