The White, Carr and Lowe: the Children Act in Practice 3rd ed

White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice is the best selling, one volume guide to the Children Act 1989. The Act is produced in full and annotated in a straightforward and helpful way to assist in interpretation together with a detailed commentary, which considers the legislation as it operates today.

Building on the success of the Second Edition the new edition is brought fully up to date with all relevant legislative and case law developments since 1995. In addition, the work includes the following coverage:-

• Challenging the decisions of authorities and courts
• The Child and Family Court Advisory and Support Service and representation of children
• The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998, considered where appropriate Care Leavers legislation
• The impact of the forthcoming Adoption and Children legislation
• The impact of the House of Lords Judgement in Re W and B

This text will prove invaluable to all those who deal with the day to day application of the legislation.""