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| Plans to boost child protection | Plans to boost child protection |
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| Every area of England must be covered by a Children's Trust Board (CTB), the government is to order. | Every area of England must be covered by a Children's Trust Board (CTB), the government is to order. |
| The boards aim to prevent abuse by co-ordinating the efforts of those involved in child protection. | The boards aim to prevent abuse by co-ordinating the efforts of those involved in child protection. |
| The initiative follows the failure of social workers in Haringey to prevent the abuse and death of Baby P. | |
| Announcing the measures, Children's Secretary Ed Balls will acknowledge that protection agencies are failing to intervene early enough in some cases. | Announcing the measures, Children's Secretary Ed Balls will acknowledge that protection agencies are failing to intervene early enough in some cases. |
| It is hoped that the CTBs - which were first set up after the Victoria Climbie case - will remedy this. | It is hoped that the CTBs - which were first set up after the Victoria Climbie case - will remedy this. |
| Many English local authorities already have a CTB but some do not. Other parts of the UK have their own arrangements for child protection. | Many English local authorities already have a CTB but some do not. Other parts of the UK have their own arrangements for child protection. |
| Working together | Working together |
| The boards will be made up of the local authority, health, police, schools and other services. | The boards will be made up of the local authority, health, police, schools and other services. |
| They will be legally required to agree and deliver a Children and Young People's Plan and will set out local strategies for child safety arrangements. | They will be legally required to agree and deliver a Children and Young People's Plan and will set out local strategies for child safety arrangements. |
| The Department for Children, Schools and Families said individual members will be held to account for delivering their agreed part of the plan.Case worker wanted Baby P in care | The Department for Children, Schools and Families said individual members will be held to account for delivering their agreed part of the plan.Case worker wanted Baby P in care |
| In a speech due to be delivered to directors of children services, Mr Balls will say: "In some places, there is still too little emphasis on early intervention and prevention. Organisational barriers and competing priorities appear to be getting in the way. | In a speech due to be delivered to directors of children services, Mr Balls will say: "In some places, there is still too little emphasis on early intervention and prevention. Organisational barriers and competing priorities appear to be getting in the way. |
| "Professionals working with children in this country do a tough job, often in very difficult circumstances. | "Professionals working with children in this country do a tough job, often in very difficult circumstances. |
| "But we must do whatever it takes to strengthen local arrangements to enable children to live and grow up safely." | "But we must do whatever it takes to strengthen local arrangements to enable children to live and grow up safely." |
| He will add: "Our responsibility, working together, is to ensure that children are safe and protected from abuse - and I will not rest until we have the very best possible child protection arrangements to safeguard our most vulnerable children in every part of the country." | He will add: "Our responsibility, working together, is to ensure that children are safe and protected from abuse - and I will not rest until we have the very best possible child protection arrangements to safeguard our most vulnerable children in every part of the country." |
| The government will also publish new reforms aimed at improving child and adolescent mental health care. | The government will also publish new reforms aimed at improving child and adolescent mental health care. |