- Advocacy
- Care orders
- Child abuse
- Child in need
- Children's services - referral, assessment and outcome
- Child Protection Conference & Plan
- Contact with a child in care
- Direct Payments
- Education for Looked After Children
- Homelessness (16/17 year olds)
- Home alone
- Locating a child
- Local Authorities' duties in relation to Looked After Children
- Police powers of protection & Emergency protection orders
- Public law care proceedings
- Section 20 Accommodation
- Services for children leaving care
- Supervision orders
- Young carers
Christmas Closure
The Child Law Advice Service will be closed from 24/12/2024 and will reopen on 02/01/2025.
Our telephone lines will close at 4pm on 20/12/2024 and reopen at 10am on 02/01/2025. Our webchat service will close at 4pm on 23/12/2024 and reopen at 8am on 02/01/2025. Any emails enquiries received over Christmas will be answered within 5 working days of our return to the office.
