| The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is focussed on reforming youth justice as a major pan of Government policy to build safer communities, Section 8-10 of the Act deals with Parenting Orders. This is a new policy aimed to ensure that parents of disruptive and/or anti-social children, take full responsibility for their proper care and control. The order requires parents to attend training and guidance sessions and breach of conditions is punishable by a fine and/or removal of children into local authority care. This paper will examine the impact of the implementation of this policy and raises issues regarding the appropriateness and practicality of enforcing such an order in England and Wales. |
Updated 05/20/2006