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Created by Laura Wood
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In the same way that police forces must refer themselves to the Independent Office of Police Complaints, which investigates deaths or serious harm to an individual from police contact, we want the same for social services.

We call upon the Government to establish an independent oversight body akin to the IOPC for social workers to refer themselves for deaths or serious harm to individuals who social workers have come into contact within the work done by social services.

We believe that in doing so, it could enable vital recording and investigation of these deaths or serious harm, foster a culture of prevention, and make way for an up-to-date, responsible, accountable and transparent oversight body.

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