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Victoria’s death was largely responsible for the formation of the Every Child Matters initiative; the introduction of the Children Act 2004; the creation of ContactPoint, a database that held information on the contacts of the various children's services with particular children (closed by the 2010 Coalition government); and the creation of ...
The database, created under the Children Act 2004, cost £224m to set up and £41m a year to run. It operated in 150 local authorities , and was accessible to at least 330,000 users. The database was heavily criticised by a wide range of groups, mainly for privacy , security and child protection reasons.
The Children Act 2004 (c. 31) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [ a ] The Act amended the Children Act 1989 , largely in consequence of the Victoria Climbié inquiry .
Every Child Matters (ECM) is a UK government initiative for England and Wales, that was launched in 2003, at least partly in response to the death of Victoria Climbié.It is one of the most important policy initiatives which has been introduced in relation to children and children's services of the last decade, and has been described as a "sea change" to the children and families agenda. [1]
The report led to the formation of the Every Child Matters programme, a framework to improve the lives of children; the introduction of the Children Act 2004, an Act of Parliament that provides the legislative base for many of the reforms; the creation of ContactPoint, a database that will hold information on all children in England and Wales ...
This shift from traditional child protection to a more all-encompassing approach was influenced by the first Joint Chief Inspectors' safeguarding children report (2002) and the Victoria Climbié Inquiry (2003). [9] The Every Child Matters programme outlined in the Children Act 2004 formalised these changes in approach into a legislative framework.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants had a lasting impact on its young cast as well. Ferrera, Lively, Bledel and Tamblyn remain close friends, and often share their reunions and support for one ...
The murder of Victoria Climbié; eight-year-old Victoria Climbie died in February 2000 following a campaign of horrendous abuse at the hands of her aunt and her aunt's partner in North London, where she was being raised by her relative under the wishes of her parents, who felt that she would have a better education in England than in her native ...