The Administration of Place of Safety Orders

The whole area of child care law has in recent years been subject to increased debate and re-evaluation. Spurred on by the House of Commons Social Services Committee on Children in Care1 this has culminated with the publication in September 1985 of the interdepartmental working party “Review of Child Care Law.”2 An area of practice that has come in for particular attention and concern is the nature and use of Place of Safety Orders (POSOs).