IS not the action like closing the stable door once the horse has bolted? Does a child have to die before these cases are spotted?

One of the main problems is that to get a job in social services all you need is a degree. This does not qualify to do this type of work.

The world works on a balance of ego-drive and empathy. If you do not get this balance right you fail.

I would suggest the most qualified people to do this work are people who have suffered the same or similar situations.

John Malcolm Gowland, Heighington, near Darlington.