Review calls for child protection overhaul in England after two deaths

Report in wake of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson killings proposes new specialist teams

Child protection services in England face a shake-up after an independent review of safeguarding failures that led to the killings of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and the toddler Star Hobson.

The review's central proposal is the creation of specialist child protection teams including social workers, mental health workers, police officers, paediatricians and child psychologists to oversee cases where children are at serious risk of harm.