Citation

Payne L. Child. Soc. 2007; 21(6): 470-475.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, National Children's Bureau of the United Kingdom, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1099-0860.2007.00122.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Despite structural changes made to central government and the development of the Every Child Matters programme in England, compartmentalized child policy proposals are often created for service settings and in response to a specific political imperative. This article provides a rationale for child impact assessment -- a systematic process in which proposals for policy and legislation are reviewed and assessed for their potential impact on children and young people -- and reviews project work in England involving the National Children's Bureau and the Children's Legal Centre.