version: UK | USA | International
Paperback: £19.99 / $39.95
2008, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 304pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-653-1, BIC 2: JKSN
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- Journal of Social Welfare & Family Law
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- Children and Young People Now
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