Inadequate information sharing between agencies has been an all-too-familiar finding of reviews into child deaths or other serious cases over many years.
It was a key factor behind agencies' failure to prevent Victoria Climbié's murder in 2000, as Herbert Laming, who chaired the inquiry into the eight-year-old's death, recalled in a recent interview with Community Care.
And, 20 years later, the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel found similar failings in relation to the cases of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, in its 2022 report into their murders.
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However, social workers appear divided about the effectiveness of information sharing between agencies in child protection cases, according to a Community Care poll.
Just over half of the 606 respondents were positive, with 31% saying information sharing was quite effective and 24% very effective.But 45% expressed dissatisfaction, rating it as either not very effective (36%) or not at all effective (9%).
What are your thoughts on how well information is shared between agencies during child protection cases?
