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Every child matters: a legal perspective
Author(s) -
Goldthorpe Liz
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.841
Subject(s) - general partnership , economic justice , context (archaeology) , perspective (graphical) , immigration , government (linguistics) , child protection , political science , intervention (counseling) , information sharing , welfare , relation (database) , investment (military) , sociology , law , public relations , public administration , medicine , politics , nursing , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , computer science , biology , database
Abstract Recent legal and policy changes, including the introduction of the Human Rights Act, provide the context for the new child welfare and protection policies proposed for England. These proposals are discussed from a legal perspective in relation to early and coordinated intervention, sharing information between agencies and with children and families, partnership with children, information management, and structural and legal change. Consideration is also given to issues overlooked by the Green Paper, such as immigration and asylum, youth justice and the whole family justice system. The discussion concludes by arguing for the need for integrating cultural and structural change and for leadership (and investment of resources) across government to achieve such goals. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.