Hershman & McFarlane Children Act Handbook 2014/15 provides a single volume source of key children proceedings legislation and related guidance. It contains consolidated and fully amended texts of the Children Act 1989 and relevant provisions of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 and supplementary Practice Directions including: * Practice Direction 12A - Care, Supervision and Other Part 4 Proceedings: Guide to Case Management * Practice Direction 12B - Child Arrangements Programme * President's Guidance on Allocation and Gatekeeping for Proceedings under the Children Act 1989 (Private and Public Law) (22 April 2014) * President's Guidance on Continuity and Deployment (Private and Public Law) (22 April 2014) * President's Guidance on Use of Prescribed Documents (Private and Public Law) (22 April 2014) The Handbook meets the need for a reliable, up-to-date and yet still portable source which is specifically designed for use in court by all child law practitioners, judges and social workers.