The report says the current safeguarding system is not broken, but there is too much ambiguity and inconsistency which does not serve children, their families or professionals well.
Existing multi-agency safeguarding arrangements"are not yet fit for purpose everywhere" she added.
It found that child protection work is inherently complex, but the current system does not give professionals the best opportunity at cutting through this complexity"to get to the truth of what life is like for children". And it identified a reliance on quickly pulling together a team from overstretched agencies every time there is a child protection concern, which is"certainly inefficient and often ineffective".The review noted the importance of challenging assumptions and biases relating to culture, ethnicity, gender and sexuality when safeguarding children.
Sir Peter Wanless, NSPCC chief executive, said Arthur and Star's deaths"have left a lasting scar on the nation".
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