Ian Johnston, director of the British Association of Social Workers, said that some of the recommendations in the report into the failures leading to the Soham murders stripped social workers of their discretion and would make it harder for them to build trusting relationships.
Last week, Sir Michael recommended that all staff who were working in schools and with children should be subject to in-depth background checks and be registered on a database for employers.
He also called for better guidance for social services on referring cases to the police.
But Johnston said that the recommendations could place too much of a burden on social workers.
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