Victoria climbie was eight when she died three years ago, tortured by her great-aunt and a man. An official inquiry into her death blamed lack of professionalism and poor communication among the many police, hospital staff and social workers who had dealt with her. Nothing new there―over the past four decades, dozens of inquiries into abused and murdered children had reached similar conclusions. But this time, the official response was much more far-reaching.
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