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Children and families: a mention in the European treaties?
- Author:
- MADGE Nicola
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet examining the need to revise the treaties of the European Union to take more direct account of children and families.
The concept of significant harm in law and practice
- Authors:
- HARWIN Judith, MADGE Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 5(2), June 2010, pp.73-83.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Children Act 1989 introduced the concept of significant harm as a threshold test for care proceedings. This paper, examining the value of the concept of significant harm some 20 years after its introduction in the Children Act 1989, first introduces the concept of significant harm and then outlines the profile of children and families in care proceedings, the decision-making process, the interpretation of significant harm in case law, ‘panic’ and its impact on patterns of referrals for case proceedings, and the issue of resources. The author highlights an alternative model of the problem-solving court. While it has been suggested that ‘significant harm’ has stood the test of time, the absence of a clear operational definition is both its strength and its weakness – it allows necessary professional discretion but is vulnerable to external pressures affecting its interpretation. In conclusion, the author states that a more confident workforce and adequate resources are required, but the future role of the court and compulsory care is more contentious. The problem-solving court model may offer a helpful way forward for the scrutiny of significant harm.
Planning for children, young people and young families in New Osbaldwick
- Authors:
- MADGE Nicola, et al
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation,|York Publishing Services
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- York
This study explores what might help children, young people and young families settle most easily into a new community such as New Osbaldwick. It looks at requirements relating to education, health, leisure and safety, and also considers measures to help young people and families feel positively about their locality, have a ‘voice’ in how it is organised and managed, and share a sense of really belonging. The report concludes with ten specific suggestions for New Osbaldwick