Looked after children.

Bolger, Janine

Abstract

This chapter will begin by considering what it means to be a ‘looked after’ child or young person. Legislative and policy developments will be outlined from the wide ranging impact of the Kilbrandon Report (1964) to the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014. The development of services and policy for and practice with looked after children will be outlined and contextualised within current Scottish Government strategy. Outcomes for looked after children will be explored via an analysis of the impact of those policies and implications for current and future practice will be identified.

Citation

BOLGER, J. 2018. Looked after children. In Smith, M. and Cree, V. E. (eds.) Social work in a changing Scotland. Abingdon: Routledge [online], pages 121-130. Available from: https://www.routledge.com/Social-Work-in-a-Changing-Scotland/Cree-Smith/p/book/9781138295032

• Online Publication Date: Feb 12, 2018
• Publication Date: Feb 13, 2018
• Deposit Date: Jul 26, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 13, 2019
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Pages: 121-130
• Series Title: Student social work
• Book Title: Social work in a changing Scotland.
• Chapter Number: Chapter 12
• ISBN: 9781138295025 ; 9781138295032
• Keywords: Looked after; Child; Young person; Legislation; Policy; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/324921
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/Social-Work-in-a-Changing-Scotland/Cree-Smith/p/book/9781138295032