Partnership by Law?: The pre-proceedings process for famiies on the edge of care proceedings

Judith M Masson; Jonathan Dickens; Kay F Bader; Julie Young

Partnership by Law? The pre-proceedings process for famiies on the edge of care proceedings

Judith M Masson, Jonathan Dickens, Kay F Bader, Julie Young

University of Bristol Law School

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The pre-proceedings process was introduced in 2008 as part of the PLO reforms to care proceedings. Its aim was to divert child protection casesfrom the couts, to ensure local authority applications were better prepared and to reduce the time courts took to decide these cases. Local authorities were required to send a letter before proceedings to parents explaining their concerns and invite them to a pre-proceedings meeting to discuss how proceedings could be avoided. Lewgal aid was made available so that parents could have legal advice and support at this meeting.
Partnership by Law? provides an account of the operation and impact of the pre-proceedings process, on the basis of a mixed methods, qualitative and quantitative study conducted in 6 local authorites in England and Wales. It outlines the development of the pre-proceedings process, its theoretical foundations, its effectiveness in terms of the original aims and identifies areas for development of policy and practice.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Bristol
Publisher	School of Law, University of Bristol
Number of pages	277
ISBN (Electronic)	9780956838933
ISBN (Print)	9780956838926
Publication status	Published - 4 Apr 2013

Keywords

care proceedings
child protection

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Reforming care proceedings 1: Court Outcomes
Masson, J., Dickens, J., Garside, L., Bader, K. & Young, J., 22 Jun 2018, University of East Anglia. 4 p.
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Reforming care proceedings 2: Children's Outcomes
Dickens, J., Masson, J., Garside, L., Bader, K. & Young, J., 22 Jun 2018, University of East Anglia. 4 p.
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How is the PLO working? What is its impact on court process and outcome? The outcomes of care proceedings for children before and after care proceedings reform study interim report
Masson, J., Dickens, J., Bader, K., Garside, L. & Young, J., 17 Feb 2017, In: Family Law Week. 9 p., ed176043.
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Families on the edge of care proceedings: the operation and impact of pre-proceedings processes in children's social care
Masson, J. M. (Principal Investigator), Dickens, J. (Researcher), Bader , K. (Researcher) & Young, J. (Researcher)
1/04/10 → 1/07/12
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Reforming care proceedings 1: Court Outcomes

Reforming care proceedings 2: Children's Outcomes

How is the PLO working? What is its impact on court process and outcome? The outcomes of care proceedings for children before and after care proceedings reform study interim report

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Families on the edge of care proceedings: the operation and impact of pre-proceedings processes in children's social care

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