A landmark report reviewing child deaths between 2019 and 2025 finds that 35 children were repeatedly known to child protection services before they died. Across the cases covered, the children had been flagged to protective authorities several times, indicating ongoing involvement with the system prior to the fatalities. Despite this repeated contact, the report states that protective services had assessed each of the children as not being at significant risk at the time of relevant assessments. The findings highlight a gap between repeated notifications or involvement and the risk determinations made by services. The report does not change the fact that deaths occurred, but focuses on how risk was classified in the period leading up to them. The coverage across outlets emphasises that the children were already on the radar of child protection agencies prior to their deaths, and that assessments concluded the children were not at significant risk. The report is presented as a major review of the circumstances surrounding the deaths and the decisions made by protective services in the lead-up to them.
Report finds 35 children were repeatedly assessed as not at significant risk
A landmark report reviewing child deaths between 2019 and 2025 finds that 35 children were repeatedly known to child protection services before they died. Across the cases covered, the children had be...
- A report reviews child deaths between 2019 and 2025.
- It covers 35 children who died in that period.
- All 35 children had been flagged to child protection services multiple times.
- Protective services assessed each child as not at significant risk.
- The report is described as landmark and focuses on system involvement and risk determinations before the deaths.
Of the almost three dozen children who died between 2019 and 2025, all had been flagged with child protection services several times, a new landmark report has found.
2 months agoOf the almost three dozen children who died between 2019 and 2025, all had been flagged with child protection services several times, a new landmark report has found.
2 months agoOf the almost three dozen children who died between 2019 and 2025, all had been flagged with child protection services several times, a new landmark report has found.
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