Children Act 1908
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The Children Act 1908 was a landmark British law that established comprehensive protections and welfare provisions for children, including reforms in juvenile justice and child neglect.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children Act 1908 canonical | 3 |
| Children and Young Persons Act 1908 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom legislation ⓘ |
| aim |
improvement of child welfare
ⓘ
prevention of child neglect ⓘ protection of children from cruelty ⓘ reform of juvenile justice system ⓘ regulation of child employment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Children Act 1908
ⓘ
surface form:
Children and Young Persons Act 1908
|
| appliesTo |
England
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Ireland (pre-partition)
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| appliesToAgeGroup |
children
ⓘ
young persons ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishes |
juvenile courts
ⓘ
offences relating to child cruelty ⓘ offences relating to child neglect ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first comprehensive child welfare code in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
landmark in development of modern child protection law ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of juvenile justice systems in other jurisdictions
ⓘ
later children and young persons legislation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
juvenile courts in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
separate treatment of child offenders ⓘ statutory framework for child neglect offences ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
criminal law
ⓘ
family law ⓘ social welfare law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| providesFor |
removal of children from abusive environments
ⓘ
state intervention in cases of child neglect ⓘ supervision of children by local authorities ⓘ |
| regulates |
adoption-like guardianship arrangements
ⓘ
care of children in institutions ⓘ prosecution of child cruelty ⓘ treatment of juvenile offenders ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Children Act 1948
ⓘ
Children Act 1989 ⓘ later Children and Young Persons Acts ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Children Act 1908 self-link ⓘ |
| status | repealed ⓘ |
| subject |
child neglect
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child protection ⓘ child welfare ⓘ juvenile justice ⓘ youth crime ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Children and Young Persons Act 1908