Dr. Niall Muldoon:

It is a range of things. Lack of resources is one part of it, but the system sometimes fails to allow for difficult cases. The majority of the work is straightforward, but it is a complicated area involving child care and different professionals. There are gaps between the support mechanisms social care workers may expect. There are all sorts of areas involved and some people stay within their silos, failing to support in a useful way. We are continuously and consistently receiving child protection complaints. That does not seem to be changing and we are not bringing down the numbers. The area still needs to be improved.