The 1867 Industrial Schools Act enabled parents to send an 'uncontrollable' child to an industrial school.
Under the 1896 Youthful Offenders, Destitute and Neglected Children Act, parents could surrender 'uncontrollable' children. This became the means whereby children who did not come under any other categories of neglect in the Act could become wards of state.
In 1918, under the Children of the State Act, being uncontrollable became a category of neglect. Its use persisted through other legislation until the passage of the Children, Young Persons and their Families Act in 1997. It refers to such children as being without 'adequate supervision and control'.
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13 February 2019
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