Section 59 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Application for production of documents relevant to investigation of whether child or young person in need of care or protection

59 Application for production of documents relevant to investigation of whether child or young person in need of care or protection (1) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, where— (a) Any Social Worker or member of the Police believes, on reasonable grounds, that any person has in that person's possession, custody, or power any document that contains, or that the Social Worker or member of the Police considers is likely to contain, information necessary or relevant for the purpose of determining whether any child or young person is in need of care or protection (other than on the ground specified in section 14(1)(e) of this Act); and (b) That person has refused to allow that document to be inspected by that Social Worker or member of the Police,— that Social Worker or member of the Police may apply to the Court for an order requiring that person to produce that document for inspection by that Social Worker or member of the Police. (2) Subject to section 60 of this Act, notice of an application under subsection (1) of this section for an order for the production of a document shall be given by the applicant to the person in respect of whom the order is sought and to such other person or persons as the Court directs. (3) The applicant and every person to whom notice of an application under subsection (1) of this section is given shall be entitled to appear and be heard on the hearing of the application. (4) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section applies in respect of any document the production of which would breach legal professional privilege.