Children's minister Edward Timpson has ruled out government support for a so-called "Daniel's Law" that would place a legal duty on social workers, doctors and school teachers to report child abuse, ITV News reports. He said: "Mandatory reporting is not the answer. Guidance is already crystal clear that professionals should refer immediately to social care when they are concerned about a child.”
One-third of councils previously judged by inspectors to have child protection weaknesses are still failing to meet minimum requirements, it has emerged. Figures published by the BBC show that 50 councils in England have been re-inspected by Ofsted over the past 16 months after earlier inspections had found "significant weaknesses".
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