Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) (2017) Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry – report chapters. [Accessed 23/08/2019]. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 aimed to strengthen the rights of children and young people in Scotland. It provided extra support for children in care and care leavers, and created systems to identify and respond to child welfare concerns at an early stage. Professor Alexis Jay led an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in Rotherham. The report estimated that 1,400 children in Rotherham had been sexually abused between 1997 and 2013. Most of the victims were White British children, and most of the perpetrators were from minority ethnic communities. In 1991, Working together under the Children Act 1989: a guide to arrangements for inter-agency co-operation for the protection of children from abuse was published (Home Office and Department of Health, 1991). 2 It included the requirements of the Children Act 1989 as well as compiling previous guidance on child protection and best practice.

Department of Education (2023) Stable homes, built on love: implementation strategy and consultation: children’s social care reform (PDF). [Accessed 03/02/2023]. Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, both aged 10, were killed by Ian Huntley, their school caretaker. He had previously been investigated by police for crimes including burglary, indecent assault and rape.

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The Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) in Northern Ireland published its final report (HIA, 2017). 20 Recommendations included a public apology, a redress board, a compensation scheme and a statutory commissioner for survivors of institutional childhood abuse (COSICA). 2018 – Updated guidance in England and Domestic Abuse Act in Scotland The Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, also commissioned Professor Eileen Munro to conduct an independent review of child protection in England. 2011 – Munro review in England, Safeguarding Boards and UNOCINI in Northern Ireland, and children's rights in Wales The Scottish Government announced its intention to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scottish law (Scottish Government, 2019). 24 2020 – Safeguarding during coronavirus and corporal punishment made illegal in Jersey, Scotland and Wales The first formal child death inquiry took place in England in 1945 into the death of Dennis O'Neill, who was killed at the age of 12 by his foster father. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 was passed in England, Northern Ireland and Wales following the recommendations of the inquiry into the events surrounding the deaths of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman in 2002.

Lord Laming’s The protection of children in England: a progress report (PDF) made 58 recommendations for child protection reforms (Laming, 2009). 10 Though it meant the family had to sell many of their possessions, Pauline’s work made her a national figure in the fight against drugs. Responding to the death of a child: the Child Death Review process (focus on the individual child) (Jump to) Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) (2019) So-called honour based abuse and forced marriage. [Accessed 13/08/2019].The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its final report into child sexual abuse and exploitation in institutions in England and Wales (IICSA, 2022) 31. The report sets out findings and common themes arising from the work of the Inquiry and made 20 recommendations for reform for the UK and Welsh governments and other institutions 2023 – government sets out plans to reform children’s social care in England and responds to IICSA’s recommendations Under the Children Act 2004 there is a statutory requirement that all child deaths are independently reviewed. At the age of 7, Maria Colwell was killed by her step-father after being returned home from foster care. The public inquiry that followed her death found that Maria had been failed by the child protection system.