Published by University of Bristol, May 2023
Research authors Jo Staines; Beth Stone; Jessica Roy; Judith Masson; Gillian Macdonald; Ludivine Garside; Helen Hodges
Care orders place children under the legal care of a local authority and limit parents' powers to make decisions about their children. While there has been plenty of research about the process and outcomes of care proceedings, not much is known about the discharge – or ending – of care orders. This study by researchers from the University of Bristol set out to discover more about the discharge of care orders including how, why and when orders are ended and the differences between successful and unsuccessful discharge applications.
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