Rearing a toothless tiger? From area child protection committee to local safeguarding children board
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12896924 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan Horwath (University of Sheffield, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 37-47 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Children s Services (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-6660 • E-ISSN: 2042-8677 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.5042/jcs.2010.0549 |
| OpenAlex | W2149065543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article uses a model describing different levels of collaboration to chart the development of area child protection committees (ACPCs) and their successors, local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs). It argues that concerns about these partnerships lacking ‘teeth’ have resulted in a broadening of remit and increased regulation and statutory guidance. Using criteria from the literature for effective multidisciplinary strategic partnerships, consideration is given to specific issues that members of LSCBs encounter that limit their powers and influence. The final section of the article questions whether national regulation and guidance is sufficient to give LSCBs ‘teeth’ and ensure effective local collaborative activity. The author concludes that the strength and influence of the LSCB is as dependent on the quality of leadership provided by the members of the LSCB as it is on regulation and guidance
Chart · Child protection · Local authority · Multidisciplinary approach · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Safeguarding · Statutory law · Child Abuse and Trauma · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Public Administration
The protection of children
In Pursuit of Inter-Agency Collaboration In The Public Sector
Collaboration, integration and change in children's services
Understanding Child Abuse
Implementing Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Development of a measure of professional collaboration in primary health care
Performing 'Initial Assessment
Ambiguity, Complexity and Dynamics in the Membership of Collaboration
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2019 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |