Lessons from Orkney: Child Protection in Scotland

Citation

Sutherland EE (2004) Lessons from Orkney: Child Protection in Scotland. In: D'Abate D & Rowe W (eds.) Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on the Child, Montreal (Quebec), Canada, October 13-14-15, 1999, Children and Violence: Our Individual, Family and Collective Responsibilities. 4th International Conference on the Child, Organization for the Protection of Children’s Rights, Children and Violence: Our Individual, Family and Collective Responsibilities, Montreal, Canada, 13.10.1999-15.10.1999. Montreal: Theo Done and Associates Ltd. pp. 257-271. http://www.osde.ca/pdf/actes_4_congres.pdf

Abstract
First paragraph: Scotland, in common with most developed legal systems, has long had a host of mechanisms aimed at protecting children from abuse and neglect. The Royal Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1885 and, while this organization still fulfills an invaluable role in child protection, overall responsibility for this task has long since passed to various organs of the state.