Practitioner Review of the Children Order Advisory Committee (COAC) Best Practice Guidance in Children Order Proceedings

Q1. What is your role in Children Order Proceedings?

Please Select Social work Solicitor Barrister Guardian ad Litem Expert Magistrate Judge Master Official solicitor Other

If 'Other' please specify:

Q2. Years of experience in Children Order Proceedings

Please Select 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 or more

Q3. Are you aware of the existence of the Children Order Advisory Committee Best Practice Guide?

  If you answer 'No' to this question, you will not need to complete the remaining questions,
but will be directed to the end of the survey, where you can simply click the 'Submit' button'

Q4. How often do you use the Guide?

Please Select Never Rarely Occasionally Frequently

Q5. If Never or Rarely, why? Select as many answers as appropriate.

Q6. If Other, please specify

Q7. How useful do you find the Guide overall in your work?

Please Select Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

In the following questions, please rate the usefulness of the different sections of the Guide.

Q8. Adjournments

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q9. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon ADJOURNMENTS more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q10. Appeals

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q11. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon APPEALS more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q12. Case management

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q13. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon CASE MANAGEMENT more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q14. Counsel

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q15. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon COUNSEL more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q16. Concurrent criminal/Care Proceedings

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q17. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon CONCURRENT CRIMINAL/CARE PROCEEDINGS more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q18. Disclosure

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q19. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon DISCLOSURE more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q20. Experts

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q21. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon EXPERTS more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q22. Guardian Ad Litem

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q23. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon GUARDIAN AD LITEM more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q24. Interim Care Orders

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q25. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon INTERIM CARE ORDERS more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q26. Hague Convention/Abduction of children cases

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q27. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon HAGUE CONVENTION/ABDUCTION of children cases more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q28. Official Solicitor

Please Select Never read Never useful Sometimes useful Always useful

Q29. Is there anything you feel could be added to make the section of the Guide that is focused upon OFFICIAL SOLICITOR more useful in terms of promoting efficiency, effectiveness and economy of practice in Children Order cases? Please list any suggestions below:

Q30. Do you feel the Best Practice Guide has had an impact on the length of Child Order Proceedings?

Please Select Don’t know None at all Increased duration Reduced duration

Q31. Do you have any comments on the impact of the Guide on the length of Child Order Proceedings?

Q32. In what ways could the effectiveness of the Guide be improved? Select as many answers as appropriate.

Q33. Do you have any other comments or suggestions in order to amend the COAC Best Practice Guide to reflect changing times and new developments in practice and procedure? Please list in the space provided below:

Thank you for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.