Child Protection Proceedings: Care and Adoption Orders 2nd ed

This title provides a comprehensive account of the law and practice governing public law child protection proceedings. The book 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
• Adoption
• The extensive text is supplemented by updated appendices containing key extracts from statutory and other materials.