Children Act 1989 While the protection of children from harm has always existed in legislation in some form throughout the 20th Century, the Children Act 1989 is seen as the first significant law which put in place most of the child protection structures and principles we use today. These included ensuring the needs and safety of a child is always put first, that professionals should initially attempt to work with parents to keep the child safe and that children should always be placed with their own family rather than in care unless it would put them at risk of significant harm to do so. However, numerous child abuse cases over the previous two decades have prompted a series of overhauls to child protection procedures. Victoria Climbie, Every Child Matters and The Children Act 2004 The most high profile case was the death of Victoria Climbie in February 2000. She died with 128 separate injuries on her body after months of abuse at the hands of her grant aunt Marie Therese...
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