Acknowledgements |
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1 Introduction: About this Book |
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1.1 Part 1 Introduction and context |
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1.2 Part 2 Child protection processes and structures |
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Part 1: Introduction and Context |
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2 Context and Drivers of Policy Change in Child Protection across the UK |
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2.2 The policy making process |
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2.3 The role of the media |
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3 Child Protection across the UK in an International Context |
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3.2 The growing crisis in child protection |
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3.3 Comparing child protection systems |
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3.4 Updating child protection orientations |
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4 Learning by Comparing: Some Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Conducting Comparative Research |
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4.2 Comparison and public policy |
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4.3 Learning and public policy |
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4.4 Learning from difference: Comparing child welfare and child protection systems |
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4.5 Comparative social policy: Differing methodological approaches |
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4.6 The comparative and 'transnational twist': The moves towards devolution |
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4.7 Devolved powers in the UK |
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Part 2: Child Protection Processes and Structures |
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5 Policies and Procedures to Protect Children across the UK |
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5.2 Overarching children's policy and outcomes frameworks |
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5.4 Inter-agency child protection guidance |
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5.5 Key structures for protecting children |
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6 Managing Individual Cases where there are Child Protection Concerns |
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6.2 Responding to concerns and making a referral |
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6.3 Initial investigation and assessment |
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6.7 Review and de-registration |
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6.8 Sharing information where there are child protection concerns |
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6.9 Protecting children in specific circumstances |
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7.5 The effectiveness of assessment frameworks |
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7.6 The future of assessment frameworks |
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8 Child Death Review Processes |
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8.2 Processes for investigating deaths from abuse or neglect |
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8.3 Local review processes |
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8.4 Serious Case Reviews in England and Wales |
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8.5 Recent developments in England |
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8.6 Recent developments in Wales |
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8.7 Case Management Review in Northern Ireland |
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8.8 Significant Case Reviews in Scotland |
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8.9 Wider child death review processes |
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8.10 The effectiveness of child death review processes |
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9 Child Protection and Offender Management Systems across the UK |
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9.2 Offender management systems |
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9.3 Vetting and barring arrangements across the UK |
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9.4 Vetting and barring arrangements in England, Wales and Northern Ireland |
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9.5 Protection of vulnerable groups in Scotland |
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10 Summary and Conclusion: Child Protection across the UK |
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10.2 Contexts and drivers of policy change in child protection |
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10.3 Child protection across the UK in an international context |
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10.4 Learning by comparing |
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10.5 Policies and procedures for safeguarding and protecting children across the UK |
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10.6 Managing individual cases where there are child protection concerns |
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10.7 Assessment frameworks |
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10.8 Child death review processes |
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10.9 Offender management systems |
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10.10 The future of child protection in the UK |
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Appendix: Legislation Regarding Child Protection and Emergency Orders |
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References |
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Subject Index |
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Author Index |
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