Children Act
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?- Created by: Ashlie Chapman
- Created on: 03-05-13 08:10
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- Children Act - 1989 imptoved 2004
- Key Features
- Aims to reduces discrimination and protect chilfren from harm & abuse (paramountcy Policy
- Parents are support in their responsibilities
- Children have a voice (sometimes over their parents)
- Information data base set up so that information can be shared about children for whom they are concerned about
- Strengths
- Protects children fom harm
- Support parent & families to stay together
- Allows them to be herd
- Information data base set up so children don't slip through the net
- System of redress
- Clear guidelines to follow if children need to be taken into care (last resort)
- Weakness
- Still children slipping through the net e.g. Baby P
- Communication errors between professional
- Not following the guidelines
- Difficult for the children to know about their right and legal protection
- Key Features
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