Logan Mwangi’s murder: major review of Welsh social care needed, says expert

Senior social worker calls for action in the only country of the UK that has not had a recent review

A root and branch review of children's social care in Wales is needed after the case of five-year-old Logan Mwangi, who was killed by his mother and stepfather after being removed from the child protection register, a leading social work expert has said.

Prof Donald Forrester said the case highlighted critical issues affecting many children's social services in Wales, ranging from social worker capacity and staffing shortages to high and increasing numbers of children being taken into care.