A new report from leading bodies in health and social care warns
the government against setting up a national child protection
agency. The report, Serving Children Well - a New Vision for
Children's Services, urges the government to build on local
structures rather than replace them.
Produced by the Local Government Association, the Association of
Directors of Social Services, and the NHS Confederation, the report
says that, when a tragedy such as the death of Victoria Climbi'
occurs, there is a tendency to view it as a failure of the whole
system rather than a failure of one component or a unique set of
events.
The report can be found at www.lga.gov.uk