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Reporting to court under the Children Act

Joyce Plotnikoff and Richard Woolfson

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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