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To what extent has the children act 1989 ensured that more attention is paid to the child’s wishes. How has this been achieved?
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To what extent has the children act 1989 ensured that more attention is paid to the child's wishes. How has this been achieved? The Children Act 1989 was implemented in 1991. Its aim was to revolutionise practises and proceedings concerning the welfare of children in England and Wales. The Act started from the principle that the primary responsibility foe the upbringing of the child rest with families, and that for most children their interests will be best served by enabling them to grow up in their own family. Although changes brought about by the act also reflected considerable concern and dissatisfaction with professional services for children following, for example, the Cleveland enquiry into child abuse and deaths of children such as Jasmine Beckford and Doreen Aston while in their parents' care. Also the juvenile courts were deemed inappropriate for care proceedings, as also was the dominance of a rescue over preventive...
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