Child Protection Survey 2013

Community Care survey exposes how rising thresholds are leaving children in danger

Survey of 600 social workers reveals disturbing evidence that thresholds for intervention have increased to save money and time

Community Care surveyed 600 social workers and managers about their experiences of working in child protection. They present disturbing evidence that thresholds for intervention have increased to save money and time. Here are some of their quotes.

Infographic: How child protection thresholds are rising for different types of abuse

Graphics reveal disturbing picture of social workers struggling to protect children against rising thresholds

‘England’s child protection system is at the point of breakdown’

Social work professor and former director of children’s services Ray Jones says our world-leading child protection system under threat

‘We are forced to leave situations until there is a child protection crisis’

A children’s social worker from London describes what it’s like to work in a child protection system reaching breaking point

“Social workers have issued a cry for help. It must be listened to.”

Community Care editor Ruth Smith reflects on the harrowing findings of our UK-wide child protection survey

How to banish the blame culture in children’s social work: lessons from Flanders

The UK could learn a lot from the child protection system in Belgium, where all children are assigned a support worker from birth, says Edge Hill University researcher Dr Jadwiga Leigh