Referrals of children in need of protection to live with relatives abroad in EU countries

转介需要保护的儿童与欧盟国家的国外亲戚一起生活

• 批准号: 2864714
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Lancaster University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2864714
• 关键词: Referrals; children; need; protection; live

This mixed-methods project examines challenges faced by family justice practitioners in England when placing children at risk across European (EU) borders. In England, when children require out of home care, local authorities must first consider placement with family. However, the search for and assessment of relatives is far more challenging when children's kin live abroad, and there are knowledge gaps regarding the added challenges of the UK's exit from the EU (BREXIT). Due to global migration, public services deal with an increasingly diverse population of children in need. Although migration can improve family life, it can also create hardships that render children at risk (Ackers and Stalford 2004; Northcott and Jeffries 2012; Lamont and Fenton-Glynn 2016). To date, there has been insufficient research on how practitioners navigate complex international statutory frameworks to ensure best interest decisions for children whose family resources span European borders. Little is known about this vulnerable population of children and how the challenges of cross border placements are complicated by BREXIT. Systematic research is required to inform best practice.Research questions:What can official datasets and the CFAB database tell us about the numbers, socio demographic profiles and outcomes for children placed by English local authorities abroad in Europe between 2015 and 2021? What are limitations of the data and what recommendations can be made to improve it? How can the new descriptive knowledge this project gained about this child population inform judicial decision-making?What challenges do practitioners and the Judiciary in England describe when making placement decisions about children with extended families in Europe? How are challenges compounded/ameliorated given legislative changes due to BREXIT?How can policy and practice be improved to ensure the best possible outcomes for children placed internationally?

这个混合方法项目研究了英国家庭司法从业者在将儿童置于欧洲（欧盟）边境的危险中时所面临的挑战。在英格兰，当儿童需要家庭外护理时，地方当局必须首先考虑与家人安置。然而，当孩子的亲属居住在国外时，寻找和评估亲属的难度要大得多，而且对于英国退出欧盟 (BREXIT) 带来的额外挑战也存在知识差距。由于全球移民，公共服务需要应对日益多样化的有需要的儿童群体。尽管移民可以改善家庭生活，但它也可能带来困难，使儿童面临风险（Ackers 和 Stalford 2004；Northcott 和 Jeffries 2012；Lamont 和 Fenton-Glynn 2016）。迄今为止，关于从业者如何驾驭复杂的国际法律框架以确保家庭资源跨越欧洲边境的儿童做出最佳利益决定的研究还不够。人们对这一弱势儿童群体以及英国脱欧如何使跨境安置的挑战变得更加复杂知之甚少。需要进行系统研究来为最佳实践提供信息。研究问题：关于 2015 年至 2021 年间英国地方当局在欧洲安置的儿童的数量、社会人口特征和结果，官方数据集和 CFAB 数据库可以告诉我们什么？数据有哪些局限性以及可以提出哪些改进建议？该项目获得的关于该儿童群体的新描述性知识如何为司法决策提供信息？英国的从业者和司法机构在对欧洲大家庭儿童做出安置决定时描述了哪些挑战？鉴于英国脱欧导致的立法变化，挑战如何变得更加复杂/缓解？如何改进政策和实践以确保国际儿童获得最佳结果？