government database held information children england created response abuse death year old england agencies involved care failed prevent death aimed improve child protection improving way information children shared services designed previously working titles information sharing index index children index database created children act cost set year run operated local authorities accessible users database heavily criticised wide range groups mainly privacy security child protection reasons new announced plans scrap august database shut date children act information database england regulations amended longer applies development april born november died february london great aunt arrived london sent parents chance education months later met bus driving victoria moved flat abused including beaten bike chains wires forced sleep liner bath tied periods hours period leading death police social services local authorities local churches contact noted signs abuse judge trial following victoria death described incompetence failed properly investigate abuse little action taken february victoria admitted accident emergency department semi unconscious suffering multiple organ failure died day aged november guardians charged child cruelty murder january found guilty sentenced life imprisonment victoria death led public inquiry launched chaired investigated role agencies involved care report published january found agencies involved care failed protect occasions workers involved case prevented death report led things creation programme consists green papers published september steps published early published november database proposals announced september alongside publication created section children act idea child database preceded report suggested report privacy data sharing way forward public services performance published april year report related child abuse implementation pilot schemes designated identification tracking schemes began council local authorities doubts legality council obtaining data children local database council eventually advised legal pilot areas followed different ways december secretary state education skills official announcement introduction database confirmed minister state children young people families allow introduction database government required local authorities implement framework help improve outcomes children government set deadline january local authorities failed achieve government began consultation draft regulations september ended december october government selected design database february database renamed information sharing index following research groups including children families decided clear purpose database improve communication working children consultation guide database users launched ended july database expected cost set spread years beginning december costing year years year database operating local authorities accessible users expected fully operational end following child benefit data scandal deadline pushed months allow security review prior implementation training workers planned begin spring following general election new government scrapped database measures reverse substantial erosion civil liberties labour government roll state intrusion poll found consensus correct wrong decision use government said database set improve child protection improving way information children shared services professionals job involves supporting children able access database required undergo enhanced checks training local authority decide access database provided role listed regulations users need provide reason record trail kept access database help detect professionals completed common assessment framework tool identify severity child situation able record child record carried information discovered way held data protection act organisations supplying data database inform children guardians fair processing notices subjects database access requests writing view personal data organisations hold database correct mistakes government estimated benefit reducing work time database valued content entries child consist database hold case assessment material observations database include information sensitive nature defined issues relating sexual health mental health substance abuse consent child child guardians needed appeared database note child receiving help sensitive services refusal consent justified children minister said drug alcohol use parents relatives neighbours aspects behaviour recorded government guidelines reveal information recorded included family routines evidence chaotic lifestyle ways family income signs mental illness alcohol relatives difficulties parents relationship august announced database include telephone numbers addresses celebrities children records children risk shielded determined case case basis technical specification include capacity store data coverage database hold information million children england records kept years child turns leave england wales intention returning database apply year olds care learning disabilities applies england wales permission needed criticism significant privacy concerns database produced report november children privacy safety saying database guidelines ignored family values privacy details database needs looked carefully government responded saying reservations report evidence base report authors replied throw leading academics field challenging evidence evidence report government action rights children said proposals invaded child right privacy given convention rights child said interference rights article european convention human rights right respect private life difficult justify liberty civil liberties interest group said governments interfere family life warning importance privacy free society raised concerns breach doctor patient phrase cause concern criticised potential overly wide ranging fears function study commissioner think trust views young people information sharing found children concerned invasions privacy reluctant use sensitive services database commentators expressed concern country increasing surveillance august information commissioner drawing parallel way governments eastern_europe spain gained power information 20th century expressed concern national including introduction identity cards warning danger country ing surveillance society april secretary state defence said skills consider scope realise efficiency effectiveness benefits child population register thought database conjunction national coordinator group opposing identity cards said cradle grave surveillance member parliament said public concern government plans compulsory identity card database state children database property database council tax argued new database child country effect population surveillance tool years system prevent child abuse eyes education home education support group agreed assessment said staff working protect vulnerable children expressed disbelief investing hundreds millions best way safeguard children said davies assertion gross distortion intelligent application technology aimed ensuring child benefits universal services awarded big brother award worst public servant partly backing database security concerns database significant commentators said large risk abuse system evidence presented management board showed month staff logged incidents inappropriate access sex offenders targeting children database find vulnerable victims celebrity attacked critics saying fears security government ministers decided exclude children database proposals broken data protection human rights laws said database lead self fulfilling children difficult backgrounds treated potential government accused public response death force unpopular proposal curb civil liberties concerns database undermine child protection parents weakening power parents look children harm good sheer size database meant cases overlooked abundance minor incidents doubts government estimate cost database information commissioner estimates said absurd raised concerns cost noting government projects tend budget questioned children ability informed consent right chief executive wanted database cover united_kingdom england wales saying information held partial potentially worse useless june child protection conference children protected held reached conclusion database prevent child abuse undermine parents ability look children government rejected negative criticism said database contain basic information certainly including information children diet school said information child needs kept risk government denied possibility function concerns privacy spokesman saying conscious need respect personal privacy said database secure undermine child protection help agencies share information hughes said database secure confident ensure security government said confident database complied human rights act chief executive said index response continuing problem action helps reduce number children slip net welcome publication procedures organisations access clear vast majority voluntary organisations able access meant majority organisations work children young people sports groups groups faith groups able register involvement representing real challenge practitioners wanted working particular child young person
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