Family Law

Delight and Dole The Children Act 10 Years On

Edited by Justice Thorpe · Catherine Cowton
Family Law LexisNexis March 2002

Specifications

ISBN-13
9780853087380
Publisher
Family Law LexisNexis
Publication
March 2002
Format
Ringbound
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

A critical appraisal of the effectiveness of the Children Act.


Delight and Dole: The Children Act 10 Years On is a critical appraisal of the first ten years of the Children Act and is edited by the Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe and Catherine Cowton. The 18 highly influential contributors including Rt Hon Lady Justice Hale, the Hon Mr Justice Wall, Amanda Finlay of the Lord Chancellor's Department and Anthony Hewson, Chairman of CAFCASS, assess the effectiveness of the Act and highlight current and future problem areas.
Delight and Dole: The Children Act 10 Years On is the outcome of the President of the Family Division's Fourth interdisciplinary conference held at Dartington Hall in September 2001.

Table of Contents

PLENARY ONE
  • Delay and the Challenges of the Children Act 
    Amanda Finlay 
PLENARY TWO
  • Children's Rights and the Impact of Two International Conventions: The UNCRC and the ECHR 
    Jane Fortin 
  • Interface of Children Involved in Criminal Matters. Vulnerable and a Risk to Others - The Double Challenge 
    Dr Susan Bailey
  • Troubled Children and Criminal Justice 
    His Honour Judge Mark Hedley
  • When Young People Refuse Treatment: Balancing Autonomy and Protection 
    Dr Mike Shaw 
PLENARY THREE
  • Adoption 
    James Paton
  • A Study of Care Plans and their Implementation and Relevance for Re W and B and Re W (Care Plan) 
    Professor Judith Harwin and Morag Owen 
PLENARY FOUR
  • Expert Evidence 10 Years after the Implementation of the Children Act 1989: Where are we? 
    The Hon Mr Justice Wall
  • ADSS Position Statement 
    Expert Reporting in Public Law Cases
  • Dilemmas of the Corporate Parent 
    Chris Davies
  • Expert Witnesses 
    Pat Monro
  • The Use of Expert Witnesses: Useful or Useless? 
    Jenny Stevenson and Dr Arlene Vetere
PLENERY FIVE
  • The Skill of Representing Children at a Time of Chaos 
    Vivienne Reed
  • Children, Safety and Parental Contact in Private Law Proceedings 
    Rukhsana Farooqi Thakrar
  • Speech by Chairman of CAFCASS 
    Anthony PM Hewson
  • President's Response 
PLENERY SIX
  • International Adoption 
    Professor Carolyn Hamilton 
PLENARY SEVEN
  • Feedback from Small Groups and Discussions
  • Resolution on the Adoption and Children Bill 
PROSPECTIVE
  • The Way Forward 
    The Rt Hon Lady Justice Hale
  • Concluding Comments 
    The Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe

About the Author

Editors
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Thorpe 
Catherine Cowton, Barrister, Queen Elizabeth Building
with a Foreword by The Rt Hon Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss DBE, President of the Family Division

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