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There was a 20 per cent increase in the number of babies killed or harmed during the first Covid-19 lockdown, Ofsted’s chief inspector has warned.
Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning over a risk to babies during lockdown. Picture: Ofsted
Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning over a risk to babies during lockdown. Picture: Ofsted

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Warning over lockdown risk to babies

Amanda Spielman, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has issued a stark warning over an increase in the number of babies harmed and killed during the first lockdown.

Sixty four babies were deliberately harmed in England - eight of whom died. Some 40% of the 300 incidents reported involved infants, up a fifth on 2019.

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