An A-Z of Social Work Law

Before moving into social work education, Robert Johns worked for a number of years in a range of social work roles, predominantly in the public sector. His specialisms were youth justice and court-work, representing the interests of children involved in care proceedings. Academically, his major abiding interest has been social work law but he has also taught social policy and social work values and ethics, hence his latest book, Ethics and Law for Social Workers. Currently, he teaches  at the University of East London, where has been Head of Social Work and programme leader for the qualifying MA offered in conjunction with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. He is the author of Using the Law in Social Work, now in its sixth edition, Social Work, Social Policy and Older People and, most recently,  Capacity and Autonomy.

The book is amazing. It summaries all of the laws as it says on the cover. It gives you an introduction, and I found it helpful to focus my reading.

• AAbduction, childAbnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conductAcceptable Behaviour ContractsAccommodation of childrenAccountability, employerAccountability, local authorityAccountability, social workerAcid testAction plan ordersActs of ParliamentAdmission, compulsory hospitalAdoptionAdoption and Children Act 2002Adult at RiskAdult safeguardingAdult safeguarding enquiryAdvance decisionsAdvocates and advocacyAfter-care servicesAge of criminal responsibilityAnti-discrimination legislationAnti-social Behaviour OrdersAppealsAppropriate adultApproved Mental Capacity ProfessionalApproved Mental Health ProfessionalsArrest, youthAssessment, adult needsAssessment, childAsylum seekersAttendance Centre OrdersBBaby P (aka Baby Peter, Peter Connolly)BailBAILIIBarristersBest InterestsBest Interests AssessorBinding overBournewood caseBritish Association of Social Workers (BASW)Burden of proofButler Sloss InquiryCCafcassCapacityCare Act 2014Care and support plansCare and Support statutory guidanceCare homes, care homes with nursingCare ordersCare plansCare proceedingsCare Quality CommissionCarersCase lawCausative nexusCheshire West and ChesterChild abductionChild Arrangement OrdersChild Assessment OrdersChild in needChild ProtectionChild Protection ConferenceChild Protection PlanChild Safeguarding BoardsChild Safeguarding systemChild Safety OrdersChild, definition ofChildren Act 1989Children Act 2004Children and Families Act 2014Children and Family Court Advisory and Support ServiceChildren and Social Work Act 2017Children and young people’s plansChildren’s CommissionerChildren’s guardiansChoice rights, choice of accommodationCircularsCitation of legislation and legal casesCivil lawClerks, courtCleveland InquiryClimbié caseClosure of care homesCodes of Practice and Statutory GuidanceCollege of Social WorkCommission for Local AdministrationCommission for Social Care InspectionCommissioning servicesCommon law and common law doctrine of necessityCommunity treatment ordersCompensation ordersCompetencies, professionalComplaints proceduresCompulsory admission and detention (mental health)Compulsory protection of adultsCompulsory treatmentConfidentiality and privacyConsentContact orders, care order relatedContact orders, private family law relatedConvention on the Rights of the Child, UNCounty CourtCourt of ProtectionCourts and court systemCrime, youthCriminal Behaviour OrdersCriminal injury compensationCriminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008Criminal lawCriminal Records BureauCrown CourtCrown Prosecution ServiceCultural considerationsCustodyDData protectionDeferred paymentDelay, no delay principleDeprivation of Liberty SafeguardsDetention and Training OrdersDirect paymentsDirector of Public ProsecutionsDisclosure and barringDisempowermentDomestic abuseDuty of care, local authorityDuty of care, social workerDuty solicitorEEducation supervision ordersEducation, children and young peopleEducation, Health and Care plansEducation, looked after childrenEligibility criteriaEmergency Protection OrderEmployer accountability and duty of careEmpowermentEnduring Power of AttorneyEquality and Human Rights CommissionEuropean Convention on Human RightsEuropean Court of Human RightsEvidence in courtExamination-in-chiefExclusion, schoolExpert witnessFFair Access to Care ServicesFamily Assistance OrdersFamily courtFamily division, High CourtFamily Justice CouncilFamily lawFamily proceedings courtFinance and payments for servicesFitness to practiseFormer relevant childrenFoster careFreedom of informationGGeneral Social Care CouncilGillick competenceGreen PaperGuardians (children’s guardians)GuardianshipHHarm, significantHealth and Care Professions Council (HCPC)HearsayHigh CourtHomelessnessHuman Rights Act 1998IIndependent Care Act AdvocatesIndependent Mental Capacity AdvocateIndependent Mental Health AdvocatesIndependent Reviewing OfficerIndependent Safeguarding AuthorityIndictable offencesInherent jurisdictionInhuman or degrading treatment or punishmentInjustice, public bodyInquiriesIntensive Supervision and Surveillance ProgrammesInvestigations, child safeguardingJ, KJudgesJudicial reviewJustices of the PeaceLLaming InquiryLasting Power of AttorneyLaw CommissionLawtelLeaving careLegal aidLegal databasesLegal OmbudsmanLegal planning and pre-proceedingsLexis-Nexis or Lexis LibraryLiberty Protection SafeguardsLitigation friendLiving willsLocal authorities, accountabilityLocal authorities, legal statusLocal Child Safeguarding BoardsLocal Government and Social Care OmbudsmanLooked-after childrenMMagistratesMaladministration, public bodyMental Capacity Act 2005Mental disorderMental Health Act CommissionMental Health Acts 1983, 2007Munro ReportNNational Occupational StandardsNearest relativeNeglect, adultNeglect, childNegligenceNHS Continuing HealthcareNo delay principleNo order principleNon-molestation orderNSPCCOOccupation orderOffences, first timeOfficial SolicitorOfstedOmbudsmanOrdinary residencePParent, definition ofParental responsibilityParenting ordersParliamentary and Health Service OmbudsmanPathway plansPenalties, youth offendingPersonal AdviserPersonal budgetsPolice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984Police Protection OrderPower of AttorneyPowers, mandatory and permissivePractice directionsPre-sentence reportsPrevent, reduce and delay dutyPrevention, crimePrivacy and confidentialityPrivacy and family life, right toPrivate family lawPrivate fosteringPrivate law ordersProcedures, complaintProfessional Capabilities FrameworkProfessionalismProhibited steps orderProof, burden ofProof, standard ofProportionalityProtection of propertyProtection of titlePublic bodiesPublic GuardianPublic law ordersPublic Law OutlineQQuality assurance, service standardsRReferral ordersRefugees and people seeking asylumRegistration, children′s care providerRegistration, professional social workerRegistration, social care homesRegulations and RulesRelinquished babiesRemands to care or custodyReparation ordersResidence ordersRestraining OrdersRight to fair trialRight to libertyRight to lifeRight to religionRights of redressRights, childRights, humanSSafeguarding Adults BoardSafeguarding Adults ReviewsSafeguarding Children Partnerships (Safeguarding Partners)Safeguarding, adultSafeguarding, childSecure accommodationSeebohm Report 1968Serious Case ReviewsSerious case reviews, adultServices for children and familiesSexual abuseSexual harm prevention ordersSexual Offences Prevention OrdersSignificant harmSocial work educationSocial Work EnglandSocial worker accountability and registrationSolicitorsSpecial educational needsSpecial guardianshipSpecific issue ordersStatute lawStatutory guidanceStatutory instrumentsSubstitute careSupervision orderSupreme CourtTTariffs, youth offendingThreshold criteria (care proceedings)Transition to adulthoodTreatment, community ordersTreatment, compulsoryTribunalsUUltra viresUN Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesUnaccompanied and accompanied child asylum-seekersUnited Nations Convention on the Rights of the ChildUniversal Declaration of Human RightsUnsound mindVVictimsVictoria Climbié caseVideo links in court evidenceVulnerable adultsVulnerable witnessesWWardshipWelfare checklistWell-beingWestlawWhistle-blowingWhite PaperWishes and feelings of childrenWishes and feelings, adultWithdrawal of servicesWitnessesWorking Together to Safeguard ChildrenX, Y, ZYoung person, definition ofYouth CautionsYouth CourtsYouth detention accommodationYouth justiceYouth Justice BoardYouth Offender PanelsYouth Offending TeamsYouth Rehabilitation Orders