Alistair Kelly was the Regional Reporter in Fife, Scotland, for 20 years until his retirement in 1996 when he compiled this book. As such, he was Scotland's longest serving children's reporter with an expert knowledge of the subject matter.

• 1. Children in Trouble in Scotland2. Community Responsibility3. The Children's Panel: Community in Action4. Lay People and Professionals5. Children's Rights6. A Solid Foundation for Care: Grounds Firmly Established7. Care Through Social Responsibility8. Voluntary and Compulsory Supervision9. A Snapshot of the Daily Life of the Children's Panel: Fife Child Care Inquiry10. The Scottish Children's Panel and Europe.Plus a Glossary of Terms and a brief Bibliography.

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