We must be careful when we equate poverty with child abuse or neglect
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A correlation between the two isn’t the same as a causation, argues Dr Bernard Gallagher.
The crisis in child protection – and wider public services – is well-recognised. It is against this backdrop that the Children in Care in the North of England report was published.
The report identifies a litany of challenges facing children and young people and their families, and those who seek to support, protect, or care for them in England, although these challenges are equally applicable to the rest of the UK.
The report is to be welcomed. However, I have concerns about many of the assumptions it makes – concerns informed by my lengthy career in child protection research which has involved studying many thousands of cases across the country.
For a start, looking at ‘the north’ as some homogenous geographical area is a gross simplification. This is exemplified by a consideration of children in care rates. In the north east there are 113 children in care per 10,000. In Yorkshire & Humber...
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