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Debate between Edward Timpson and Rosie Cooper(10 years, 10 months ago)
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Mr Timpson
We need to be careful not to conflate the two issues of historical abuse and the robustness of the current system. When there has been abuse in the past, we need to investigate it and take the evidence where it leads. I am clear, however, that the Working Together guidance—along with all the other work we are doing to improve social work practice and to free people working on the front line to spend more time with families rather than sitting behind desks—is the way forward. We are building on the Laming and Munro reviews, and that is being reflected in the response not only that Ofsted is having through its inspections but from front-line practitioners themselves, who can see the sense in what we are doing to ensure that all children are kept safe, whatever the circumstances.
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (Lab)
13. What steps his Department is taking to raise the status, professionalism and morale of the teaching profession.