The Children (Scotland) Act 1995, 2nd Edition provides a full text copy of this important Act, with readily accessible commentary. The authoritative annotations highlight important changes to the pre-1995 law, identify the derivations of the major provisions, give interpretation of the various provisions and supply practical guidance in the layout of the Act, with its many cross-references. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the implementation of the Act in practice, statutory and judicial developments, and academic comment on the operation of the Act. It examines the impact of all amending legislation including the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, important case law such as White v White and looks at how the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 has established itself in practice. In addition, it gives full and comprehensive consideration to how the Human Rights Act 1998 has impacted on the interpretation and implementation of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.