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100			_aMartin, Sarah _96101
245			_aShifting power relations in New Zealand child welfare policy : _cSarah Martin _bthe process and implications of the 2014 amendment to s13 of the CYP&tF Act
260			_c2016 _bAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers,
490		0	_aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work
500			_aAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2016, 28(2): 40-50
520			_a"INTRODUCTION: The Vulnerable Children (VC) Act 2014 amended section 13 (s13) of the Children, Young Persons and their Families (CYP&tF) Act 1989 to re-emphasise the principle that the welfare and interests of the child should be the paramount consideration in child protection proceedings. This study examines the policy process behind the amendment, and investigates its possible implications, in particular its impact on the power relationship between the state and family/whanau. METHOD: Data was collected from semi-structured, confidential interviews with 10 key informants. Key themes were identified using thematic analysis. This was supplemented by document analysis of published and unpublished government papers, consultation papers and local and international research. FINDINGS: The policy process that preceded the decision to amend s13 of the CYP&tF Act was controlled by a small policy elite that failed to consult broadly on either the need for the amendment, or its impact on vulnerable children and families. Government gave little consideration to the implications of the policy change, and the policy process used to develop the amendment lacked the characteristics of rational, comprehensive, policy development. No evaluation or monitoring of the policy change has been put in place, despite the known risk that it may result in an increase in unnecessary removals of children from their families/whanau. CONCLUSION: The s13 amendment, while appearing minor, has significant implications for vulnerable children and families and is part of a fundamental re-balancing of power relations in New Zealand’s child welfare policy." (Author's abstract). This article is published in a Special Issue on: Child protection, the family and the state: critical responses in neoliberal times. Record #5149
650			_aCHILD PROTECTION _9118
650			_aCHILD WELFARE _9124
650			_aCHILDREN'S RIGHTS _9135
650			_aCHILDREN YOUNG PERSONS AND THEIR FAMILIES ACT 1989 _9134
650			_aChildren, Young Persons, and Their Families (Vulnerable Children) Amendment Act 2014 _96102
650			_aFAMILIES _9238
650			_aLEGISLATION _9346
650			_aSOCIAL POLICY _9551
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
773	0		_tAotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2016, 28(2): 40-50
856			_uhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/223
856			_uhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/issue/view/30 _ySpecial issue
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE