Now in its fourth edition, White Carr & Lowe: The Children Act in Practice is the best selling, one volume guide to the Children Act 1989. The Act is produced in full and annotated in a straightforward and helpful way to assist in interpretation, together with a detailed commentary, which considers the legislation as it operates today. Building on the success of the third edition the new edition is brought fully up-to-date with all relevant legislative and case law developments since 2002. In addition, the work includes the following coverage: * The Adoption and Children Act 2002 * The Children Act 2004 * The Children and Adoption Act 2006 * The Public Outline governing case management * The threshold criteria following the House of Lords decision in Re B (Children)(sexual abuse: standard of proof) This text will prove invaluable to all those who deal with the day-to-day application of the legislation.