Independent Review of Children’s Social Care
Debate between Baroness Barran and Lord Walney(2 years, 7 months ago)
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Baroness Barran (Con)
One element focused on in the review is the ambition that we should have for children in the care system in relation to setting up their own businesses and having successful careers. All those things will be considered.
Lord Walney (CB)
My Lords, 13 month-old Poppi Worthington died 10 years ago in Barrow, probably at the hands of her father after being sexually abused. Of the myriad ways in which she was failed, one was that there was clearly not enough information sharing to allow professionals to see before she was born that she was being born into a very troubled family. That is one of the weaknesses that has been identified. Is it one of the areas that the Government will now push forward with as they improve data sharing across the system?
Baroness Barran (Con)
The noble Lord is absolutely right and, yes, that is absolutely an area of focus.