Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Paul Burstow (Liberal Democrat), on Wednesday, 18 December 2002, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 37 members in total.

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REDUCING CHILD DEATHS FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT

That this House believes that the numbers of children in this country who die through abuse and neglect is unacceptable and that public policy has failed to reduce the level of child deaths over the last 30 years; is concerned that the Chief Inspector of Social Services records in her eleventh annual report that three per cent. of children on the child protection register and five per cent. of looked-after children are not allocated a social worker, up to 4,000 children without a safety net; is further concerned that there is no systematic follow-up for child deaths or co-ordinated strategy to reduce child deaths in this country; calls on the Government to place area child protection committees on a statutory footing by placing a duty on all the agencies involved in child protection to participate in the work of the committee and support the local authority in discharging its child protection role; and further calls on the Government to establish an independent Children's Commissioner to promote and protect the rights of all children.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

REDUCING CHILD DEATHS FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT (431A1)

The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Harry Barnes (primary, Labour) and tabled on Thursday, 19 December 2002. It has been signed by 7 members in total.

at end add 'and to raise the necessary public funding for this purpose.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

431 

431A1 

Session

2002-03

Subjects

Children Children in care Abuse Death Homicide Protection Offences against children Social services Social workers

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk