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| Professor Eileen Munro |
“Good groundwork has been done on each of my recommendations but these changes now need to come together and create the momentum to shift from a compliance culture to one focused on helping children and on learning how to do better.”
Professor Eileen Munro
The review into child protection, which came as a result of the baby Peter Connelly tragedy in August 2007, stresses the importance of minimising bureaucracy for social workers to enable improved flexibility in offering improved, more flexible care for children and young people.
Feedback from Munro’s progress report suggests that trial authorities have benefitted from greater flexibility which in turn has encouraged ‘more thoughtful working practices, and better and clearer consideration of priorities’.
The update identifies local authority innovation as ‘particularly encouraging’ and draws upon improvements in the selection process and initial training of new social workers as a strength, however areas requiring faster change are identified including the call for a reduction in statutory guidance to allow room for increased local autonomy.
To access a full copy of the progress report click here.
Additional resources
A summary of the Local Safeguarding Children Board Chairs’ perspectives on responding to recommendations outlined in the Munro Review of Child Protection: Findings from a national survey.
Progress in implementing the Munro review - a view from CIB
The Children's Improvement Board's view on progress made in safeguarding children following the Munro report.
Munro Review of Child Protection: Initial Recommendations
Video - Professor Munro publishes her final report on child protection - (May 2011)
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