Outputs (4)

Barriers children face complaining about social work practice: A study in one English local authority (2019)
Journal Article

Despite the introduction of guidelines and procedures aimed at encouraging and supporting children and young people to complain about the services they receive, children in care still face barriers to doing so in practice. This paper explores what ha... Read More about Barriers children face complaining about social work practice: A study in one English local authority.

Independent reviewing officers’ and social workers’ perceptions of children’s participation in children in care reviews (2019)
Journal Article

Purpose: The research reported here forms part of a study of children’s participation in children in care reviews and decision making in one local authority in England. The purpose of this paper is to outline the views of 11 social workers and 8 Inde... Read More about Independent reviewing officers’ and social workers’ perceptions of children’s participation in children in care reviews.

‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews (2018)
Journal Article

This article discusses a key meeting for children in care – the Child in Care Review – and examines the extent to which children and young people are able to participate and exert a level of control over their lives. The research, conducted in Englan... Read More about ‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews.

Children's participation in LAC reviews: A study in one English local authority (2014)
Journal Article

Although the law in England and Wales requires a child's wishes and feelings to be heard in LAC (Looked After Children) reviews, there remains limited research into how far this is achieved. This study interviewed 25 children and 16 foster carers to... Read More about Children's participation in LAC reviews: A study in one English local authority.