Education Secretary Michael Gove is calling for "systematic" and "radical" reform of England's child protection system. The BBC reports that Gove will tell a NSPCC conference that many social workers are indoctrinated to see the people they help as victims of social injustice, leading to excuses being made for poor parenting. "I believe that we have not been either systematic, radical or determined enough in our efforts to reform the system of child protection in this country," he will say.
New mothers are to be offered up to £200 in shopping vouchers to encourage them to breastfeed their babies as part of a pilot scheme. The BBC reports that the collaboration between government and the medical research sector is being targeted at deprived areas of South Yorkshire and Derbyshire. If it proves successful, a nationwide pilot could be rolled out next year.
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