Child Protection and the Family Court: What you Need to Know

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

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Child protection made simple: the plain-speaking guide for all those concerned with the protection of children. Providing a clear and uncomplicated route through the child protection process. Diagrams and charts are included to aid understanding; jargon and acronyms are only included in order to explain them and key court decisions are explained in their proper context. In addition to coverage of local authority safeguarding duties and investigations, parental responsibility, wardship and the inherent jurisdiction and secure accommodation, new content in this edition includes: A chapter on special guardianship, helpful for those who find themselves involved in legal proceedings without access to legal aid, such as grandparents Developments in cases involving: Radicalisation Adoption Children or parents who are nationals of a foreign country The introduction of the Child Arrangements Programme for private law

Reviews

The book is clear, sensibly laid out and effort is made to avoid overly complex or lawyerly language...I applaud the aim of offering this text to the widest possible audience. I think it would be difficult to improve upon the structure and the topics of this text. -- Sarah Phillimore, barrister at St Johns Chambers, Bristol and site administrator of Child Protection Resource * ICLR *
It is easy to see the book becoming the go-to guide and point of reference for people whose work touches the area of safeguarding children. * Family Affairs, 2019 *
This book is going to go a long way to helping DSLs and headteachersIf you work with vulnerable children a lot of the time, if youre very involved in child protection as opposed to safeguarding, then I think this is a really good reference shelf book that you can dip into when necessary * Safeguarding in Schools *
a jargon-free,well-structured book that appears to have the right amount of information for GPs, with or without a specific child safeguarding role, for reference in their day-to-day roleThe authors avoid legalese, choosing rather to employ simple English, with clear explanations of key legislation and procedure. The text is friendly to the eye; paragraphs are sequentially-enumerated, ensuring that any cross referencing isn't tedious; and salient information is highlighted. There are also several informative case studies to focus attention on important topics or dilemmas. * Pulse Today *

Author Bio

Lord Justice Andrew McFarlane Madeleine Reardon, barrister, 1KBW Alexander Laing, barrister, Coram Chambers.