Child Protection Proceedings: Care and Adoption Orders - Second Edition

Child Protection Proceedings: Care and Adoption Orders provides a comprehensive account of the law and practice governing public law child protection proceedings.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised throughout and contains detailed analysis and practical guidance on all recent case law and procedural developments, including coverage of Remote Hearings in the Family Court.

What’s new for 2021:

• Contains detailed analysis and practical guidance on all recent case law and procedural developments
• Coverage of the Public Law Working Group Recommendations
  Includes the relevant guidance and changes to practice following the COVID-19 pandemic
• New chapter on Remote Hearings in the Family Court in Public Law Proceedings.

The title is divided into detailed parts examining the following topics:

• Background and General Principles of Child Protection
• Child Protection Measures Short of Care Proceedings
• Emergency Intervention
• Care Proceedings: From Issue to Final Hearing
• Care Proceedings: Final Hearings and Final Orders
• Alternatives to the Making of a Final Care Order
• The Changing Family Court.

The extensive text is supplemented by updated appendices containing key extracts from statutory and other materials.

Child Protection Proceedings: Care and Adoption Orders is an essential guide to this area for all barristers, solicitors, local authorities and social workers.