Using the formal pre-proceedings process to prevent or prepare for care proceedings

Judith Masson

Using the formal pre-proceedings process to prevent or prepare for care proceedings

Judith Masson

University of Bristol Law School

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The formal pre-proceedings process - a letter to parents listing child protection concerns and a meeting where parents are legally represented - succeeded in diverting a quarter of cases from legal proceedings for the child’s protection. This chapter discusses how this simple process impacts on parents and social workers to protect parents’ rights, ensure fairness and resolve child protection concerns. Recent reforms have changed the legal context for the process, increasing its importance and the focus on preparation for court. Nevertheless, by encouraging engagement it can still keep cases out of care proceedings.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wiley handbook of what works in child maltreatment
Subtitle of host publication	an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention in child protection
Editors	Louise Dixon, Leam Craig, Daniel Perkins, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis
Place of Publication	Chichester
Publisher	John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Pages	150-162
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9781118976173
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Child protection
Pre-proceedings
care proceedings
diversion
legal representation

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Partnership by Law? The pre-proceedings process for famiies on the edge of care proceedings
Masson, J. M., Dickens, J., Bader, K. F. & Young, J., 4 Apr 2013, Bristol: School of Law, University of Bristol. 277 p.
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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., Dickens, J., Bader , K. & Young, J.
1/04/10 → 1/07/12
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Masson, J. (2017). Using the formal pre-proceedings process to prevent or prepare for care proceedings. In L. Dixon, L. Craig, D. Perkins, & C. Hamilton-Giachritsis (Eds.), Wiley handbook of what works in child maltreatment: an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention in child protection (pp. 150-162). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.. http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118976177.html

Masson, Judith. / Using the formal pre-proceedings process to prevent or prepare for care proceedings. Wiley handbook of what works in child maltreatment: an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention in child protection. editor / Louise Dixon ; Leam Craig ; Daniel Perkins ; Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis. Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017. pp. 150-162

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Using the formal pre-proceedings process to prevent or prepare for care proceedings. / Masson, Judith.
Wiley handbook of what works in child maltreatment: an evidence-based approach to assessment and intervention in child protection. ed. / Louise Dixon; Leam Craig; Daniel Perkins; Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2017. p. 150-162.

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