Taking the Views of the Child into account

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A Child's views will be taken into account depending on the age an understanding of the child.

In practice a child is more likely to be listened to if s/he speaks favourably of mother than if s/he speaks favourably of father.

An important concept is Gillick Competence - is the child capable of making decisions.

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