Victoria Climbié Inquiry

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The Victoria Climbié Inquiry was a major public investigation in the UK into the failures of child protection services following the abuse and death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié, leading to wide-ranging reforms in child safeguarding policy and practice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child protection inquiry ⓘ
public inquiry ⓘ
aim to identify failures in the protection of Victoria Climbié ⓘ
to make recommendations to improve child protection ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Laming Inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié ⓘ
chairperson Lord Laming ⓘ
commissionedBy Department of Health (UK) ⓘ
Home Office (UK) ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endDate 2003 ⓘ
focus accountability in child protection ⓘ
child safeguarding ⓘ
health services response ⓘ
inter-agency cooperation ⓘ
police response ⓘ
social services practice ⓘ
hasOutput Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report ⓘ
identifiedFailure failure to follow child protection procedures ⓘ
inadequate assessment of risk ⓘ
insufficient supervision of frontline staff ⓘ
lack of professional curiosity ⓘ
poor information sharing between agencies ⓘ
influenced Children Act 2004 (UK) ⓘ
linked to: Children Act 2004

Every Child Matters (UK government initiative) ⓘ
linked to: Every Child Matters

creation of Local Safeguarding Children Boards ⓘ
establishment of the role of Director of Children’s Services ⓘ
establishment of the role of Lead Member for Children’s Services ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
ledBy Lord Laming ⓘ
legalBasis Tribunals of Inquiry (Evidence) Act 1921 ⓘ
location England ⓘ
namedAfter Victoria Climbié ⓘ
numberOfRecommendations 108 ⓘ
relatedTo child abuse in the United Kingdom ⓘ
safeguarding children policy in the UK ⓘ
reportPublicationDate 2003 ⓘ
resultedIn reform of child protection policy in England ⓘ
reform of child protection practice in England ⓘ
sectorExamined healthcare ⓘ
housing services ⓘ
policing ⓘ
social services ⓘ
startDate 2000 ⓘ
subjectOfInquiry child protection system failures ⓘ
death of Victoria Climbié ⓘ
typeOfReport statutory inquiry report ⓘ

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Children Act 2004 → informedBy → Victoria Climbié Inquiry ⓘ
Victoria Climbié Inquiry → hasOutput → Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report ⓘ
linked to: Victoria Climbié Inquiry
Victoria Climbié Inquiry → alsoKnownAs → Laming Inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié ⓘ
linked to: Victoria Climbié Inquiry