Matt Dunkley, president of the ADCS, argued that some of Munro’s recommendations, such as the proposal that suggests reforming serious case reviews, should be implemented immediately.
But Dunkley warned that plans to introduce a statutory duty on councils and their partners to offer "early help" to all children and young people in need would require additional funding from government.
"It is right that providing early help can reduce the need for child protection interventions that are more complex and more expensive, but this is over a long period, at a time when referrals to children’s social care continue to rise and funding for early intervention has been reduced," he said.
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