A practical guide to fostering law
Subtitle: fostering regulations, child care law and the youth justice system
By: Lynn Davis.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781849050920; 9780857002730
Subjects: Foster home care -- Law and legislation -- England; Foster children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England; Foster home care -- Law and legislation -- Wales; Foster children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Wales
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Foster care and fostering agencies; title: Becoming a foster carer; title: Placements; title: Foster carers' rights, allegations and ending fostering; title: Basics of child care law; title: Looked after children; title: Care proceedings; title: The foster carer as witness; title: Duties towards looked after children; title: Contact; title: The criminal system-some legal basics; title: The criminal process; title: Reprimands, warnings and court; title: Sentencing; title: Anti-social behaviour; title: Evidence and compensation; title: Long-term placements; title: Moving to independence.