Originally published in 1971, this title explores childcare in the period between the Children Act of 1948 and the Seebohm Report of 1968. During this time Children’s Departments and social work expanded beyond all expectations. In the developments of these two decades the author studies the history of the Child Care Service and a key example of the processes of social policy. The contents are a chronicle of events that shaped developments in the service in England and Wales during that time. Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.
Author(s): Peter Boss
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 125
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Original Title Page
Original Copyright Page
Table of Contents
General Editor's Introduction
1: Introduction
2: The Children Act 1948
'Whose Children?'
The Curtis Report
Provisions of the Children Act 1948
Child Care in the Social Services
3: The Children Act in Operation
Starting the Service
Numbers in Care
Problems of Accommodation
Foster Care
Changes in Residential Care
Adoption Work
Child Protection
Approved School After-Care
4: Policy Developments—The Children and Young Persons Act 1963
The Child Neglected in his Own Home
The Co-Ordination Issue
The Ingleby Report
The 1963 Act
Effects on the Service
5: Policy Developments—Future Trends
The Call for a Family Service
The Seebohm Report
'Children in Trouble' and The Children and Young Persons Act 1969
Home Office Reorganization
6: Manpower and Training
7: Postscript
Guide to Further Reading
