Poor information sharing, ineffective management oversight and an unstable workforce have been features of many case reviews over the years. However, what sets Star and Arthur’s case review apart is its timing, coming just days after the publication of the final report of the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care.
Clearly the Care Review, undertaken over 15 months, has been shaped by the failings in Star’s and Arthur’s cases. Its recommendation for the creation of an expert child protection practitioner chimes with the panel review’s call for new multi-agency child protection units in every local authority. Both reviews conclude change is needed because the multi-agency safeguarding system is too fragmented.
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