Balls said that one of the key lessons he has learned in the aftermath of the tragic death of Baby Peter was that the excellent work of children's social workers often goes unnoticed.
"Unlike with the police where we can celebrate a crime solved, or unlike teaching where we can celebrate great exams results, the problem with child protection is that it is almost always the case that good work goes unremarked," he said. "It's only when a problem arises and when something goes wrong that we get to see children's social work in the newspapers and the national media, which makes it a difficult and challenging profession."
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