A comprehensive review of Scotland's child protection systems was announced last week by education minister Jack McConnell. He highlighted the case of three-year-old Dumfries girl Kennedy MacFarlane, who died last year after being attacked by her mother's boyfriend. A report into the death said that action should have been taken when Kennedy's nursery alerted health professionals to bruising on her cheek and an unusually sore back two months before her death. The report concluded that social workers and health staff failed to prevent the child's death. Mr McConnell said the review was necessary to avoid a repeat of such tragedies.
A comprehensive review of Scotland's child protection systems was announced last week by education minister Jack McConnell. He highlighted the case of three-year-old Dumfries girl Kennedy MacFarlane, who died last year after being attacked by her mother's boyfriend. A report into the death said that action should have been taken when Kennedy's nursery alerted health professionals to bruising on her cheek and an unusually sore back two months before her death. The report concluded that social workers and health staff failed to prevent the child's death. Mr McConnell said the review was necessary to avoid a repeat of such tragedies.
