A review which was commissioned after the deaths of children in Wales, including murdered schoolboy Logan Mwangi, has issued its first findings. It has detailed inconsistencies and variations in child protective services and the focus on significant harm across Wales.
The review follows the deaths of Logan Mwangi, who was found dead in a river in Bridgend in July 2021 after being dumped there by his mother's partner, and Lola James, who was murdered her mother's boyfriend in July 2020. The devastating deaths of the two young children sparked an urgent review into child protection services in Wales.
The purpose of the review is to determine what extent the current structures and processes in Wales ensure that children's names are appropriately placed on, and taken off, the child protection register when sufficient evidence indicates that it is safe to do so.
