Part 1Duty to participate in education or training: England
Chapter 4Parenting contracts and parenting orders
40Parenting contracts
1
This section applies where a person to whom this Part applies (“the young person”) is failing to fulfil the duty imposed by section 2.
2
A F1local authority in England may enter into a parenting contract with a parent of the young person—
a
if the parent is resident in England, and
b
the authority considers that entering into the parenting contract would be desirable in the interests of the young person's fulfilment of that duty.
3
A parenting contract is a document which contains—
a
a statement by the parent that the parent agrees to comply with such requirements as may be specified in the document for such period as may be so specified, and
b
a statement by the F1local authority that it agrees to provide support to the parent for the purpose of complying with those requirements.
4
The requirements mentioned in subsection (3) may include (in particular) a requirement to attend a counselling or guidance programme.
5
A parenting contract must be signed by the parent and signed on behalf of the F1local authority.
6
A parenting contract does not create any obligations in respect of whose breach any liability arises in contract or in tort.