White, Carr and Lowe: The Children Act in Practice Fourth edition
- Availability:
- Available
- Product Id:
- ukprod9781405725354WCLC4
- Product Code:
- WCLC4
- ISBN/ISSN:
- 9781405725354
- Publication Date:
- 30/09/2008
- Format:
- Price:
- £57.02
Now in its Fourth Edition, White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice is the best selling, one volume guide to the Children Act 1989. The Act is produced in full and annotated in a straightforward and helpful way to assist in interpretation, together with a detailed commentary, which considers the legislation as it operates today.
Building on the success of the Third edition the new edition of White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice is brought fully up-to-date with all relevant legislative and case law developments since 2002.
White, Carr and Lowe: The Children Act in Practice Fourth edition covers:
- The Adoption and Children Act 2002
- The Children Act 2004
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006
- The Public Outline governing case management
- The threshold criteria following the House of Lords decision in Re B (Children)(sexual abuse: standard of proof
White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice will prove invaluable to all those who deal with the day-to-day application of the legislation.
1. Introduction
2. General principles
3. Parental responsibility and guardianship
4. Work in the courts
5. Private law orders
6. Local authority support for children and families
7. Assessment, investigation and emergency protection
8. The care system
9. Secure accommodation
10. Child representation and welfare reporting
11. Evidence
12. Wardship and the High Court's inherent jurisdiction
13. Challenging decisions
14. Conclusions
Appendices
Mention in Speeches
Resolution National Conference 2009 - keynote speech
Mr Justice McFarlane - "The seasoned commentators, White, Carr and Lowe (and who better) describe the hope that many of us had for these new provisions (The Children Act in Practice [3rd Edn: 2002]"
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