WELFARE workers are busy working on an action plan to stop the system failing some of our most vulnerable youngsters.
Last week the Swindon Area Child Protection Committee met at Oakfield University Campus to ensure local agencies learn from mistakes.
There have been four serious case reviews in the past year, including the death of 16-year-old Kate Walsh who was found dead in a derelict squat on Manchester Road as a result of a suspected heroin overdose. Another case involved a man who had fathered six children with his daughter.
Those attending the one-day conference included social workers, police and youth offending teams and those working in education.
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