I don’t trust Trowler as she ran a care business before her current post. She is also well connected with Senior Tories- you know the ones that cut the budgets and blame the Council’s. She’s been in post a long time -so why now?

The competition and markets Authority will be carrying out a study. I fail to see how a Neo- liberal market mechanism ideology will help with this problem?

Government usually have reviews when they don’t want to do anything!

I would welcome a system which works with and supports families, but this won’t happen unless we have good public services across the board and Social inequality is massively improved.

The complex task of keeping children safe will not change and in fact the thresholds are so high that situations are tolerated, when they shouldn’t be. This is due to the numbers of Children in this situation.

The current system is completely unjust, skewed madness. I blame tony blair and the baby p case that has caused all parents to be a risk and are seen guilty by the courts and the social servixes anxious not be embarrassed. How many families have to be wrecked to protect the system from another baby p.
Taking children from mothers ‘just in case’ is as evil as the rare dangerous parent.
There is a sign of a mediation process creeping in now that can help this is where common sense can prevail…. But the law is an ass and the people in it are too

Very well put! I fully agree with your response. Like you I’m 18 years in and cant wait to get out. Good luck with the groundbreaking changes that will come from.this ‘independent ‘ review.