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A new chapter in public child care and adoption processes
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SAFDA MAHMOOD Senior SolicitorThis article explores the impact on both public children law and adoption procedures brought about by the recently implemented Children and Families Act 2014.
Many of the changes have been brought about as a result of the recommendations provided by the
Family Justice Review in 2011 and the Government response to these.
There is an exploration of the changes surrounding instructing experts with the introduction of s 13 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and in particular the changes to s 38(6) of the Children Act 1989. Changes brought about as to length of interim orders duration of public law proceedings and the scrutiny of car plans are considered.
The article also looks at other developments such as the changes brought about to Part 4 proceedings by the
revised public law outline (PD12A). There is also consideration of the key changes to adoption processes with a particular focus on the concept of ‘fostering for adoption’...
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