The Public Law Outline is issued by the Family Court and sets out the timetable for the steps to be taken both before issuing care proceedings and following issue in order to avoid delay and ensure decisions are made in a timely manner.

The ADCS document PLO practice and principles provides  an overview of the PLO and examples of good practice when working with families within the PLO.  

The Public Law Working Group report on the family justice system considers the prevalent issues in the system and provides recommendations for public policy and best practice in order to overcome these issues.

The LA pre-proceedings good practice chart provides details of basic good practice steps.