Family Law

The Department for Education has published information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2016 to 2017.

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Court of Protection Practice provides a detailed and authoritative guide to the enhanced jurisdiction. Written by a team of lawyers involved in the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, it provides valuable procedural guidance for all judges hearing cases in the Court of Protection and remains the leading court reference work governing this fast-developing jurisdiction.

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The latest data show that the number of looked-after children has increased steadily over the past 9 years. At 31 March 2017, there were 72,670 looked-after children, an increase of 3% on 2016.