Children Act 1989
in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998
Fergus Smith and Professor Tina Lyon
This guide contains a clear comprehensive account of the Children Act 1989 including all amendments
introduced by the Adoption and Children Act 2002, subsequent statutes e.g. Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, Care Standards Act 2000 as well as case law. Commentary is provided throughout on the implications to date for child care practice of the Human Rights Act 1998, and summaries of its relevant provisions and those of the European Convention on Human Rights are provided. This guide continues to be of great value to social work, health and education professionals and police officers.

CAE 2000 6th edition
ISBN: 978-1-899986-13-2
£7.00

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Children Act 2004
Fergus Smith
This guide provides a clear account of the Act’s provisions including the establishment of a children’s commissioner; support of better integrated planning, commissioning and delivery of services; information sharing; shared approach to inspections; devolution of CAFCASS functions in Wales; other improvements to childminding and day care registration and private fostering and to the revised law on physical punishment of children.

CA 2004 2nd edition
ISBN: 978-1-899986-24-8
£7.00
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The Children & Young Persons Act 2008
Fergus Smith
In 2006, the government published proposals for improvements to the care system in a Green Paper ‘Care Matters: Transforming the Lives of Children and Young People in Care’. In 2007, aWhite Paper ‘Care Matters: Time for Change’ was published and included a commitment to amend primary law, regulations, statutory guidance and national minimum standards.The Children &Young Persons Act 2008 is an important part of the government’s consequent programme to ensure children and young people do receive high quality care and support.
This guide is designed for use by social workers, foster carers, teachers, health staff, police and volunteers who work directly or indirectly with children and young persons in the care system. It offers easy access to an accurate account of the proposed ‘social work surgeries’, the heightened expectations of where a looked after child can be placed, how children’s cases are to be managed and reviewed (including the possibility of a national independent reviewing service), enhanced powers to offer family support and after care and a large number of other significant amendments to existing law.

CAE 2009
104 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-03-3
£7.00
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Child Protection
Fergus Smith and Edina Carmi
Edition 4 of the 'Personal Guide to Child Protection' is now available and reflects all the significant changes of law and other changes introduced by the 2010 version of Government's 'Working Together to Safeguard Children'. We think that every doctor, nurse, health visitor, police officer, teacher, social worker (indeed anyone working with families) should have their own copy.

CAE 2010
200 pages
ISBN 978-1-899986-18-7
£7.00
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The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
Fergus Smith
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 followed long-standing concerns about inadequacies and inconsistencies in the vetting of those wishing to work with children or vulnerable adults and publication in 2004 of the Bichard inquiry which had highlighted systemic failures in current vetting and barring systems. The primary purpose of the new scheme is to minimise the risk of harm posed to children and vulnerable adults by those who might seek to harm them through their paid or unpaid work, by means of barring unsuitable individuals via a centralised vetting process.
This guide is designed for use by all those in England and Wales who work with children or vulnerable adults. It offers easy access to, and reinforces understanding of, both the principles underpinning and the processes being introduced as a result of, this new law.

CAE 2008
176 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-04-0
£7.00
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Assessment of Special Educational Needs (SEN Code of Practice)
Fergus Smith
This guide offers a summary of chapters 1-6 of the ‘Special Educational Needs Code of Practice’
(its general and school or setting-specific context) and re-presents in a more accessible way,
the critical parts of chapters 7-9 (the statutory proces of assessment, statementing and annual review). It has been written to assist parents, teachers, local education authorities, governing bodies and others to understand better and be guided by the Code; hence to support the achievement by children who have special educational needs, of their full potential.This guide adds further value to its summary of the Code by reflecting relevant new or amended law and changes to organisational arrangements since it was introduced in 2002.

CAE 2008
252 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-08-8
£7.00
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How old do I have to be to... ?
Fergus Smith
This publication presents, for all the most commonly required topics, the rights and responsibilities
for various ages from 0 to 21 years of age. Questions such as ‘How old do I have to be to baby-sit
or to be left alone?’ are answered, with specific references to relevant law included.
The now updated and reformatted guide has proved to be very popular amongst children and young people and their parents as well as providing an accessible guide for teachers, youth workers etc.

CAE 2003 6th edition 2007
58 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-43-9
£5.00
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Residential Care of Children
Fergus Smith
This publication provides a clear and accurate account of the children’s homes and other relevant regulations, as well as the 36 national standards which together form the required foundation for all residential care of children.
The guide offers residential staff, managers and owners, as well as those who inspect these faciilities, a vital source of reference.

CAE 2003 3rd edition 2007
170 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-42-2
£6.00

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Sexual Offences Act 2003
Fergus Smith in consultation with Paul Carr
This updated guide offers a clear and comprehensive summary (with respect to its impact on children)
of what the government has stated is the most radical overhaul of sex offences legislation for 50 years’.
The guide will be of relevance to social workers, health and education professionals, as well as
youth offending team, probation and police officers.

CAE 2004 2nd edition
120 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-19-4
£7.00
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Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008
Fergus Smith in consultation with Paul Carr
The CJIA 2008 introduces a new framework for delivery of youth justice services.
CAE’s guide facilitates access to what is a large and complex piece of legislation and provides
a straightforward account of provisions relevant to day to day youth justice practice.
The revised purpose of sentencing is explained and the extensive menu of options to accompany
Youth Rehabilitation Orders is laid out clearly.
The guide also includes the new provisions for reviews of Anti-social Behaviour Orders.

CAE 2009
195 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-14-9
£7.00
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Childcare Act 2006
Fergus Smith
This publication summarises and explains the duty of local authorities, imposed by the Childcare Act 2006 to improve outcomes for all children, to ensure provision of sufficient child care to meet the needs of parents and to provide information, advice and assistance to parents until their children reach adulthood.
The guide will also reflect any available consultation version of the proposed integrated education
and care quality framework for pre-school children and the new Ofsted Childcare Register.

CAE 2007
135 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-47-7
£6.00
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The Mental Capacity Act 2005
Fergus Smith
CAE's guide to the MCA 2005 as amended, provides a comprehensive summary of this important Act's provisions ie. the principles that must govern decisions and interventions about adults who lack capacity and key definitions such as 'people who lack capacity', 'best interests' etc. The legal protection for those who provide care and treatment for a person lacking capacity is included and the guide explains the new 'lasting powers of attorney' as well as the extended remit of the Court of Protection. Advance decisions (living wills), the role and functions of the statutory independent mental capacity advocacy (IMCA) service and the new offence of wilful neglect or ill-treatment
of a person lackng capacity are covered.
In essence, this guide is a must for all those (Adults' Social Care, Health, Police and the voluntary sector) who work with vulnerable adults.

CAE 2009
114 pages
ISBN 978-1-899986-23-1
£7.00
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The Children (Scotland) Act 1995
Fergus Smith and Professor Tina Lyon
This book is a straightforward guide to the legislation of greatest significance to the safeguarding
and promotion of welfare, and protection of children in Scotland. Reflecting throughout the significance of the European Convention on Human Rights, this guide covers parental responsibilities and rights; guardianship, court orders, family support, children’s hearings, protection and supervision
and parental responsibilities orders etc (and even reflects the latest amendments introduced by the
Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006 and Adoption and Children Act (Scotland) 2007.


CAE 2007
150 pages
ISBN: 978-1-899986-22-4
£7.00
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