Reporting to court under the Children Act: a handbook for social services - Softcover

Cooper, Penny; Great BritainDepartment Of Health

9780112711896: Reporting to court under the Children Act: a handbook for social services

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0112711898 ISBN 13: 9780112711896

Publisher: Stationery Office, 2006

This publication sets out advice, examples and checklists designed to help those preparing local authority statements and reports under the Children Act 1989. Topics covered include: preparation, time-tabling and liaison with others in the court process; requirements of specific public and private law applications, including emergency protection orders and care or supervision orders; the content of local authority statements and reports; contact and care plans; giving evidence at court; chronologies; and the Protocol which sets out best practice guidance for case management of public law cases. It also contains six annexes, including a checklist to assist foster carers in planning the content of their statements, and tips for statement writing, giving evidence at court, useful web site addresses and a brief summary of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its implications. This is the second edition of the handbook which supersedes the first edition (1996, ISBN 0113219687).

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Synopsis:

The Children Act 1989 introduced a new approach to presenting and communicating information in court proceedings. Giving evidence or writing a report for court is a specialist skill that cannot be acquired through general social work experience. "Reporting to Court Under the Children Act: A Handbook for Practitioners" contains step-by-step advice, examples and checklists designed to help those preparing local authority statements and reports under the Act. Covered in detail are: preparation, time-tabling and liaison with others in the court process; the requirements of specific public and private law applications; the content of local authority statements and reports; contact and care plans; and giving evidence at court.

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