Factors Influencing the Outcomes of Discharge of Care Order Proceedings: An Examination of National Data, Children's E‐Records and Professional Interviews

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dc.contributor.authorStaines, Jo
dc.contributor.authorStone, Beth
dc.contributor.authorRoy, Jessica
dc.contributor.authorMacdonald, Gillian
dc.date.acceptance2024-01-27
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-29T10:14:09Z
dc.date.available2024-10-29T10:14:09Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-03
dc.descriptionopen access article
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding more about the discharge of care orders is vital—whether a care order remains in place has significant implications for children and their families and for local authorities. While there has been comprehensive research about the process and outcomes of care proceedings, much less is known about the discharge of care orders—particularly how, why and when care orders are ended and the differences between applications that are granted and those that are not. The present study combined data from an anonymized administrative data on discharge applications, a detailed analysis of children's e-records and qualitative interviews with family justice professionals to create the first detailed profile of discharge applications across England and Wales. This paper reports, for the first time, the number of discharge applications and outcomes across England and Wales, highlighting regional as well as between-country variation. Drawing on data from children's e-records and interviews with professionals, highlighting how and why local authorities are more likely to submit discharge applications, and to have applications granted, than parents. Recommendations are made for how to adapt professional practice and policy around discharge applications to better meet the needs of children and families.
dc.funderOther external funder (please detail below)
dc.funder.otherNuffield Foundation
dc.identifier.citationStaines, J., Stone, B., Roy, J. and Macdonald, G. (2024) Factors Influencing the Outcomes of Discharge of Care Order Proceedings: An Examination of National Data, Children's E-Records and Professional Interviews. Child & Family Social Work, 29 (4), pp.1034-1043
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13156
dc.identifier.issn1356-7500
dc.identifier.issn1365-2206
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/24393
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofChild & Family Social Work
dc.researchinstitute.instituteSocial Sciences Research and Innovation Institute
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectDischarge of Care Orders
dc.subjectChild Family Law
dc.subjectChild Protection Proceedings
dc.subjectChildren and Families Social Work and Family Law
dc.subjectEngland and Wales
dc.titleFactors Influencing the Outcomes of Discharge of Care Order Proceedings: An Examination of National Data, Children's E‐Records and Professional Interviews
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue4
oaire.citation.volume29

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