Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Lord Hill of Oareford (Conservative) on Wednesday, 25 May 2011.

Children: Ofsted Report

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the recommendations in the report The voice of the child: learning lessons from serious case reviews, published by Ofsted this month.

Answer: My Lords, Ofsted’s report highlights the crucial importance of placing children at the centre of front-line practice in child protection. The Government expect practitioners and local safeguarding children boards to take account of Ofsted’s findings and their implications. The final report of Professor Eileen Munro’s review of child protection, A Child-centred System, which was published on 10 May, also underlines the need to refocus the system on children. The Government will respond to her report by the summer.

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