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Children: Protection

Volume 489: debated on Thursday 12 March 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (1) how many representations his Department has received from social workers on child protection issues in Doncaster since its was established; (248764)

(2) how many representations concerning child protection in Doncaster his Department has referred to (a) the Commission for Social Care Inspection and (b) Ofsted since it was established.

The Department for Children, Schools and Families has no record of having received correspondence from any individual identifying themselves as a social worker, on child protection issues in Doncaster, nor of having referred any representations on child protection in that area to CSCI or Ofsted.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families pursuant to the answer of 27 February 2009, Official Report, column 1116W, on children: protection, which staff of his Department are permitted to read anonymised full serious case reviews. (261072)

[holding answer 5 March 2009]: Copies of serious case reviews are seen by relevant members of the Department's Safeguarding Group when sent by Local Safeguarding Children Boards for the purpose of informing the biennial overview reports which analyse the key findings from SCRs as a whole and identify the implications for policy and practice. Members of the Government offices may also see relevant individual anonymised SCRs to inform their support and challenge role in relation to LSCBs and local authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what finance and support his Department provided for the production of series (a) one, (b) two and three of the Kids Taskforce Watch over me DVD. (262475)

The Department for Education and Skills contributed £75,000 towards the cost of producing the first series of Watch Over Me in 2003. The Department did not provide funding or support for the development of series two and three.