The Childrens act 1989 Why are so many of our children failed by the system, and whom or what should be held accountable? The Childrens Act 1989 and subsequent amendments and official documents are intended to safeguard our children from harm and protect their rights. In practice though, some children fall through the net and are failed by the local authority, leading to continuing neglect and abuse of these children,. in some high profile cases recently, the …showed first 75 words of 1823 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1823 total…of paper in an office somewhere is dealt with. This discussion has shown that the media’s assessment and willingness to blame social workers is unfair and ill-informed. What has become apparent is that without moving forward in some way amd making some fundamental changes to the way in which our social work departments work and how the liaise with other departments and authorities. Cases of children failed by the system will continue to occur.