Legal

All our recent legal stories are below. But if you need more, Community Care Inform Children and Community Care Inform Adults provide digested versions of all the major statutes that govern the work of social workers and other professionals working to support children and young people, and adults, respectively. For more information email the Community Care Inform helpdesk

Children, Legal

Book review: A Practical Guide to Fostering Law, Fostering Regulations, Child Care Law and the Youth Justice System

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Adults, Children, Legal

Southwark Judgement

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Children, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Stabbed social worker had no warning of death threat

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Adults, Children, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Ken Clarke’s reforms to divert young and mentally ill from jail

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Adults, Children, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Outsourced social workers could become care user advocates

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Dismissing PAs could leave users liable for large payouts

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Adults, Children, Legal, Mental Health

Legal aid cuts will harm vulnerable, warn campaigners

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Adults, Children, Legal, Workforce

Three in 10 councils risk legal challenge over short breaks

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Sharon Shoesmith to press on with appeal

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Budget cuts are no excuse for council law breaking

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health, Workforce

Working-age disabled adults could bear brunt of care cuts

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Children, Legal

Court rules councils must house asylum seeker care leavers

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Adults, Legal

Adult legal update on how councils must check the law before making cuts

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Children, Legal

Senior family court judges back Cafcass at MPs’ inquiry

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Vetting and Barring Scheme and CRB checks

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Adults, Workforce, Legal

Euro rules could combat care cuts, says MEP

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