Case Studies: During the last few years high pr
ofile serious case reviews
and criminal
trial
s
have
concluded, which all involved a mother killing one of her children, despite the
involvement
of several agencies in the child’s life.
The first was the
case of
Daniel Pelka
,
a four
–
year
–
old living in Coventry who was singled
out for abuse and neglect by his mother and her partner until his death from a blow to the
head in March 2012.
The second was the
case of
Keanu Williams
, a toddler living in Birmingham who died with
37 separate injuries on his body, inflicted by his mother in early 2011.
The last was the conviction of
Amand
a Hutton
in Bradford Crown Court for the severe
neglect and manslaughter of her four
–
year
–
old son Hamzah Khan. The boy’s mummified
remains were found in his cot in September 2011, two years after his death in the squalid
flat where other children were living
One of the key functions of the Safeguarding
Children’s Board is to ensure that there are
multi-agency policies and procedures for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children. This includes dealing with allegations against people who work with children and
the recruitment and selection of adults who work with children. There is a responsibility for agencies, groups and volunteers who are engaged in any work with children and their families, to have policies, systems and processes in place that support these multi-
agency safeguarding arrangements.
1.In the first section of your report, you must
explain what are existing working practices and
strategies designed to minimise abuse in
health and social care context using the case studies above.
2.In the next section of your report you must
evaluate the effectiveness of working practices and strategies used to minimise abuse in
a health and social care setting using the case studies above.
3.Finally, in the next section of the report you must discuss what possible improvements to
working practices and what strategies exist to minimise abuse in a health and social care
setting using the case studies above.
I need UK references and please number the answers.

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