The Care Review Watch Alliance (CRWA) says the government needs to carefully consider the implications of the recommendations set out in the Child Protection in England report published by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
The report, which follows an inquiry set up by the panel in response to the deaths of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, says an expert child protection unit should be set up in every local area.
This would see teams embedded within local authorities handed responsibility for child protection services including chairing child protection conferences, reviewing child protection plans and recommending court applications.
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