Munro Review

In June 2010 the government asked Professor Eileen Munro to conduct a review of child protection in a bid to strengthen the profession and free social workers from unnecessary bureucracy and regulation. Find news and comment on her final report here

Early help must be at the heart of our child protection system

Eileen Munro's long-awaited review is a sound body of work that if accepted by government ought to improve the protection of children in England.

Health is the Munro Review's blind spot

There is much to welcome in Eileen Munro's final report on child protection, but also much to lament.

Munro Review: Child protection services must be freed from 'unhelpful targets'

Children's social care services should be freed from government targets and every council should appoint a principal child and family social worker, Professor Eileen Munro's review of the child protection system has claimed.

Munro Review: Campaigners warn 'early help' duty must be backed with funding

Government funding is essential if proposals to place a duty on local authorities to provide "early help" services are to be successfully adopted, campaigners have warned.

Munro Review: Sector welcomes final report's proposals

Senior figures in the children's sector have given a cautious welcome to proposals to shake-up child protection, calling on the government to back key reforms.

Munro Review: ADCS urges immediate action on recommendations

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has urged the government to "act quickly" in implementing the recommendations of Professor Eileen Munro's review of the child protection system.

Childcare ratings website will be free from malicious comments, pledges director

A director of a website that allows parents to rate childcare providers, has made assurances that malicious comments will not be tolerated on the site.

Hackney domestic violence review proposes more help for teenagers

A review of domestic violence in Hackney has recommended that more should be done to address teenage victims and support schools to offer preventative programmes.

Safeguarding measures to shield children against bailiff action

Safeguards to protect children from "intrusive and stressful" bailiffs are to be introduced by the government.

Norfolk and Croydon fined for data breaches

Croydon Council has been hit with a £100,000 fine from the information commissioner after a bag containing papers relating to the care of a child sex abuse victim was stolen from a London pub.

Behind closed doors

The government, voluntary sector and local authorities are making major efforts to tackle the issue of child abuse linked to accusations of witchcraft and spirit possession. Charlotte Goddard investigates

Skills for the Job: Safeguarding children online

All professionals working with children and young people should be aware of the dangers of online grooming, says Ceop's Helen Whittle

ChildRIGHT Interview: Carolyn Regan, interim managing director, Coram Children's Legal Centre

Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC) has launched a telephone advice line, providing free information and advice to frontline practitioners working with children about their child protection and safeguarding legal obligations. The new advice line is ...

Careers: Independent sexual violence advisers

Victims of sexual abuse receive support from ISVAs to overcome the trauma, writes Charlotte Goddard.

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