Child Care and Protection Law and Practice - 6th Edition
- Publisher:
- Wildy Simmonds & Hill
- Publication date:
- 2019-08-29
- Authors:
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Safda Mahmood
Julie Doughty - ISBN:
- 9780854902682
Description:
In addition to explaining the general principles of the law relating to child care and protection, the authors provide valuable insights into assessments, care planning, expert evidence, taking instructions, case preparation and courtroom skills.
Extensively updated, the sixth edition looks at all significant developments since the introduction of the Single Family Court in 2014, including the new procedures on control of expert evidence, duration of care proceedings, changes to children’s care plans, as well as the introduction of the Revised Practice Direction 12A (Care and Supervision Proceedings and other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management), introduction of ‘child arrangements orders’, the Child Arrangements Programme (PD 12(B), with accompanying new forms and documents, and the Revised PD12J – Domestic Abuse and Child Arrangements. "I would thoroughly recommend it as a readable and practical tool to assist the busy practitioner" Family Law review of previous edition.
Extensively updated, the sixth edition looks at all significant developments since the introduction of the Single Family Court in 2014, including the new procedures on control of expert evidence, duration of care proceedings, changes to children’s care plans, as well as the introduction of the Revised Practice Direction 12A (Care and Supervision Proceedings and other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management), introduction of ‘child arrangements orders’, the Child Arrangements Programme (PD 12(B), with accompanying new forms and documents, and the Revised PD12J – Domestic Abuse and Child Arrangements. "I would thoroughly recommend it as a readable and practical tool to assist the busy practitioner" Family Law review of previous edition.
Preliminary Sections
Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Figures and Tables
- Glossary and Legislative Framework
- Principles Underlying the Children Act 1989
- Parental Responsibility
- Every Child Matters: Child Protection Procedures in Health and Social Work
- Emergency Protection Orders
- Child Assessment Orders
- Care and Supervision Proceedings
- Secure Accommodation
- Education Supervision Orders
- Police Powers under the Children Act 1989
- Instructions and Case Preparation in Family Proceedings
- Children's Rights
- Other Orders available to the Court in Family Proceedings
- Commencement and Transfer of Proceedings
- Working with Children
- Assessment of Children in Need and Care Planning
- Appeals and Enforcement
- Expert Evidence
- Sources and Guidance
- Improving Law, Skills and Practice
- Index