Penny Booth: On into Spring

This week one cannot help but be struck by the care figures increase. Explanations (obvious to some) are that in the few years since the Baby P case social workers are keen to ensure there are no repeats of such failures. All such workers whether in social or health care or in education were bruised from the fall-out including the publicity which followed this appalling lack of care and failure of parenting and support so that would be no surprise. If this increase in children entering the care process is a result and if the subsequent action saves children from harm that is all to the good. Is that too simple as an explanation?

Social workers must be really good if they think that they can stop harm to children in a short period - with failures in child care for sure there'll be another one along in a moment. After all child abuse has been going on for so long and bad and/or inadequate parents and carers have been around forever - it's going to...

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