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Protocols
A protocol is an agreement between the Family Court or Ministry of Justice and another government organisation or agency. A protocol sets out what should be done in certain circumstances - perhaps in an unusual situation where there is no other precedent or existing process for particular agencies to work together. The protocol then provides a basis on which future similar issues must be managed.The link below takes you to a Protocol which allows the Family Court to act in the interests of a child by making them a ward of the Family Court for the purpose of authorising medical treatment - such as a blood transfusion.
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL EMERGENCIES: GUARDIANSHIP APPLICATIONS TO THE FAMILY COURT