 | In defence of the Children Act |
| Speight and Wynne's response |
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In defence of the Children Act
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In a recent issue of ADC (2000;82:192-6), we published a paper by Speight and Wynne expresssing their concern about certain aspects of child protection procedures in the UK. This month we published a response by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Hale (formerly Professor Brenda Hoggett QC), who was the Law Commissioner in charge of the programme of reform in family law from 1984-93. She was also a member of the interdepartmental review of the Child Care Law published in 1985, which led to the 1989 Act. A bill that led to this Act was drafted mainly at the Law Commission before it became a government bill during 1998-9.
Dame Brenda Hale is now a High Court Judge sitting in the family division, where she has ample opportunities to experience the Children Act in practice. She is currently a member of the Court of Appeal.
It was with sadness and concern
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