Keyword

Child in Need

Under Section 23(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2001, a child is a Child in Need if:

He/she is unlikely to achieve or maintain, or have the opportunity of achieving or maintaining, a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision for him/her of services by a local authority;

His/her health or development is likely to be significantly impaired, or further impaired, without the provision for him/her of such services; or He/she is disabled.