Accountability and intervention
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law04/index.asp
Accountability and Intervention comprises an interactive case study and is one of 10 e-learning resources on law and social welfare written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex and made available by SCIE, Social Care Institute for Excellence. It sets out to explore the impact of law on how social workers work, in particular how legal rules influence the process of decision-making (rather than content) and how social work values influence our approach. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Administrative Appeals Chamber of the Upper Tribunal
http://www.osscsc.gov.uk/
The Upper Tribunal (Administrative Appeals) is a Superior Court of Record which hears appeals against decisions made by the Social Entitlement Chamber, the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber, and the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Chamber of the of the First-tier Tribunal. The site explains the structure and work of the Tribunal and the types of cases heard. These fall into the following areas: social security; tax credits; child support; housing and council tax benefit; war pensions and armed forces compensation; mental health; special educational needs and care standards. Decisions of the Tribunal can be serched or browsed on the site. There is guidance on making an appeal and forms to download along with legal rules, annual reports and a page of related web links.
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All in a day's work
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law10/index.asp
All in a day's work is a self-assessment tool, one of 10 e-learning resources for law and social work, written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, and made available through SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). It will help you to reflect on what approach, or combination of strategies, you adopt to being a social work law practitioner, and also enable you to undertake an assessment of your social work law knowledge. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Baldy Centre for Law and Social Policy
http://www.law.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/
The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy is based at the University of Buffalo Law School in New York State, USA. The Center supports interdisciplinary study of law, and services the research needs of socio-legal scholars. The Center also houses the editorial offices of the interdisciplinary journal, "Law and Policy". The site outlines research activities and programs conducted at the Center, providing information about faculty and staff, student information, notification of forthcoming events and publications. An online resources section lists and links to websites for relevant professional organisations, socio-legal research centres and research programs around the world.
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Care and Health Law
http://www.careandhealthlaw.com/Public/Index.aspx
The Care and Health Law website is produced by Belinda Schwehr a lawyer specialising in community care law. The site provides access to a free Care and Health Law database providing summaries of reported cases, excerpts from legislation and basic information on health and social care topics. More detailed information and analysis is available on subscription. Details of training courses offered by Care and Health Law and full-text copies of reports written by Belinda Schwehr are freely available on the site. It is also possible to register for email alerts of legal and policy developments in the health and social services. A comprehensive list of links to other social care resources is also given.
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Care Standards Act 2000
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/20000014.htm
Full text of the Care Standards Act 2000: "An Act to establish a National Care Standards Commission; to make provision for the registration and regulation of children's homes, independent hospitals, independent clinics, care homes, residential family centres, independent medical agencies, domiciliary care agencies, fostering agencies, nurses agencies and voluntary adoption agencies; to make provision for the regulation and inspection of local authority fostering and adoption services; to establish a General Social Care Council and a Care Council for Wales and make provision for the registration, regulation and training of social care workers; to establish a Children's Commissioner for Wales; to make provision for the registration, regulation and training of those providing child minding or day care; to make provision for the protection of children and vulnerable adults; to amend the law about children looked after in schools and colleges; to repeal the Nurses Agencies Act 1957; to amend Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970; and for connected purposes."
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Care Standards Tribunal
http://www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk/
Website of the Care Standards Tribunal which was established under the Protection of Children Act 1999. This tribunal considers appeals relating to decisions regarding the suitability of individuals to work with children, the registration of care homes, children's homes and adoption and fostering agencies and the registration of childminders and day care providers. The site provides links to the regulations under which the CST operates and to legislation under which appeals may be brought. There is guidance to the appeals process and complaints procedure given in PDF format and appeal application forms can be downloaded from the site. Published decisions of the CST can be viewed in full along with a list of forthcoming appeal hearings. From November 2008 the CST will form part of the Health, Education and Social Care Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.
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Child Care Law Center
http://www.childcarelaw.org/
The California based Child Care Law Center (CCLC) is a non-profit organisation that focuses on the legal issues affecting childcare. The CCLC describes itself as "a legal resource for the local, state, and national childcare communities" and provides advocacy, training and information.The CCLC produces a quarterly newsletter called Legal Update. This is made freely available on the site in PDF and deals with legal developments affecting childcare law. A selection of policy documents dealing with California childcare policy, childcare licensing and inclusion of children with disabilities are also made available in full-text in a range of formats. The site includes links to key documents and websites aimed at pro bono attorneys.
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Community Legal Advice
http://www.clsdirect.org.uk/index.jsp
Website of Community Legal Advice a web resource guide created and maintained by the UK Legal Services Commission with the aim of providing the public with information and help on current legal issues and legal rights supported by links to web based legal information. Factsheets are provided for a large number of topics arranged under broad subject headings including benefits, consumer affairs, education, employment, family, health, housing, immigration, tax and transport along with links to external resources. There is advice on accessing legal aid and an online directory of UK law firms and advice centres that have met the Community Legal Service Quality Mark. The site is published in a full range of UK languages to ensure access for the whole community.
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Courtroom scenario
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law06/index.asp
Courtroom scenario is an resource comprising an interactive courtroom case study, one of a series of 10 e-learning resources written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, and made available by SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). It will enable you to perform confidently in relation to court processes and systems; appreciate good practice when giving evidence in chief; develop your understanding of, and skills in responding to cross-examination; and identify your involvement in the court room as a positive element of practice. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Courtroom skills
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law05/index.asp
Courtroom skills is an e-learning resource comprising a series of video interviews, and is one of 10 resources on the law and social welfare, written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, and made available by SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). The resource aims to identify messages for effective courtroom practice; develop your understanding of the different roles in courtroom settings; help you manage your authority and role more effectively; develop your skills in negotiating out of court and in giving evidence; and develop your knowledge, skills and confidence about cross examination. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Disability Law Service
http://www.dls.org.uk/
Website of the Disability Law Service (DLS) a UK based charity providing information and advice aimed at disabled people. The site has background information about the DLS and its work including annual reports available back to 2004. There is information on training courses run by the DLS, campaigns the organisation is involved with, news items and a list of related web links. The DLS provides information and advice on the following areas: disability discrimination; consumer issues; community care; further and higher education; employment and welfare benefits. There are also freely available factsheets to download on assessment and services for disabled children, special education needs, Disability Living Allowance and a guide to driving licences for disabled people.
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Employment Insurance Jurisprudence Library
http://www.ei-ae.gc.ca/en/library/search.shtml
A searchable database of Canadian insurance jurisprudence including Canadian Umpire Benefits decisions, Federal Court decisions and Supreme Court decisions along with a number of related Provincial Court and Human Rights Tribunal decisions. A collection of the most important decisions can be searched separately. Materials are carried in full-text and presented in HTML format. Help notes on searching the database are provided. The service is made freely available online by the Minister of Public Works and Government Services in Ottawa, Ontario. The site is available in both English and French versions, the official languages of Canada.
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Experts by experience
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law09/index.asp
Experts by experience comprises a series of video interviews with service users, and is one of 10 e-learning resources for law and social welfare, written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex, and made available by SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence). It will introduce you to how service users and carers have experienced legal interventions by social workers; identify how experts by experience identify good and poor practice by social workers; present what experts by experience suggest are the essential knowledge, skills and values that social workers should have and how they should use them; and present key messages for social workers on what is really important for service users and carers when legal interventions are being used. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Explanatory Notes to Children's Commissioner For Wales Act 2001
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/en2001/2001en18.htm
The above Act of May 2001 (2001 ch.18) of the United Kingdom Parliament, implementing the policy of the Government and the National Assembly for Wales, was passed following the publication of the Waterhouse Report, "Lost in care" in February 2000, and the ensuing concern about the welfare of young people in the care of statutory bodies. The principal aim of the Commissioner appointed by this Act is to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children in the care of bodies such as children's homes, fostering services, and similar bodies. Special attention is to be paid to the monitoring of complaints, to addressing the concerns of "whistle-blowers", and the provision of information and advice. These are the explanatory notes.
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Family Health Services Appeal Authority
http://www.fhsaa.org.uk/fhsaa/newsite/index.html
Website of the Family Health Services Appeal Authority which hears appeals by general medical practitioners, dentists, chemists and opticians against decisions taken by Primary Care Trusts relating to practitioners' terms of service with the NHS. The site provides guidance and procedural information and includes the full-text of decisions back to 2004. A copy of the FHS Appeal Authority annual report and a list of forthcoming cases can also be viewed on the site.
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Govan Law Centre
http://www.govanlc.com/index.html
Website of the Govan Law Centre (GLC) which provides free and low cost legal services for disadvantaged people in Scotland. The site has information about the GLC and its work (including a copy of their annual report) along with contact details for other law centres in Scotland. There is a selection of guides to common legal problems including consumer law, bankruptcy, debt, housing law and neighbour nuisance and a range of money advice resources covering mortgage repossession, benefits and small claims. Details of cases the GLC has been involved with and summaries of ongoing cases are also available on the site. The site also has a dictionary of Scottish legal terms.
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Independent Review Service for the Social Fund
http://www.irs-review.org.uk/
Website of the Independent Review Service (IRS) for the Social Fund in the United Kingdom. The role of the IRS is to provide an independent review of discretionary Social Fund decisions made in Jobcentre Plus offices. The site has information on the IRSs organisational structure and business objectives and guidance on applying to the Social Fund for a community care grant, crisis loan or budgeting loan. There is also advice on applying for a review of decisions made covering community care grants, crisis loans, budgeting loans and overpayment decisions. Full text copies of the IRS Journal and Digest of Decisions dating back to 2000 can be downloaded and there are links to legislation concerning the Social Fund review.
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Institute of Applied Research (IAR)
http://www.iarstl.org/
Website of the Institute of Applied Research (IAR) an independent, not-for-profit research and consulting organisation based in St. Louis, Missouri. The Institute conducts research and provides "... technical assistance services to state governments and agencies and other public service and community organizations". Programme areas include child welfare; child care; disabilities; substance abuse; employment and training; welfare reform; youth, women's and minorities' issues; and poverty. The site includes information concerning research capabilities of the Institute, its current projects, past projects, and papers and reports. Most publications are available in PDF format.
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Introduction to law
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/law01/index.asp
Introduction to Law is a learning resource written by Michael Preston-Shoot, University of Bedfordshire and Suzy Braye, University of Sussex. It is one of a collection of 10 e-learning resources made available by SCIE, the Social Care Institute for Excellence. This resource sets out to make users aware of the importance and relevance of Law; how interesting Law can be;the many ways that Law impacts upon our lives and work; the importance of Law to social work practice; and the connections between Law and social work values. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. A text only version is also available.
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Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jhp/
The Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law is a multidisciplinary print publication produced quarterly by Duke University, USA. Articles contain original scholarship on matters embracing political science, economics, history, sociology, health services, research, philosophy and ethics. The journal also includes book reviews, comments, news and notes. The website offers contents listings and article abstracts from volume 20, 1995, onwards. In addition the site features 20 year cumulative author and subject indexes covering 1976-1995. Instructions to authors, subscription information, notes about obtaining permission to reprint articles, and details of current advertising rates are also available.
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Law and Social Work
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/elearning/law/index.asp
10 e-learning resources on Law and Social Work have been produced by SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence), and made available on their website. The titles are Introduction to law; The body of law; The law-practice relationship; Accountability and intervention; Courtroom skills; Courtroom scenario; Win a million!; Social work intervention; Experts by experience; and All in a day's work. The formats include video, interactive material, and simulations. Adobe's Flash Player is required to use the material, and it can be downloaded from the website. It is also possible to download SCORM compliant versions of the learning objects for use in VLE's. The website also includes access to a Teaching Guide to the Law and Social Work e-Learning Resources in PDF format. The resources are also available in text only versions.
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Law Centres Federation
http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/
Website of the Law Centres Federation (LCF) the co-ordinating body for law centres in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The site includes background information about the LCF and the history and development of law centres and access to justice. Guidance is given to the work of the law centres along with contact details to all law centres arranged by region. Policy and research documents, leaflets and copies of the LCF newsletter are also provided. Parts of the site are restricted to members only.
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Laws Relating to Children in India
http://nicp.nisd.gov.in/natlegis.php
Collection of laws relating to children made freely available online by the National Initiative for Child Protection (NICP), a project of the Indian Government's Institute of Social Defence. Laws are presented in PDF and include the National Policy for Children, 1974, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and the Indian Government's National Charter for Children.
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Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law
http://www.mpisoc.mpg.de/ww/en/pub/news.cfm
This website gives an introduction to the Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Sozialrecht, its staff, Library, teaching and research, in both English and German. Details of the Institute's publications are provided, including contents lists for its journal, "Zeitsschrift für Ausländisches und Internationales Arbeits-und Sozialrecht" (ZIAS), from volume 16 issue 3 (2002) onwards.
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