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Legislation and Guidance

The Children Act 2004 and guidance
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/strategy/guidance/‌

Every Child Matters: Change for Children
http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/‌

The Children’s Plan
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/publications/childrensplan/downloads/The_Childrens_Plan.pdf‌

Children Act 1989
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1989/‌

The Carers’ Strategy 2008 – Carers at the heart of 21st century families and communities
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_085345‌

Carers (Equal Opportunities) Act 2004
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/practiceguides/carersguidance/about.asp‌

Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 - Section 1
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/Ukpga_19950012_en_1.htm‌

The Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts2000/ukpga_20000016_en_1‌

Model Memorandum of Understanding on working together to support young carers (ADASS/ADCS) http://www.youngcarer.com/pdfs/AMOU.%20youngcarers.pdf‌

Common Assessment Framework
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/strategy/deliveringservices1/caf/‌

Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families Guidance
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4003256&chk=Fss1ka‌

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
http://www.unicef.org/crc‌

Department for Children, Schools and Families guidance on behaviour and school attendance
http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/behaviour‌

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA)
www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm‌

Human Rights Act 1998
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980042.htm‌

The Data Protection Act 1998
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/19980029.htm‌

National Health Service (NHS) and Community Care Act 1990
http://www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900019_en_1.htm‌

National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/Browsable/DH_4094444‌

Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 Section 8
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1988/Uksi_19880094_en_1.htm‌

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 Section 2
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/PublicationsAndStatistics/LettersAndCirculars/SelectedDiscontinuedSeries/DH_4017592‌

National Service Framework for Mental Health 1999
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/‌
PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4009598&chk=jmAMLk

Fair Access to Care Services Practice Guidance
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidanceArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4009653&chk=nadbwI‌

The Direct Payments Guidance (Department of Health, 2002)
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_4096246‌

Health and Social Care Act 2001 (section 58) amending for Children Act 1989, section 17 re: Direct payments in respect of children
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/10015—g.htm‌

A Jigsaw of Services: Inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role
http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/Publications/PublicationsInspectionReports/PublicationsInspectionReportsArticle/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4005103&chk=hgrdpJ‌

Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century
http://www.archive.official-documents.co.uk/document/cm50/5086/5086.pdf‌

Section 189(1) of the Housing Act 1996
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1996/96052-ac.htm‌

Think Family
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/social_exclusion_task_force/families_at_risk.aspx‌

Joint Guidance on Development of Local Protocols between Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services and Local Safeguarding and Family Services (DCSF, DH, NTA 2009)                                                  http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/resources-and-practice/ig00637/‌

Think Family Toolkit: contains examples of local practice, research findings, sources of reference and contributions from a range of government departments http://publications.everychildmatters.gov.uk/default.aspx?PageFunction=productdetails&PageMode=publications&ProductId=DCSF-00685-2009‌&

Social Services Inspectorate (1995) Young carers: something to think about.
http://www.carersinformation.org.uk/showdoc.ihtml?id=421&zz‌

Social Services Inspectorate (1996) Young Carers Making a Start contains practical guidance on assessments.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/AdvanceSearchResult/index.htm?searchTerms=young+carers++Making+a+start‌

The health and well-being of young carers
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing11/index.asp‌

Helping parents with a learning disability in their role as parents
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/files/scare14.pdf‌

Helping parents with a physical disability or sensory impairment in their role as parents
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing13/index.asp‌

Parenting capacity and substance misuse
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing06/index.asp‌

Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/guides/guide30/index.asp‌

Supporting disabled parents and parents with additional support needs
Morris J. and Wates M. Social Care Institute for Excellence Knowledge Review 2006
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/knowledgereviews/kr11.pdf‌

(Scotland and Northern Ireland have additional legislation relevant to their country)