In Social Work and Irish People in Britain, Paul Michael Garrett draws attention to this shortfall and makes it clear that the subject is too large and complex to be covered in 200 pages. Consequently the scope of his book is limited to certain aspects of work with Irish mothers and children. Even with this brief, it notes a range of significant areas that remain untouched.
The first section deals with the English response to the arrival of unmarried mothers from Ireland in the 1950s and '60s, and the policy of London County Council to discharge Irish children from care homes to relatives in Ireland between 1954 and 1965.
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