Echoing a major criticism in Lord Laming's review of child protection last week, the survey commissioned by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) shows only 64 per cent of organisations have effective information sharing protocols in place.
The survey conducted by Ipsos Mori questioned 647 organisations and invited the person with overall responsibility for safeguarding to show how their organisation is meeting its requirements under section 11 of the Children Act 2004.
Less than 30 per cent of respondents said they have mechanisms in place to include the views of parents, children and young people in policy making and less than half have the IT systems to manage information effectively.
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