Care Proceedings - Assessments and Experts

This is an essential course for all child care practitioners. There have been a number of recent decisions which effect the way we instruct experts and the Court's responsibilities in ensuring that appropriate assessments are undertaken.

Funding issues are again in the melting pot and the Public Law Outline will effect when and how we are to organise assessments and involve experts.

• Core assessments
• Kinship assessments, the Pre-Hearing Protocol and the PLO
• Section 38(6) - assessment v therapy
• Community based assessments
• Funding assessments and experts
• Involving an ISW
• Instructing experts - the impact of the PLO and the court's role
• Choosing the right expert
• Joint or single instruction
• Drafting the letter of instruction - A County Council v KD & L, The Oldham Case
• Case Management, managing the expert and experts meetings
• 2nd/further expert opinions

Course Dates

11/09/2012 Leeds	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
12/09/2012 Manchester	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
18/09/2012 Birmingham	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
19/09/2012 London	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
24/10/2012 Newcastle-Upon-Tyne	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
25/10/2012 Nottingham	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information
04/12/2012 London	10:00 - 16:45 Venue Information

Tim O'Regan 
is a Solicitor and partner in charge of child law at Rudlings Wakelam Solicitors and a hugely experienced child care practitioner. He has served on the Law Society Child Law Sub Committee, Resolution Committee, ALC National Committee and was co-author of the SFLA guide - Acting for Children.