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In a survey commissioned by Action for Children ¾ agreed there was no common understanding of what was meant by “good enough” parenting and 2/3rds felt the law was confusing.
Do we really need more “law on parenting”? The Children Act 1989 is sufficiently clear. It’s the practical application that makes the difference. Our experience suggests that where practitioners are unable, because of lack of resources, to provide support for families who are struggling to look after their children, a significant proportion become the subject of Care Proceedings.
Action for Children suggests courts should be able to order parents to undergo treatment, counselling or parenting courses. The questions arise; which courts? In which contexts? At who’s expense?
There are some great ideas here, but the amount of investment an overhaul of existing systems requires to implement it would be significant. Better to enable CYPDs to work with families at a much earlier stage so that they do not reach crisis.
Nazareth Care Charitable Trust which operates a care home in Bonnyrigg, Scotland, recently received a fine after a resident at one of its care homes suffered a fatal injury after falling down a flight of stairs.
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The concept of Assumption of Responsibility is on many stakeholders’ minds at the moment following the Supreme Court decision in CN & GN v Poole.
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust was sentenced on 14 June 2019 for failing to provide safe care and treatment to a 19 year old inmate being cared for on the hospital wing of Lewes Prison, Jamie Osborne.
It was announced on 15 May 2019 that “more than 120 MPs have written to the government asking for an inquiry into how family courts in England and Wales treat victims of domestic violence.”
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