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© British Association of Social Workers

The Chairperson of Child Care Reviews in Scotland

Implications for the Role of Reviews in the Decision Making Process

ANDREW KENDRICK and ELISABETH MAPSTONE

Andrew J. Kendrick is a Research Fellow at the Social Work Research Unit, Department of Political Science and Social Policy, Dundee University. He has a Ph.D. in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics (1984) and he previously worked on an evaluation of Urban Aid funded community projects for Central Regional Council. His present research is a Study of Reviews of Children in Care in Scotland.

Elisabeth Mapstone is professor in Social Administration and Social Work, Department of Political Science and Social Policy, Dundee University. She has held numerous practice and research posts in child care and her previous research includes a study of Assessment of children in care.

Correspondence to Dr A. J. Kendrick, Research Fellow, Department of Political Science and Social Policy, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, Scotland.

Summary

This article is based upon the first stage of a research project on statutory child care reviews in Scotland and explores the role of reviews in the decision-making processes for children in local authority care. We have argued that the position of chairperson of reviews has an important role in locating child care reviews in the organïzational structures of the Social Work Departments. The designation of the chairperson also has implications for the objectivity of the child care review. The nature of conclusions of child care reviews is also explored and we show that this is a complex issue reflecting the child care review's relationships to other decision-making bodies and the manner in which the delegation of authority for the chairing of reviews is structured. While this research is based upon the twelve Scottish Social Work Departments we believe that the issues discussed have a general relevance.


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