C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ritically analyse the 26 week timescale introduced by the C

C‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ritically analyse the 26 week timescale introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014. Include in the response the impact of the timescale on the rights of children and their parents. (800 words) Questions to think about in the response:- • Why was the 26 week timescale introduced? • What is the aim of the timescale? • What are the benefits of the timescale, and for whom? • What are the disadvantages of the timescale, and for whom? • What do we know about the effectiveness of the timescale? • What rights / whose rights might be impacted? • How does the timescale promote the rights of children and parents? • How does the timescale curtail the rights of children and parents? • What wider legislation is relevant –e.g. Human Rights and Equality legislation? Suggested reading re: • Beckett, C and Dickens, J 2018 “Making the target work: Messages from a pilot of the 6-month time limit on care proceedings in England”, Child and Family Social Work, 23(3), 390-398 • Choudry, S, & Fenwick, H, 2005 “Taking the Rights of Parents and Children seriously: Confronting the Welfare Principle under the Human Rights Act”, Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 25 (3), 453 – 492 • Dickens J., Masson, J. The Courts and Child Protection Social Work in England: Tail Wags Dog?, The British Journal of Social ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ Work, Volume 46, Issue 2, 1 March 2016, Pages 355–371 • Geddes, G (2017) “Public Law Clients with Learning Disabilities – Bridging the Gap“ • Hardy. R (2019) Parents with learning disabilities: podcast transcript. Practice Guidance. Community Care Inform [online] [accessed: 16 October 2020] • Holt, K, & Kelly, N, 2016 “Why parents matter: exploring the impact of a hegemonic concern with the timetable for the child”, Child & Family Social Work, 21 (2), 156-165 • Lenzer, G, & Gran, B, 2011 “Rights and the role of family engagement in child welfare: An International Treaties Perspective on the Families’ Rights, Parent’s Rights and Children’s Rights”, Child Welfare, 90 (4), 157-179 • Munro, ER, & Ward, H, 2008 “Balancing parents’ and very young children’s rights in care proceedings: decision making in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998”, Child & Family Social Work, 13 (2), 227-234 • Smithson, R, & Gibson, M, 2017 “Less than human: a qualitative study into the experiences of parents involved in the child protection system” Child & Family Social Work, 22 (2), 565-574 • Welbourne, P, 2014 “Time is of the Essence: Risk and Public Law Outline, Judicial Discretio‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍n and the Determination of a Child’s Best Interest”, Social Sciences, 3, 584-605