ABSTRACT
If one feature of the thirty-five inquiries stands out above all others, it is the panels’ repeated conclusions that inter-agency communication was flawed. Report after report highlights how crucially relevant information was not passed on to new workers or agencies and that information was not shared amongst concurrently involved professionals. For example, a child’s new school remained unaware of the existence of a Care Order or, when a family moved, reports were not sent on to the social services department of the new borough. Sometimes, records of emergency telephone calls could not be found. Consequently, professionals were left working in isolation or ignorance and planning for the child’s welfare remained uncoordinated.
