Mark Williams-Thomas, child protection expert at Birmingham City University and Dr Liz Davies, reader in child protection at London Metropolitan University, said the BBC2 programme highlighted a lack of input from police child protection officers, despite early warning signs about the welfare of the child involved.
The pair praised Bristol’s children’s services department for giving access to their child protection team, but said the documentary had highlighted the need for the input of other agencies in the development of an immediate child protection plan.
In an article seen exclusively by CYP Now, Williams-Thomas and Davies said: "From the beginning this case should have gained the response of a professional strategy meeting with the police child abuse investigation team and other agencies enabling the implementation of an immediate protection plan.
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