Dr Robert Benjamin Porter
Research Lead
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
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Area of Expertise
Expertise in evaluation methods and methodology, socio-legal research, and measure design and implementation
Qualifications
B.Sc. Psychology from the University of Aberdeen, 2001
PG.Dip. Psychology from the University of Wales, Cardiff, 2002
M.Res. Psychology from the University of Aberdeen, 2004
LLB from the University of London (external), 2008
PhD Law (pending) from the University of Tilburg, Netherlands
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Publications
- Children's Services Reform Research : Learning and Implications for Scotland: Concluding Report
- Ottaway Heather, McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela, Anderson Micky, Porter Robert, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Fowler Nadine, Soraghan Joanna, McIver Leanne, Anderson Carol Ann, Mackinnon Kate
- (2023)
- Children's Services Reform Research : Scotland's Children's Services Landscape: The Views and Experiences of the Children's Services Workforce
- McTier Alex, Manole Mihaela, Scott Jane, Young Emma, Fowler Nadine, McIver Leanne, Anderson Carol Ann, Porter Robert, Ottaway Heather
- (2023)
- Outcomes for children and young people growing up in kinship care in Scotland : a population-level data linkage study
- Soraghan Joanna, Porter Robert Benjamin
- ADR UK Conference 2023 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v8i2.2208
- Children's Services Reform Research Study : Rapid Evidence Review : Summary Report
- Porter Robert, Young Emma, Scott Jane, McIver Leanne, Mackinnon Kate, Fowler Nadine, Ottaway Heather
- (2023)
- Children's Services Reform Research Study : Rapid Evidence Review
- Porter Robert, Young Emma, Scott Jane, McIver Leanne, Mackinnon Kate, Fowler Nadine, Ottaway Heather
- (2023)
- The Impact of Covid-19 on Children's Care Journeys in Scotland : An Analysis of the Administrative Data on 'Looked After' Children
- Soraghan Joanna, Raab Gillian, Troncoso Patricio, Treanor Morag, Porter Robert
- (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.7488/era/3245
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Research Interests
Research interests include legal empowerment and access to justice, specifically how/if people use and experience legal structures. In particular interest in the Children's Hearings System, it's operation and efficacy.
Professional Activities
- Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
- Editorial board member
- 1/3/2024
- Youth (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 10/11/2023
- Child Protection and Practice (Journal)
- Associate Editor
- 1/6/2023
- INTRAC - UK and Ireland Organising Committee (External organisation)
- Member
- 1/6/2022
Projects
- Challenging Justice Inequalities. Co-producing change with children in conflict with the law
- Vaswani, Nina (Principal Investigator) Donnelly, Michelle (Co-investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) Taylor, Yvette (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
- Children's Services Reform Research study
- Ottaway, Heather (Principal Investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator) McTier, Alexander (Co-investigator) Anderson, Micky (Co-investigator) Young, Emma (Co-investigator) McIver, Leanne (Co-investigator) Fowler, Nadine (Co-investigator) Mackinnon, Kate (Co-investigator) Soraghan, Joanna (Co-investigator) Manole, Mihaela (Co-investigator)
- A research project commissioned by Scottish Government with the aim of gathering evidence to inform decision-making about how best to deliver children's services in Scotland in light of the proposed introduction of the National Care Service
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2023
- Voluntary Care Arrangements for Children and Families in Scotland: Learning from the use, understanding, and experience of Section 25.
- Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator) Lough Dennell, Brandi Lee (Researcher) Anderson, Micky (Researcher)
- This project will investigate voluntary care arrangements (Section 25 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995) in Scotland and how these are used, understood, and experienced by children, families and practitioners. These arrangements place a duty on local authorities to care for a child or young person where they consider it necessary in order to respond to the care and protection needs of a child, and where their parents either agree, or are not present.
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024
- Section 25 in Scotland: Learning from use, understanding, and experience
- Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2024
- University of Edinburgh 2022-2026 ADR UK Programme (ESRC Administrative Data Research Centre extension)
- Porter, Robert Benjamin (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026
- Provision of a Literature Review on the role of residential care in the alternative care if children
- Mitchell, Fiona (Principal Investigator) Porter, Robert Benjamin (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 01-Jan-2020
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Contact
Dr
Robert Benjamin
Porter
Research Lead
Centre for Excellence for Children's Care and Protection
Email: robert.porter@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 444 8549