Reporting to court under the Children Act
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Reporting to court under the Children Act
HMSO, c1996
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At head of title: The department of Health
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Description
The Children Act 1989 calls for a new approach to presenting and communicating information in court proceedings. This text provides step-by-step advice, examples and checklists designed to help those preparing local authority statements and reports under the Act. The handbook covers: preparation; timetabling and liaison with others in the court process; requirements of specific public and private law applications; the content of local authority statements and reports; contact and care plans; and giving evidence in court.
Table of Contents
- Preparation
- timetabling at court and within the local authority
- the local authority legal adviser
- working with experts and other key participants
- public law applications
- private law - court-ordered enquiries
- content and layout
- starting the document
- the parents
- the child
- the chronology
- the local authority plan for contact
- the local authority plan for care of the child
- coming to a conclusion
- giving evidence at court.
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