Is a recovery order under section 50 of the Children Act 1989 effective in Wales?

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Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk

Published on: 02 August 2022

Section 50 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) provides that where it appears to the court that there is reason to believe that a child who is in care, the subject of an emergency protection order, or in police protection, has been unlawfully taken away or is being unlawfully kept away from, or has run away or is staying away from, their responsible person by virtue of the relevant order, or is missing, the court may make a recovery order. A recovery order is a direction to any person who is in a position to do so to produce the child on request to any authorised person, authorises that person to remove the child; requires the disclosure of any information as to the child’s whereabouts,

Chris Bryden

Barrister, 4 King’s Bench Walk

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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