Lord Laming of Tewin is a renowned social worker who is perhaps best known for overseeing the inquiry into the Victoria Climbie tragedy....

Children's services directors will be sent for compulsory training to make sure they understand the pressures of frontline social work following the death of Baby P it has been announced....

Children's secretary Ed Balls's announcement of an overhaul of social work services is not the first time that the Government has pledged to repair the failing child protection system....

The case of Baby P means the system of investigating the most serious incidents of child abuse must be reformed according to Ofsted....