Maybe if we take a radical social administration and organisational approach to the overall structure of organisations in child protection, within the social work umbrella, and the wider perspective of child care, then outcomes can be changed. A Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review is being written by an independent author. This is almost complete and, now the trial is concluded, the review will be finalised and published in January 2022. A local child safeguarding practice review, being written by an independent author, will be published in January 2022 with recommendations for children’s services and other agencies in Bradford to better protect children in their care.

From reading through all the comments below, it would seem there is such great dissatisfaction with the ‘system’ and society. throughout my career, made sure that if someone suspected abuse of any kind, that I followed up all concerns. On September 2, Frank Smith, Star’s paternal great-grandfather, made a social services referral after seeing a video of bruises on the infant’s face. I am a social worker, I trained abroad and started practising in the UK 16 years ago. That may not be long, but I have seen so many changes in terms of policies, procedures, legislation and especially over the last ten years or so things have gotten worst.We offered support and assistance to Star’s family for what we believed their needs to be, at that given time, but we all deeply regret that not all the warning signs were seen that could have led to firmer statutory enforcement action,” they said. The defendant, a former amateur boxer, appeared to be bragging when she told the jury about her punching power. The court heard she was obsessively jealous, physically powerful, violent, and controlling. Use the STAR method to plan your answers to interview questions and to show your skills and experience on a CV or application form. Torture and death followed for these children, after a step parent moved in. Those relationships were not long. Meanwhile, a report following a visit in December 2020, three months after Star’s death, found the service was “heavily reliant on agency social workers”.

Inspectors at that time said while there was “some effective social work practice” happening in Bradford council’s children’s services, there was “weaknesses in management grip of social work practice at all levels”. The British Association of Social Workers also said it was important social workers were recognised for the good work they do. A specialist medical practitioner should almost always assess bruises/injuries and be fully briefed by the social worker beforehand On June 23 Rachel Whiteley, a friend of Smith’s mother, made a social services referral after observing her behaviour at a family barbecue. A spokesperson said the review into Star’s death will feed into the national review of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ death commissioned by the Secretary of State Nadhim Zahawi last week.It will provide partners and colleagues in our district and across the country with clear recommendations so we can better protect children in our care," the statement added. Ms Hinchliffe said the independent Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review will be published next month. Great-grandfather David Fawcett spoke of his heartbreak more than a year after Star's death, saying he does not stop thinking about his great-granddaughter.

The DfE said Star’s death was “deeply disturbing” and it would consider Walker’s full report before deciding whether to strip the council of responsibility for its children’s services. A local safeguarding review will recommend improvements to social work practice in Bradford after the killing of 16-month-old Star Hobson by her mother’s partner. The court heard Smith was of extremely low intelligence, and “abnormally compliant” when told to do something by an authority figure. Action - I organised a meeting with other important members of the marketing team to come up with creative ideas, and I led the social media campaign to generate interest in the revamped newsletter.We are very aware as partners that there is much that we need to learn from this case. We have already put in place actions that will improve our practice so that we learn those lessons. But we need to fully understand why opportunities to better protect Star were missed. And they said they would contribute their learning to the government’s national review into child protection launched following the Arthur Labinjo-Hughes murder.