Fostering Network
www.fostering.net
Fosterline – telephone support line for foster carers 0800 040 7675
Community Legal Advice
0845
345 4345
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/
Social Care Institute for Excellence
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide07/contact/contactlegislation.asp
Human
Rights Act 1998
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/ukpga_19980042_en_3
The Children Act 1989
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1989/Ukpga_19890041_en_1.htm
Children
Act 2004
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/ukpga_20040031_en_1
Every Child Matters
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/about/
Adoption and Children Act 2002
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2002/ukpga_20020038_en_1
Children Act 1989 Volume 2: Guidance and Regulations
Care Planning, Placement and Case Review – March 2010
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/_download/?id=8224
Form C2 - Applying
for leave to apply to the court.
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/courtfinder/forms/c2_01_05.pdf
Foster Talk
http://www.fostertalk.org/index.php
Family Rights Group
Contact with children in the care of the local authority
http://www.frg.org.uk/pdfs/14.%20Contact%20for%20children%20in%20care.pdf
What
does research say about contact? The main research findings about contact for children in the public care system
http://www.frg.org.uk/pdfs/14.%20Contact%20for%20children%20in%20care.pdf
The
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
How legislation underpins implementation in England
http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/44/a44r025.htm
http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
National
Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence and Social Care Institute for Excellence - draft guidance: The physical and emotional
health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people
http://www.scie.org.uk/news/files/lookedafterchildrendraftguidance.pdf
CAFCAS
(Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service)
http://www.cafcass.gov.uk/the_law_about_children.aspx
Parenting Plans Putting
Your Children First - A Guide for Separating Parents
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/gempdf/CAFCASS_Parenting_Plan.pdf
Audit Commission
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/localgov/Pages/default.aspx
Parenting
Plans: Putting Your Children First - A Guide for Separating Parents
http://www.tso.co.uk/bookshop/gempdf/CAFCASS_Parenting_Plan.pdf
The
Children’s Legal Centre
http://www.childrenslegalcentre.com/Resources/CLC/Documents/PDF%20A-M/Contact%20leaflet.pdf
Department
for Children, Schools and Families:
Children’s Plan Dec 2007 and add ons
United
Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Priorities for action
http://publications.dcsf.gov.uk/eOrderingDownload/01099-2009BKT-EN.pdf
Care
Matters: Time to deliver for children in care
http://www.actiononaccess.org/resources/files/resources__Care_matters_PDF.pdf
The
Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England)
Regulations 2010 (comes into force 1st April 2011)
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100959_en_1
Statutory
Instruments 2010 No. 959 CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010Made 24th March 2010 Laid before Parliament 25th March 2010 Coming into force 1st April 2011
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20100959_en_1
Local
Government Ombudsman
