But for all his bravado during this difficult period, Ed Balls' eagerly anticipated response to Lord Laming's report last week came not as a bang but as a whimper. The government's new action plan promises many things: a revision of statutory guidance on safeguarding children; two members of the public to sit on local safeguarding children boards; and new performance indicators on safeguarding. It also promises research briefings on how best to intervene when there are concerns a child is being harmed; a families and relationships green paper; and a new strategic framework to ensure the police have the right arrangements and resources in place to protect children. And plenty more.
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