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

Catholic Care makes High Court bid for gay adoption opt-out

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Adults, Legal, Mental Health

Family ‘could sue’ over learning disabilities hospital death

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Ofsted’s tips for supporting care leavers

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Adults, Workforce, Legal

Lifeline for carers thanks to Birmingham Carers Emergency Response Service

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Children, Legal

Mental health issues impact on right to asylum

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Children, Workforce, Legal

Clive Preece challenges sacking over Baby P case

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Adults, Children, Legal

Legal update: Accommodating 16- and 17-year-olds

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Adults, Legal

Personalisation: the law has to play catch up

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Adults, Children, Legal

Book review: Using the Law in Social Work

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Legal, Workforce

Social workers ‘must use GSCC code to challenge workloads’

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Legal, Workforce

Be wary of using search engines for benefits advice

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Adults, Legal, Workforce

Legal Update: local authorities cannot rush through charging policies

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Being more suspicious of abuse will not prevent deaths, says GP Michael Fitzpatrick

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Children, Legal, Workforce

Child Poverty Bill ‘not ambitious enough’, warns NCB

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Legal, Mental Health, Adults, Workforce

Health Bill: MPs back NHS direct payments amid concerns

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Legal, Adults, Workforce

Information for self-funders

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