Lord Laming's report The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report, was commissioned by the Children�s Secretary Ed Balls in November 2008, and looks at children�s services across England.

The report recognises that Every Child Matters is the right framework for safeguarding children, but that more must now be done to ensure that it is implemented in practice to provide the best quality care and protection for every child at the front door of each of the key services.

Lord Laming calls on Government to set explicit priorities for the protection of children and young people and reflect these in the targets for each of the key frontline services, and ensure sufficient resources are in place to deliver these priorities.

Read the full press notice and download the report on DCSF's website, linked below.