Abstract This chapter is concerned with recent policy and practice developments with respect to those children whose lives are most intimately bound to the actions of the state - those who live directly under its care. The chapter focuses primarily on policy towards looked after children in England...
Alan, Paul LeeScottish Journal of Residential Child Care
Resource Type Policy & Legislation Looked After and Accommodated Children For information on the Independent Care Review, please see the dedicated policy page on The Promise. Getting it Right for Looked After Children and Young People Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 National I...
Socioeconomic differences in second-hand smoke exposure among children in Scotland after introduction of the smoke-free legislation Background To examine the impact of the Scottish smoke-free legislation on social inequalities in secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among primary school chil... PC Akhtar,...
The Scottish Government publishes its own performance indicators with the aim of making "Scotland to be the best place in the world for children to grow up in". A number of national surveys are used to support this framework, but all are aimed at the general child and adolescent population....
摘要: Comments on the statement issued by Scotland's education minister Cathy Jamieson regarding policy towards looked-after children. Provision of children with an educationally rich environment; Teacher-social work training; Promotion of joint working....
摘要: Primary legislation describes, in Acts of Parliament, the roles, responsibilities and legal duties of private individuals and public bodies as decided by elected members of the UK and Scottish Parliaments. 2 Actions by an individual or organisation which contravene the...
Councils in Scotland need to manage children's residential services better, auditors have said.In...Scott, David
Looked after children (LAC) and care leavers are young people who have been placed under the legal care of local authorities, in many instances due to a history of abuse and/or neglect. These young people have a significantly increased risk of substance
The mental health, emotional literacy, cognitive ability, literacy attainment and 'resilience' of 'looked after children': a multidimensional, multiple-rat... P. Rees, "The mental health, emotional literacy, cognitive ability, literacy attainment and `resilience' of `looked after children': a ...