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Child Care Law: A summary of the law in England and Wales (5th edition)

	Price: £9.95 80 pages A5	BAAF, January 2006 ISBN 978-1-903699-73-7

Now in its fifth edition, this popular quick reference guide to the law in England and Wales relating to the care of children has been thoroughly revised to include reference to all recent legislation, including new regulations, guidance and standards.

Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of main statutes, regulations and court rules, and contains sections on:

• Parents, parental responsibility and private family life
• Private arrangements for the care of children
• Local authority responsibilities to children and families
• Child protection
• Children looked after by local authorities
• Reviews
• Representations, complaints and advocacy services for children
• Adoption
• The courts

Invaluable for the busy practitioner who needs to be able to check facts about the law quickly and easily.