Decision making within a child's timescale: who decides?

Edward Lloyd-Jones

Barrister 14 Gray's Inn Square London.

In May 2013 Edward Lloyd-Jones' chambers at 14 Gray's Inn Square organised a seminar on ‘The child's timeframe: what the neuroscience really says' featuring Susan White Professor of Social Work at Birmingham University and David Wastell Professor of Information Systems at Nottingham University. In a paper which formed the basis of the presentation White and Wastell had critiqued Decision-making within a child's timeframe - an overview of current research evidence for family justice professionals concerning child development and the impact of maltreatment by researchers Rebecca Brown and Harriet Ward and which is now used in judicial training. This article summarises the presentation and considers the ramifications for children proceedings.

Decision-Making within a Child's Timeframe was commissioned in response to the Family Justice Review recommendation for consistent training and development for family justice professionals including greater emphasis on child development. It is a summary of recent research designed to provide up to date material regarding the impact of adversity on child development and the likely outcome...

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