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Devolution and change since the Children Act 1989: new directions in Wales. |
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Journal of Children's Services, 6(3), 2011, pp.172-185. |
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1746-6660 |
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This article considers the idea that devolution in Wales brings a decisive shift in the delivery of children's services, and challenges our assumption that the Children Act 1989 remains as a primary unifying force in child welfare legislation. The article addresses those matters pertaining to public law under the Act that give force to core functions within the personal social services in Wales and England. It looks at the Act from the viewpoint of devolution in Wales. The author suggests that the evolution of services, new policy frameworks and changes to the UK political architecture since the implementation of the Act have transformed the delivery of children's services. The 1989 Act remains prominent but such changes have brought a very different shape and purpose to the occupational world in which the Act was first launched in Wales and England. The article shows that it is much less clear if the 1989 Act can be read as an inclusive strategy in guiding what local authorities and their partners should and must do for children. |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=ad639ed7-e35b-4c8b-aba6-cab34d1a98a6 |
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