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A highly critical report into child protection services in Edinburgh claims some youngsters are being left in high risk situations without the support they need. Inspectors said they were "not confident" that all children who are referred are being properly assessed and protected. However, they did say services have improved since the tragic death of baby Caleb Ness four years ago. The killing of an 11-week-old boy at this flat in Leith in 2001 prompted a major review of child protection services in the capital.
Caleb Ness, who had been identified as at risk, was shaken to death by his brain damaged father Alexander.
The report into the tragedy found fault at every level of the city's social work department. Now a new report shows that lessons have been learned but there are still serious flaws in the system. It says that: "Some children, particularly older children were not always provided with the help and support they needed and, as a result, some of them were left in high risk situations or without adequate support." Those in charge of protecting the capital's children admit that more must be done.
Asst Chief Constable Neil Richardson, chair of the Edinburgh Child Protection Committee, said: "It is a critical report but it gives us an ideal opportunity to tailor our energies and our focus on the areas that are going to be of most benefit and to drive the improvement that we know we need to deliver over the next 12 months."
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