ANNEX B:: CURRENT LAW RELATING TO SOCIAL CARE Children’s services
530.The Children Act 1989 makes provision for local authority support to children and families including services for children in need, the provision of accommodation, and advice and assistance; provision relating to the protection of children, care and supervision orders; for the regulation and inspection of day care and child minding, and provision in relation children’s homes and private fostering. The Adoption and Children Act 2002 makes provision in relation to the adoption of children, including provision about the role and duties of local authorities in relation to adoptions.