Under Section 3 of the Children Act 1989 this is defined as all rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to a child and his property. Aspects of parental responsibility include:
determining the child’s religion, education, name, and guardian
consenting (or not) to medical treatment, blood testing, marriage, adoption
representing the child in legal proceedings
lawfully correcting the child
arranging the child’s emigration, consenting to the removal of a child temporarily for holidays
protecting and maintaining the child
administering the child’s property
having physical possession of the child and contact with them
providing for the burial or cremation of the deceased child
allowing the child to be interviewed
allowing confidential information about the child to be published
