The legal representation of children of parents in child care proceedings: Problems and strategies.
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Bristol
Department Name: Law
Abstract
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Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Julia Pearce (Principal Investigator) | |
| Judith Masson (Co-Investigator) |
Publications
Judith Masson (Author)
(2010)
Responding to the challenges of fixed fees : solicitors in care proceedings
Judith Masson (Author)
(2011)
'Midwives to misery' or 'the best job in the world'? : representing parents in care proceedings
Judith Masson (Author)
(2012)
The challenge of changing culture and practice in care proceedings
Judith Masson (Author)
(2010)
The use of experts in child care proceedings in England and Wales : benefits, costs and controls
Judith Masson (Author)
(2011)
Just following instructions?
Judith Masson (Author)
(2011)
Just following instructions
Judith Masson (Author)
(2011)
Just following instructions : dilemmas for lawyers and courts in care proceedings
Masson J
(2011)
Just Following Instructions? The Representation of Parents in Care Proceedings
in SSRN Electronic Journal
Masson J
(2011)
Public child law - a service priority?
in Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law
Masson J
(2012)
'I think I do have strategies': lawyers' approaches to parent engagement in care proceedings
in Child & Family Social Work
| Description | Consultant to Nuffield Foundation Funded Project Scoping a Family Justice Observatory |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/towards-family-justice-observatory |
| Title | Parents' representation database |
| Description | Database contains transcripts of interviews and fieldwork notes from Parents' representation project |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2010 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Facilitated development of later database in study of pre-proceedings process |
| URL | http://discover.ukdataservice.ac.uk/catalogue/?sn=851369&type=Data%20catalogue |
| Description | Just following instructions FLBA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Considerable discussion about how barristers should respond identified problems with the service provided to parents in care proceedings Barristers appeared more interested in the possibilities socio-legal research provided for their learning |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Just following instructions? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Exchange of views between professionals in interdisciplinary conference on child protection Invitations to present at other events and beginning of a new research relationship with others who presented at the conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Keeping parents on track |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | workshop on practice stimulated exchange of experience and ideas for better practice Social workers reported that they felt more confident in their preparation of cases for court |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Overcoming delay in care proceedings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation resulted in questions and discussion of ways of overcoming the culture of delay in care proceedings Talk encouraged service managers to consider that change might be possible |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Presentation to Family Justice Review Panel/ civil servants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The research informed the deliberations of the Family Justice Review as evidenced by references to the research in both the interim and final reports in 2011 Reform proposals reflected some findings, particularly relating to the lack of case management and therefore control of proceedings by courts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010 |
| Description | The challenge of changing culture in care proceedings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to Family Justice Conference which stimulated discussion on practice changes required to make reform proposals work Local judiciary began preparation for improving care proceedings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | What are care proceedings really like - BASPCAN |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk followed by lively panel discussion requests for further presentations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | What are care proceedings really like for parents |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to social work students and practitioners stimulated questions and discussion Student social workers reported by tutors to be less anxious about legal aspects of practice and more aware of service users' perspectives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | What are care proceedings really like for parents - family justice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussion indicated that many legal professionals in the audience had not considered their work from the perspective of Parents who are subject to proceedings Judges in the audience indicated that they needed to think about speak so that parents could understand the proceedings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | What are care proceedings really like? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Led to discussion about aspects of practice that needed to be changed Asked to engage in further consultancy and training through Coram/ Barnados partnership |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |