This 'at a glance' summary by SCIE presents an overview of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, which is important to health and social care practice.
10th July 2009
The Education and Inspections Act 2006 places duties on local authorities to ensure young people have access to leisure activities and that they must take into account the views of young people about these activities.
9th July 2009
Information on the Education Act (1996)
23rd October 2008
'A Guide to the Human Rights Act: A booklet for people with learning disabilities' uses examples from everyday life to help explain what human rights means for them.
23rd October 2008
Published by UNICEF, the Innocenti Digest on Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities attempts to provide a global perspective on the situation of the some 200 million children with disabilities.
23rd October 2008
The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (SENDA) 2001
7th March 2006
The Children Act is the "legislative spine" on which the government wants to build reforms of children's services.
31st January 2006
Published in December 2004, this document outlines how the government will achieve a step change in services for children, young people and families.
31st January 2006