+1 862 207 3288 Since the 1970s there have been numerous public inquiries and serious case reviews which have called on us to learn the lesson of what went wrong (Parton, 2004: 80) in order that future tragedies can be avoided. Indeed, Lord Laming has stated that:
It is clear that the safeguarding of children will continue to depend upon
services such as health, education, housing, police and social services
working together.
(2003: online, emphasis added).
Lamings report into the circumstances surrounding Victoria Climbies death highlighted the magnitude of the need for more collaborative working between professionals and particularly across inter-professional boundaries….(short extract)
