Child Care Law

This text relates to child care law and includes:
*The various orders that are available including interim care orders, care orders and supervision orders. Includes detail on application procedures.
*Coverage of emergency situations and outlines the power of the Garda S och na, the role of the courts, and the issue of consent.
*A comprehensive examination of the options for care available to the state i.e. foster care and placement with relatives. Includes relevant procedures, duties of all parties, monitoring and supervision, termination of placement, and impact of new legislation such as the European Convention on Human Rights Act 2003.
*Residential care, including the 1995 Residential Care Regulations and The Child Care (Standards in Children s Residential Centres) Regulation 1996.
*Relevant Irish and European case law analysis throughout the text.
*Comprehensive coverage of alternative care in the context of the role of The Health Service Executive under the Child Care Act, 1991 as amended by the Child Care (Amendment) Act, 2010, including:
the role of the HSE in child care and protection
the placement of children outside the State
Children with medical or psychiatric needs
Child pornography
Vetting
Childcare services.