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Details
Child Care and Adoption Law: A Practical Guide an established, invaluable, guide to the complex area of public child law with a focus on providing a clear and practical explanation of the law and procedure with an examination of the key cases and an emphasis on fact-based examples.
Fully updated and revised, the third edition builds on its predecessors following the bedding in of various changes in law including the creation of the Family Law Court, the introduction of further provisions in the Public Law Outline and the further development of case law and practice.
Key changes since the last edition that are covered include:
- The creation of the Family Court in 2014
- The introduction of the Public Law Outline and the 26-week 'time limit' for care proceedings
- The introduction of the Child Arrangements Programme for private law
- Significant case law developments in a number of areas, including in particular the court's approach to decision-making in cases involving adoption/ placement for adoption (with consideration of the Supreme Court decision in Re B [2013] UKSC 33 and Re B-S [2013] EWCA Civ 1146), and in the approach to be taken when the child or parents are nationals of a foreign country
- Development of case law and guidance in cases involving 'radicalisation'
- A new chapter on Special Guardianship which will be of particular interest to those (eg grandparents) who find themselves involved in legal proceedings but without access to legal aid
- More extensive use of diagrams, charts, etc in order to widen the book's appeal to a broader audience including social workers, teachers and medical professionals as well as junior/non-specialist lawyers.
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Chapter 1: Child protection and adoption - Introduction
Chapter 2: Parental responsibility ad disputes between parents
Chapter 3: Local authorities and the family
Chapter 4: Referrals, assessments and emergency intervention
Chapter 5: Care and supervision orders
Chapter 6: Special Guardianship
Chapter 7: Adoption
Chapter 8: Secure accommodation
Chapter 9: Wardship and the inherent jurisdiction
Chapter 10: Challenging the local authority
Appendices
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The Hon Mr Justice McFarlane and Madeleine Reardon Barristers, 1 King's Bench Walk
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"like a small briefcase-sized reference library to social workers ... quite simply this book simplifies the complex ... an excellent resource book that I would recommend to newly qualified social workers, experienced social workers and managers who work within the area of children and families"
CAFCASS
"a useful and comprehensive guide, which I will dip into frequently in my day-to-day work, as a handy check list and a reminder of key aspects of the law. The chapter on challenging the local authority is particularly helpful, while the explanation of wardship and the inherent jurisdiction of the high court is the clearest I have come across"
SEEN AND HEARD
"a welcome update.....comprehensive content.....explains those changes in very simple terms....informative, and with a jargon free approach...very useful...imformative...this text is very helpful...it is an excellent read and I could go on and on about how good it is, but your best bet is to buy it and see for yourself."
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