Blackstone's guide to the Children Act 1989 - A. Jane Bridge

The Cleveland affair and the problems of child abuse which it uncovered have made the whole area of the legal protection of children topical and controversial. There has been a consensus that legislation is required and the Children Act 1989 is the product of much of this concern.;The major changes introduced by the Act include new emergency protection orders, new residence and contact orders, a new concept of "parental responsibility" and a new regime for care proceedings.;The entire field of child law is affected by this Act - adoption, guardians ad litem, foster parents, child minders and day care services, community homes, children's homes and financial relief. The authors who are all family lawyers, have closely followed the progress of the legislation and have written this guide to the major changes introduced by the Act. The book contains the text of the Act, a commentary outlining its practical implications and was published within weeks of the Act itself.