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Her Majesty's Inspector of Education (HMIe) published a report on Child Protection Services in Dundee. This report was very critical. This should concern everyone associated with the council. If the Council has failed one child that is one child too many. The City Council will consider this report and how to respond to it on Wednesday 1st July, I want to listen to everything which is said at that meeting. I agree with my colleagues Kevin Keenan and Helen Wright about their concerns. I also think that Ian Borthwick has made an important contribution to the debate. If you want to read the report please click here.
Labour in the Scottish Parliament has said that this report reflects wider problems and that there should be a national child protection inquiry I think that this is true and I support this. Labour in the Scottish Parliament's news release is to be found below.
LABOUR DEMAND NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY
DUNDEE REPORT SHOW NEEDS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
Scottish Labour have called for a national child protection inquiry after a third damning report into children’s protection services in a matter of months.
Dundee’s child protection services were found to be failing to take action to protect vulnerable youngsters until their circumstances reached "crisis levels".
The report follows similar investigations into children’s services in Moray and Aberdeen.
This is the first report into Dundee since the death of Dundee toddler Brandon Muir last March.
HM Inspectorate of Education officials said they had "no confidence" that all children at risk of harm, abuse and neglect are protected.
Labour leader Iain Gray said:
"There is a crisis at the heart of child protection services in parts of Scotland. This damning report in Dundee quickly follows similar reports in both Aberdeen and Moray.
"We were told after the death of
Brandon Muir that changes would be made. I have no confidence that that is happening. "This is not a localised issue but a national one. Doing nothing cannot be an option.
"It is for ministers to take action and do it quickly. Alex Salmond and Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop must lead this process. It needs firm and immediate action at full cabinet level.
Labour Shadow Children’s Minister Karen Whitefield said:
"There needs to be a national inquiry into child protection service across the country and I will be demanding this directly with ministers and will write to Fiona Hyslop this morning.
"This is a process that is failing vulnerable Scottish children in parts of Scotland and the public will not accept any delays."
Labour in the Scottish Parliament has said that this report reflects wider problems and that there should be a national child protection inquiry I think that this is true and I support this. Labour in the Scottish Parliament's news release is to be found below.
LABOUR DEMAND NATIONAL CHILD PROTECTION INQUIRY
DUNDEE REPORT SHOW NEEDS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
Scottish Labour have called for a national child protection inquiry after a third damning report into children’s protection services in a matter of months.
Dundee’s child protection services were found to be failing to take action to protect vulnerable youngsters until their circumstances reached "crisis levels".
The report follows similar investigations into children’s services in Moray and Aberdeen.
This is the first report into Dundee since the death of Dundee toddler Brandon Muir last March.
HM Inspectorate of Education officials said they had "no confidence" that all children at risk of harm, abuse and neglect are protected.
Labour leader Iain Gray said:
"There is a crisis at the heart of child protection services in parts of Scotland. This damning report in Dundee quickly follows similar reports in both Aberdeen and Moray.
"We were told after the death of
Brandon Muir that changes would be made. I have no confidence that that is happening. "This is not a localised issue but a national one. Doing nothing cannot be an option.
"It is for ministers to take action and do it quickly. Alex Salmond and Education Secretary Fiona Hyslop must lead this process. It needs firm and immediate action at full cabinet level.
Labour Shadow Children’s Minister Karen Whitefield said:
"There needs to be a national inquiry into child protection service across the country and I will be demanding this directly with ministers and will write to Fiona Hyslop this morning.
"This is a process that is failing vulnerable Scottish children in parts of Scotland and the public will not accept any delays."
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