| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
320 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Human rights -- Key points in children and families law -- Parents, parental responsibility and children's autonomy -- Private law -- Section 8 orders, specific issues and prohibited steps -- Arrangements for children (residence) and special guardianship orders -- Arrangements for children (contact) -- The local authority's support role -- Children in need -- Accommodation -- Child protection -- Child protection investigations -- Emergency action -- Care proceedings -- Threshold criteria -- Care proceedings : interim stages -- Care proceedings : care orders and care plans and contact -- Care plans -- Adoption fundamentals and adoption by consent -- Placement orders, contested adoptions and contact -- Appendices -- 1a. children act : key sections by number -- 1b. children act : key sections by subject -- Residence, special guardianship and adoption at a glance -- Contact aide : memoire -- Care and accommodation at a glance -- Summary of duties to looked after children -- Emergency protection order aide memoire -- Care and supervision orders at a glance -- Index. |
| Subject |
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England.
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Parent and child (Law) -- England.
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Social workers -- England -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Children -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst00855046
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Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308
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Social workers -- Legal status, laws, etc.
(OCoLC)fst01123605
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| ISBN |
9781849054409 (paperback) |
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1849054401 (paperback) |
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