Child Protection System Overhauled

Summary:
A big review of the child protection system will allow social workers to better create a relationship with vulnerable families. Children’s minister Tim Loughton, would be happy if social policy expert Professor Eileen Munro’s inquiry recommended removing a lot of the rules. SCRs (Serious Case Reviews) hidden by Labour will be made public. All future SCRs will be published so social workers are able to learn from previous mistakes of others. This is all meant to restore public confidence in the system. It will make sure that the social workers can actually keep an eye on vulnerable families instead of being shackled to their computers.

Opinion:
I think it is a good thing to make social workers less bound to rules and to make them able to keep an eye out on vulnerable families more. This because in my opinion, a lot of problems can be prevented if social workers have access to Serious Case Reviews. Crimes involving children are just absolutely hideous and anything that can be done against them, should be done against them. Reducing the chance these things happen by improving social help will be a great step in the right direction. Less rules (to a degree) will make it easier for social workers to actually do their job.

Article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jun/10/review-child-protection