Children Act

Title	Author	Publisher	Description	Publication year
Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002	The Stationery Office	The Stationery Office	An Act of legislation which supports people leaving care, building upon existing statutory provisions contained in the Children (Northern Ireland)...	2002
Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	An Act of legislation which amends the The Children Act 1989 and places a duty on local authorities to assess and meet the needs of eligible and...	2000
Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995	The Stationery Office	The Stationery Office	A legislative Order which replaces the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968. The following parts of the Order are most relevant to...	1995
Children (Scotland) Act 1995	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI)	An Act of legislation which replaces the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 for children's services. The Act lays down the duties of local authorities...	1995
Children and Housing: Law and Practice in the Management of Social Housing	Henderson, Josephine	Lemos and Crane	A guide to housing issues as they affect children. Divided into three sections, it covers: provision for homeless families; specific problems which...	1999
Five Years On: The Children Act and Homeless 16 and 17 Year Olds	Homeless Link	Homeless Link	A briefing on the Children Act in relation to homeless 16 and 17 year olds.	1996
Get in on the Act: Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 Explained; Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 Explained	Local Government Association	Local Government Association	The second part of this guide focuses on the Children (Leaving Care) Act. It explains the key provisions of the legislation, including the duties of...	2001
Homeless Women Who Have Lost Their Children	Crisis	Crisis	A factsheet about homeless women whose children have been, or may be, taken into care. Covers the links between homelessness and loss of a child,...	1998
Homelessness and Allocations. 7th Edition	Arden, A, Hunter, C and Johnson, L	Legal Action Group	A guide to the provisions of the Housing Act 1996 Parts VI and VII covering homelessness and allocations. The seventh edition has been updated to...	2003
Homelessness and the Children (Scotland) Act 1995	Shelter Scotland	Shelter Scotland	A report on how to use the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 to help homeless people.	1996