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The Children Act 1989 made it incumbent upon professionals
to take account of children’s wishes and feeling when
making decisions regarding their lives. The Children Act
2004 expanded upon this responsibility and also reinforced
the children and young people’s rights to participate. This
webinar reviews the research that has been carried tout
into how effective this has been. It will focus on research
that has been carried out on children’s participation in the
child protection system but will also review critiques of the
concepts of and approaches to “wishes and feelings”. The
implications of such research has important implications for
those who work with children and young people both living
in the community and also those in the care of the local
authority.