Disabled children, child protection systems and the Children Act 1989

✍ Scribed by Jenny Morris

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 184 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0952-9136
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0852(199903/04)8:2<91::aid-car526>3.0.co;2-o

✦ Synopsis

It is now widely recognized that disabled children are particularly vulnerable to abuse but that a number of factors get in the way of protecting them. This article discusses research on the implementation of the Children Act as it applies to disabled children and the ®ndings from in-depth interviews with young disabled people. The research concluded that: current child protection systems are not addressing the particular needs of disabled children; the Children Act regulations on short-term and long-term placements are often not complied with; and disabled children and young people have little say in decisions which aect them and few opportunities to communicate their experiences.