Prevalence, people and processes: a consideration of the implications of Lord Laming's progress report on the protection of children in England
Child Abuse ReviewPublished 1 September 2009
Jenny Driscoll
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The recommendations of Lord Laming's recent Progress Report are discussed and the scale of the challenge in improving child protection is questioned and the culture of social care in the UK and the barriers to effective reform are considered.
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Abstract Media coverage of the death of Baby P revived national concerns about the standard of child safeguarding practice in England following the implementation of widespread structural changes in response to the Victoria Climbié Inquiry chaired by Lord Laming in 2003. This paper discusses the recommendations of Lord Laming's recent Progress Report. It questions whether the scale of the challenge in improving child protection is fully recognised and considers briefly the culture of social care in the UK and the barriers to effective reform. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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