Abstract: | On the 1st October 1999 I enrolled at Queen's University as an undifferentiated student undertaking a study that will, hopefully, lead to a Ph.D. My enrolment was made possible by a Research Fellowship from the Research and Development Office, Northern Ireland and by secondment from the Northern Ireland Guardian Ad Litem Agency where I held the post of Deputy Director. The title of my study is “The changing face of care under the Children (Nl) Order 1995, a prospective study of decision-making and outcomes for looking after children”. |