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Child impact statements: protecting children's interests in policy and provision?
Published in:
Journal of Children's Services, Vol: 2, Page: 30-43,Pavilion Publishing
Publication Date:
2007
Aims & Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine the rational of child impact statements - a tool for assessing the potential impact of policy, provision, legislation etc on children
Abstract:
Child impact statements are a tool for assessing the potential impact of policy, provision, legislation etc on children. Although now predominantly based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the concept preceded this Convention. This article is based on a literature review and a series of face-toface and telephone interviews with relevant Irish civil and public servants and NGOs. It sets out the rationale for child impact statements and the experience of using them in Sweden, the UK, Flanders and Ireland, before highlighting the strengths and weaknesses in existing models. It then presents a number of difficulties with the approach as a means of improving children's well-being and argues that there is insufficient evidence to support their widespread introduction as a primary means of achieving positive policy outcomes for children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Children's Services is the property of Pavilion Publishing and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Authors:
Carmel Corrigan
Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Notes:
Article 17466660 Accession Number: 31977361; Corrigan, Carmel 1; Email Address: cmcorrigan@eircom.net; Affiliations: 1: Warren House Group, Dartington, UK Source Info: Dec2007, Vol. 2 Issue 4, p30; Thesaurus Term: GOVERNMENT policy; Thesaurus Term: LEGISLATION; Thesaurus Term: CHILD welfare; Thesaurus Term: CHILDREN; Subject Term: CONVENTION on the Rights of the Child (1989); Subject Term: EUROPE; Author-Supplied Keyword: children; Author-Supplied Keyword: impact assessment; Author-Supplied Keyword: impact statement; Author-Supplied Keyword: policy; Author-Supplied Keyword: rights; Number of Pages: 14p; Illustrations: 1 chart. Document Type: Article
Categories:
child impact statements
International Classification:
Legal or care issues
Keywords:
- Child Welfare
- Children
- CONVENTION on the Rights of the Child (1989)
- Europe
- GOVERNMENT policy
- impact assessment
- impact statement
- LEGISLATION
- policy
- rights
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland)