Social enquiry reports

(1) A court considering any question with respect to a child under this Act may ask the Department to arrange for a social services practitioner or such other person as the court considers appropriate, to report to the court on such matters relating to the welfare of that child as are required to be dealt with in the 15 (2) The report may be made in writing, or orally, as the court requires. (3) If the report referred to in this section is in writing, a copy of such report shall be made available to the child or his legal representative. (4) It shall be the duty of the Department or, as the case may be, any other person asked to furnish a report under subsection (1) of this section, to comply with any requests for a report under this section. Legal Capacity, Disabilities, Guardianship and Custody of Children