The Politics of Children's Services Reform

Re-examining Two Decades of Policy Change

By: Carl Purcell

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Paperback | 1 May 2020 | Edition Number 1

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232 Pages

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Drawing on unique access to prominent policy makers including ministers, senior civil servants, local authority directors, and the leaders of children's sector NGOs, Purcell re-examines two decades of children's services reform under both Labour and Conservative-led governments.

By closely examining the origins of Labour's Every Child Matters programme, the Munro Review, and more recent Conservative reforms affecting child and family social workers, the impacts of high profile child abuse cases, including Victoria Climbie and Baby P, are reassessed and the party-political drivers of successive waves of reform are revealed.

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"This book is a 'must read' for anyone interested in recent child welfare policy. Drawing on an impressive range of high level interviewees, Purcell provides a readable and coherent account of child welfare policy making with valuable insights that illuminate the contemporary situation." Nick Frost, Leeds Beckett University

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