The social worker's guide to children and families law. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lynn Davis.
• Authors: Davis, Lynn, 1962-
• 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.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 346.4201/5; Social Law; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc -- England; Parent and child (Law) -- England; Social workers -- England -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Children -- Legal status, laws, etc; Parent and child (Law); Social workers; England; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857008145; 0857008145
• Related ISBNs: 9781849054409; 1849054401
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.