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Why are children from poor neighbourhoods more likely to be subject to a child protection intervention than those living in better off areas? And is deprivation the primary cause?
That is what a comprehensive new research programme involving seven UK universities aims to find out.
The two year project will be led by Professor Paul Bywaters and Dr. Geraldine Brady of the new research Centre for Communities and Social Justice at Coventry University. However, the project will involve teams in six partner universities, the Open University, the University of Nottingham, University of Stirling, University of Edinburgh, Queen’s University Belfast, and Cardiff University.
Funded by a research grant of over £550,000 from the Nuffield Foundation, the project will compare disparities in child safeguarding in England with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales where child welfare systems and intervention rates differ.
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