Children Act 1948
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The Children Act 1948 was a landmark UK law that reformed child welfare by placing greater responsibility on local authorities to care for children deprived of a normal home life.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving standards in children’s homes
ⓘ
preventing neglect of children in institutional care ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
children boarded out with foster parents
ⓘ
children deprived of a normal home life ⓘ children in residential care ⓘ public authorities ⓘ |
| assignedResponsibilityTo | local authorities for children deprived of a normal home life ⓘ |
| classification | social reform legislation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdDuty |
duty of local authorities to receive children into care in specified circumstances
ⓘ
duty to review the cases of children in care ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark child welfare legislation ⓘ |
| emphasised | the welfare of the child as a primary consideration in public care ⓘ |
| established | local authority children’s departments ⓘ |
| field |
family law
ⓘ
social welfare law ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Second World War social welfare reforms in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| impact |
laid foundations for later child welfare legislation in the UK
ⓘ
strengthened state responsibility for vulnerable children ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Curtis Committee report on the care of children NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
England and Wales
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| ledTo | creation of unified local authority child care services ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent or largely superseded by later legislation ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to improve the care of children in public care
ⓘ
to place responsibility on local authorities for children deprived of a normal home life ⓘ to reform child welfare law in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
boarding-out of children
ⓘ
inspection of children’s homes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Children Act 1975
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Children Act 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier fragmented provisions on children in care ⓘ |
| required | appointment of children’s officers by local authorities ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Children Act 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child welfare
ⓘ
children in care ⓘ local authority responsibilities ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | child care services reform ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1948 ⓘ |
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