The call was made as part of Sir Christopher Kelly's serious case review into the failings at North East Lincolnshire Council in its dealings with Soham murderer Ian Huntley.
But Julie Ogley, social services director at the authority, told Children Now that it was the job of the police to hold information on adults - and any change would cause confusion over who is responsible for "soft" intelligence.
"I have a natural hesitation to move away from any system where the police are the main holders of information," she said. "It would mean we held some information on potential abusers but not on others.
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