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Social Work Law in Scotland 5th ed

By Tom Guthrie
Coming Soon Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing) Available August 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13
9781526529107
Publisher
Bloomsbury Professional (formerly Tottel Publishing)
Publication
August 2026
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
Scotland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Social Work Law in Scotland provides a practical guide to the legal framework within which social work operates. Providing accessible explanations of law, the book provides coverage of key areas of law in social work including those relating to children, families and adult services.

The fifth edition of this highly regarded text includes important recent developments including:

  • Widespread changes brought about by the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 principally to the Children's Hearing system
  • Age of Criminal Responsibility Act 2019 – changes ACR from eight to twelve
  • Management of Offenders (Scotland) Act 2019. Amends rules on disclosure of previous criminal record
  • Tightens the requirements for checking applicants for posts where the employee is working with children and other vulnerable service users
  • Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Act 2020. Updates the existing FGM legislation, FGM (S) Act 2005
  • Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018. Designed to improve response of the justice system to domestic abuse and to recognise the different forms domestic abuse may take in addition to physical violence, e.g. coercive control and psychological abuse

Table of Contents

1. The Scottish legal context of social work
2. General law relevant to social work
3. Children and their families
4. Local authority services to children
5. Children in need of supervision or emergency protection
6. Social care
7. Incapacity
8. Mental health
9. Adult support and protection
10. Offenders
11. Professional regulation, responsibility and accountability
12. Changes and potential changes

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