Will the children's index protect England's children?Registration of 11 million children in England will begin shortly. The project is to be completed by 2008 under plans to improve child protection announced by the government. The Children's Index arises out to a recommendation of Lord Laming, who conducted an inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbie in 2003. The inquiry report claims that Victoria's death might have been prevented if police, schools, social and health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract had shared the information they had on the girl's situation. Mary Marsh Dame Mary Elizabeth Marsh, DBE is the Chief Executive of the NSPCC (UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children). She was awarded a DBE by the Queen in the 2007 New Year's Honours list for her services to families and children. Ms. , head of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, expressed doubts about the system. It will be difficult and time consuming to maintain, she said. Some argued that the effort was not proportionate pro·por·tion·ate adj. Being in due proportion; proportional. tr.v. pro·por·tion·at·ed, pro·por·tion·at·ing, pro·por·tion·ates To make proportionate. to the risk. "When you are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a needle in a haystack For the epidode of the TV series House, see . A needle in a haystack is an English idiom that refers to an object (or a person) that is difficult to find because it is lost, mixed in, or buried within a much larger space, mass, crowd, or group of some other objects. , is it necessary to keep building bigger haystacks Haystacks can be:
Doctors, social workers and other professionals will be able to consult the database when they have concerns about a child's situation and will be able to enter additional information to share with others concerned with children. Access to the system will be restricted to professionals who have been checked for criminal records. The system will contain basic identifying details such as name, birth date, address, and school for all under 18 years of age. Professionals can enter additional information based on knowledge and contacts. However, the entries by staff are limited to "facts." Initially, the Index was planned to record the opinions and impressions of professionals. However, Lord Laming, the originator of the scheme, objected to an "all-singing, all-dancing, complicated data base." He approves of the revised system. Britain's sensationalist sen·sa·tion·al·ism n. 1. a. The use of sensational matter or methods, especially in writing, journalism, or politics. b. Sensational subject matter. c. Interest in or the effect of such subject matter. press also weighed in with "Big Brother" headlines. A survey of children also elicited equally strong objections. In the current data, professionals may not enter judgements, expressions of concern or suspicions without permission of the child or the family. The Department of Education and Skills, which is responsible for child welfare services, has budgeted 224m [pounds sterling] (C$472) to set up the database and estimates a maintenance cost of 41 m [pounds sterling] (C$46m) per year. www.dfes.gov.uk |
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