A new system of local and national reviews for safeguarding children practice was rolled out at the end of September, two-and-a-half years after a review called for "significant reform".
Sir Alan Wood's review of the role and functions of local safeguarding children boards (LSCB) highlighted inconsistencies in the ways lessons were learned from serious case reviews (SCR) and raised concerns about how responsibility - and cost - for safeguarding work was co-ordinated between key agencies.
A new statutory framework was recommended by Wood - a government adviser and former president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) - to help drive the improvements on a strategic level.
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