Children Act 2004 Example of how law and legislation

Children Act 2004 Principles How it was made How law works in cases John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

English Law Statutory Law – Acts of Parliament – Statutory Instruments – European legislation Judge made law – Common law – Equity – cases John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Children Act 2004 – the process Victoria Climbie case Laming Inquiry Every Child Matters (Green Paper) Every Child Matters: the next steps (White Paper) Children Bill Children Act 2004 John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Victoria Climbie Born 2 November 1991 Died 25 February 2000 John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

On 20 April 2000, the health secretary, Alan Milburn, and the home secretary, Jack Straw, called for an inquiry into her death. The inquiry, announced in April 2001 and launched on 31 May Chaired by William Laming, former chief inspector of the social services inspectorate (SSI). The Laming report, published on 28 January 2003 John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Inquiry The inquiry cost £3.8m, making it the most expensive child protection investigation in British history. The 400-page report made 108 recommendations in child protection reform. the agencies in the case, as well as the child services system in general, were criticised John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Children Bill The Children Bill was published on 4 th March 2004 John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Children Act 2004 The Children Bill received Royal Assent on 15 November 2004 and is now the Children Act John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

Green Paper - ECM Government published a Green Paper called Every Child Matters. This was published alongside the formal response to the report into the death of Victoria Climbié. September 2003 John Prosser Health Brunel Uni

ECM – the next steps (white paper) This document outlines the views which emerged from consultation after the publication of Every Child Matters in September It provides an overview of the Children’s Bill and how it addresses key issues raised by the consultation and describes the first steps being taken to implement it. John Prosser Health Brunel Uni