Overview

The Evaluating the Children Act series charts the change and documents the early stages of a new era in child care law. This text focuses on the detailed comparative analysis of a sample of child protection cases going through the civil courts before and after the Children Act.

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Author:   Joan Hunt ,  Great Britain: Department of Health ,  Alison Macleod
Publisher:   TSO
Imprint:   TSO
ISBN:  

9780113221196

ISBN 10:   0113221193
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   15 March 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Methodology; who gets to court - a profile of the sample; routes to the court - the legal and welfare; triggering legal action; sizing up the first gate - the operation of the threshold criteria; gate two - establishing the need for an order; the gatekeepers - decision-making processes in the local authority; travelling together? - participation and representation; where now? - concurrent jurisdiction and the transfer provisions; (RE)-drawing the map - the investigative processes of the court; controlling the pace; road-blocks and diversions - the phenomenon of delay; staging posts - interim orders; journey's end - the substantive hearing; moving on.

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