Journal of Children's Services: Volume 5 Issue 2
Research informing policy and practice
Table of contents
Amendments to the legislation: 1989‐2009
Julie DoughtyThis review sets out the legislative amendments that have been made to the Children Act 1989 since it was implemented in 1991. It highlights the most significant changes to the…
The Children Act 1989 in the highest courts
Brenda HaleThis article gives an account of the cases in which the Children Act 1989 has been interpreted and applied by the highest courts in the UK, the appellate committee of the House of…
The evolution of landmark legislation
Roy ParkerThe origins and surrounding politics of the three Children Acts of 1908, 1948 and 1989 are examined in order to see why and how they evolved when they did and to consider what, if…
A review of the developing law on residence, contact, prohibited steps and specific issue orders under section 8 of the Children Act 1989
Nigel LoweThis article reviews the development over the last 20 years of the section 8 powers under the Children Act 1989. In particular, it examines residence, especially shared residence…
Judging the Children Act 1989: courts and the administration of family justice
Judith MassonFocusing on those aspects of the Children Act 1989 which relate to the family justice system, this article outlines the development over the last 20 years of the family courts and…
Opening the floodgates: the price of modernisation of child law
Jonathan WhybrowThe Children Act 1989 forms a modern and integrated legal framework for children proceedings. A victim of its own success, the Act has brought child care law into the spotlight…
The representation of children and their parents in public law proceedings since the Children Act 1989: high hopes and lost opportunities?
Anna Gupta, Edward Lloyd‐JonesThe Children Act 1989 revolutionised the way in which care proceedings were conducted. Gone were the rudimentary procedures of the old system, where parents and children had…
The concept of significant harm in law and practice
Judith Harwin, Nicola MadgeThis article examines the value of the concept of significant harm some 20 years after its introduction in the Children Act 1989. It introduces the concept of significant harm and…
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1746-6660Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- prof Emily Munro