Legislation
At What Age Can I?
A Children's Legal Centre guide to age-based legislation affecting children and young people. Areas covered include abuse, care orders, consent to treatment, criminal responsibility, education, employment, housing, medical treatment and examination, sexual relationships, social security and political participation.
2004, £4.95, link
Come On In: The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, Part 3: Access to Goods and Services - a practical guide for children's services
This book by Helen Wheatley explains what Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act covers; what 'reasonable adjustments' to services are; what physical changes services need to make and the difference between Part 3 and Part 4 of the Act. It includes a section on the 2004 duties and the Disability Bill.
2004, £15.00, from the Council for Disabled Children, link
The Children Act 2004
The overall aim of the Act is to encourage integrated planning, commissioning and delivery of services for children. It covers the universal services which every child accesses, and more targeted services for those with additional needs.
ISBN 0105431044, published by The Stationery Office link, the text is also available online at: link
The Children Act Now: messages from research
The Children Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation relevant to children's services. This publication summarises and brings together the findings from 24 studies.
ISBN 0113222637, £14.95, from The Stationery Office: link
The Disability Discrimination Act
The DDA aims to end the discrimination which disabled people face. The Act gives disabled people rights in areas such as access to goods, facilities and services.
ISBN 0105450952, published by The Stationery Office link, the text is also available online at: link
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
International human rights treaty laying out the human rights of children and the standards to which all governments should aspire in realising these rights for all children.
Further details and the full text from Unicef: link
