New child safety boards 'have done little except produce paperwork'

My Account
Logout

Create an Evening Standard Account

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Welcome! Sign in here

Use your social network

Save time by using your existing account to sign in to Evening Standard

We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission

Forgot your password ?

Registration

* indicates fields that are mandatory

Email *

Password *

Confirm Password *

First name *

Surname *

Postcode *

Country *

Mobile phone number

Username *

Gender *

Year of birth *

When you sign up...

You will have access to all our online competitions, discounted offers and can post comments on our site.

You will also receive The Weekender newsletter sent every Thursday - it’s full of fantastic offers and ideas for the weekend. You can update your email preferences in your account page when you log in.

Other newsletters and emails

Homes & Property Newsletter - Yes I want to receive the weekly email with all the latest news on property in the capital

Occasionally we would also like to send you relevant emails detailing specific offers either from ourselves or carefully selected partners. If you would prefer not to receive these then please tick the appropriate boxes below. We will never pass on your details.

I do not want to receive additional offers and information from the Evening Standard

I do not want to receive additional offers and information sent by Evening Standard on behalf of carefully selected partners

Terms and Conditions

* I have read, understood and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Evening Standard

Registration

Mail Sent for Registration Confirmation.

A confirmation email has been sent. Please activate your account by clicking on the activation link sent in your mail box.

The organisations which were supposed to prevent a repeat of the Victoria Climbie killing have not understood their job and have done little except produce paperwork, it found.

Rather than investigate lapses in the way social workers protect children, the Local Safeguarding Children Boards have spent their time arguing about money, the report said.

The inquiry findings were revealed in a report produced in the summer, but left unpublicised by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

It remained buried on the Department's website until it was highlighted by the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.

The Local Safeguarding Children Boards went into operation in April last year to bring social work chiefs, police, NHS managers and schools together to try to ensure that no child in trouble goes unnoticed.

Jill Kirby, of the Centre for Policy Studies, said: "After a spate of tragic cases in which children have been tortured or killed despite being monitored by child protection officers, the results of the Government's own review give serious cause for concern."

Department of Children, Schools and Families minister Kevin Brennan said: "The report shows that Local Safeguarding Children Boards can make a real difference.

"However it also shows that delivery is uneven, that these boards need to be adequately resourced to be effective and to show strong leadership in progressing the safeguarding agenda locally."