THE CONTENTS PAGE OF THE OSIRIS GUIDE TO LEGISLATION

Page 3                                    Working in Partnership

Page 4                                    The 15 principles of partnership

Page 5                                    The Parts of the Children Act 1989 and the Guidance to the Act

Page 6                                    Children in Need Section 17

Page 7                                    When should you make enquiries? Section 47

Page 8                                    Immediate protection options and Police Protection Section 46

Page 9                                    Emergency Protection Order (EPO) Section 44

Page 10                                  What if a child goes missing or access is denied? Sections 48, 49 & 50.
                   Also S53 Children Act 2004 Ascertaining Wishes & Feelings and also S58 CA 2004 on
                  “Reasonable Punishment”.

 Page 11                                 Interim Care or Supervision Order (ICO) Section 38

Page 12                                  Assessment Order Section 43

Page 13                                  Gillick competence and Chapter 31 Mental Health Act Code of Practice (revised) 1999

Page 14                                  ICO and EPO: checklists on what you must do

Page 15                                  Comparison between Section 31 Care Orders and Supervision Orders

Page 16                                  The grounds for Orders – the two stage test: Threshold Criteria

Pages 17 – 18                        “Significant Harm” and its meaning: includes witnessing violence.

Page 19                                  Standard of proof required, “Welfare Checklist” & Risk & CA 2004

Pages 20                                Section 24 Children Act and the Leaving Care Act 2000

Page 21                                  Adoption and Children Act 2002 – outline and key sections for practice.

Page 22                                  Outline of the main Sections of the Children Act used by Social Care.

Page 23                                  Principles and practice in the Regulations & Guidance CA ‘89

Pages 23 – 25                        Offences against children or young persons listed or treated in Schedule 1 to the
                  Children and Young Persons Act 1933. Also DE guidance re Schedule One Offenders
                  now known as “Risk to Children” assessment and Protection of Children Act 1999.

Page 25 - 28                           Offences specified in the Schedule to the Disqualification for Caring with Children
                   Regulations 1991 and list of offences against children

Pages 29 – 31                        UN Convention of the Rights of the Child

Page 32                                  The Human Rights Act 1998 & some legal precedents

Pages 33 – 38                        Synopses of other Legislation: Asylum Act 1999 & Family Law 1996 (p33); Housing Act
                  1996 (p34); NHS Community Care Act 1990 & Carers (Recognition of Services) Act
                  1995 (p35) and Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000; Mental Health Act 1983 and ref
                   2007 (p36); Law on Discrimination (p37); Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (p38);
                   Emergency "life and limb” police access under Police and Criminal Evidence Act
                  (PACE) 1984 (p38). Freedom of Information Act 2000 (p38), Children Act 2008 (p39 –
                  p40).

Page 41                                  List of current (partial) legislation defining the social care task

Page 42                                  The Role of the Core Group (legal and professional duties)

Page 43                                  Pre-Proceedings Checklist (Public Law Outline)

Pages 44 - 46                         The Court Process in Care Proceedings – step-by-step (Public Law Outline)

Page 47 -49                            The Data Protection Act 1998, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Information Sharin:The
                   Seven Golden Rules on info sharing.

Pages 49 – 52                        Selected Bibliography on C&F legal and Child Protection and Legal and Government
                   Websites.

The Guide has since been revised (2011) and contains more information than is listed above.

See Next Page - Key Sections of the Children Act 1989 (page 22 of the above Guide)

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