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Disabled children and the Children Act
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Children Act 1989 lays down certain regulations to safeguard all children undergong periods of care ('accommodated' or 'looked after' children). Describes research into how social services departments are fulfilling their duties under the Children Act to disabled children.
Implementing the children (NI) order 1995 - researching the initial impact on social services provision to disabled children in Northern Ireland
- Authors:
- MONTEITH Marina, COUSINS Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 6(3), July 2000, pp.240-252.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Children (NI) Order 1995 was implemented in November 1996. This article summarises the findings of a research project carried out by the Centre for Child Care Research studying the initial impact of the Order on the planning and provision of personal social services for disabled children and their families. The research found that, while progress has been made in implementing the Children (NI) Order in relation to disabled children, there is still some way to go if the underpinning philosophy is to be fully achieved.
Implementation of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
Implementation of the Community Care (Direct Payments) Acts has created new responsibilities for both local authorities and people receiving direct payments. While Department of Health guidance is available, many of the detailed aspects of managing direct payment schemes will be left to the discretion of individual authorities. this project sought to fill gaps in knowledge and understanding about the management of direct payments by developing - in partnership with local authorities and user of organisations - a practice guide highlighting the priorities. The project included a national survey of local authority practice and consultations with those using and running schemes. Outlines the findings.
Making progress: change and development in services to disabled children under the Children Act 1989; summary of findings from an action research project
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Carol, WESTON Clive, MINKES John
- Publisher:
- Norah Fry Research Centre
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 31p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Report of an action research project aiming to : conduct evaluations of twelve children's services in order to assess the quality of care in two areas of service provision which offer support to families, but for whom a disabled child is the main user; to examine how far and in what ways the interpretation of the guidance and regulations accompanying the Children Act 1989 were having a positive impact on service delivery; to enable services to conduct their own evaluations using the scale and procedures employed in the study; and to feed back the results of the evaluation to the subject authorities in written form with the aim of promoting service development in line with the principles of the Children Act 1989.
Independent successes: implementing direct payments
- Author:
- DAWSON Carol
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 81p., bibiliog.
- Place of publication:
- York
Direct payments have been heralded as a means by which disabled people might gain more independence and control over their lives. However, the introduction of cash payment in lieu of community care is highly complex for both disabled people who wish to employ their own personal assistants and or social services departments. This report evaluates and draws the experience of those who receive direct payments and draws on qualitative interviews with them and within the operational and support staff within social services departments.