Lord Laming’s review into child safeguarding reforms, following the death of Baby P has called for a step change in leadership and practice to help protect children from harm. There are more targets for child protection, a major change in the training and professional development of social workers, and improving the staffing and status of police child protection teams. So will these reforms improve child protection policy and keep children safe? To discuss the way forward Jane GarveyÌýis joined by Kim Bromley-Derry, Director of Children’s Services at Newham Council, East London, Joanna Nicolas, independent social worker and Detective Superintendent Caroline Bates who is in charge of the Metropolitan Police child abuse investigation teams in South and East London.
