Child care law Scotland
| Rhona Pollock
This quick reference guide provides a quick introduction to the main legal provisions and principles affecting the law relating to child care in Scotland.
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Adoption now
| Roy Stewart with Alexandra Conroy Harris
This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to adoption today, covering all stages of the process and related information – in easily digested bite-sized chunks.
Child care law Wales
| Alexandra Conroy Harris with Deborah Cullen. Welsh additions by Sarah Coldrick
This quick reference guide provides a quick introduction to the main legal provisions for the care of children in Wales. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of the main statutes, regulations and court rules, with sections on all the main strands of law relating to parents, children and local authority responsibilities.
Practice Note 75. Financial Support for Special Guardians (England)
| Dr Louise Sims
This Practice Note highlights the key legislation that guides policy and practice in making support payments to special guardians. It also explores the associated case law and also explores the associate case law and Ombudsman findings.
Safeguarding Children living with Foster Carers, Adopters and Special Guardians: Learning from case reviews 2007–2019
| Hedy Cleaver and Wendy Rose
This good practice guide is based on a UK-wide study of 52 case reviews concerning 98 children who had died or experienced serious harm while living with foster carers, adopters or special guardians. The study spans a 12-year period and is the first to focus exclusively on reviews of cases of children in alternative family care. Consequently, it shines a spotlight on those issues that are particular to these children – the selection and assessment of their carers; the support both children and carers receive; and the supervision and management of such arrangements.
The child's legal journey through care
| Shefali Shah
This innovative guide demystifies the law by explaining its application to children’s rights, children’s possible routes through care, and the legal stages of Children Act proceedings. Written in a clear and simple manner, it sets out what practitioners should do to achieve the best outcomes for children while fulfilling what the law requires.
Safeguarding Children living with Foster Carers, Adopters and Special Guardians: A guide to reflective practice
| Hedy Cleaver and Wendy Rose
This companion guide draws upon information in the associated Good Practice Guide, 'Safeguarding Children living with Foster Carers, Adopters and Special Guardians: Learning from case reviews 2007–2019' which details the results of a UK-wide study of 52 case reviews concerning 98 children who had died or experienced serious harm while living with foster carers, adopters or special guardians.
Fostering now
| Fergus Smith, Chris Brann and Alexandra Conroy Harris
This handy guide presents the law, regulations, standards and guidance relating to fostering in England today, in easily digested bite-sized chunks.
Child care law England
| Alexandra Conroy Harris and Deborah Cullen
This quick reference guide provides a quick introduction to the main legal provisions for the care of children in England. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of the main statutes, regulations and court rules, with sections on all the main strands of law relating to parents, children and local authority responsibilities.