Considering the presence of supererogation in child protection and allied disciplines, its relationship to notions of corporate/government parenting, and its impact on reforms to child protection systems

Corporate parenting and corporate social responsibility

How is a corporate parent defined? What is its history? Relationship to corporate social responsibility

Supererogation in caring recordkeeping

Existing literature discussing supererogation in recordkeeping and its presence due to unfeeling record types Supererogation as an act of care Absence of supererogatory acts in records, loss of value

Reliance of corporate parenting on supererogation to deliver services in a caring way

Reforms call for caring, but most of the caring has come from supererogation rather than integrating care into the system New policies for compliance rather than true change