'One child death is too many': Safeguarding boss vows to protect youngsters

Public services are working closely together, while serious case reviews will be held to learn lessons from any child deaths, bosses added.

Alan Coe, the independent chair of Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board, said: “On behalf of the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board, I would like to express our extreme sadness at this tragedy.

"Everyone has a duty to protect children and young people – parents, relatives, friends and the authorities.

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“The board and the agencies it represents are determined to do all they can to ensure that children and young people in Wolverhampton are protected from harm and that – wherever humanly possible – incidents like this can be prevented.

“Over the last few years, arrangements have been put in place to ensure that agencies like the council, police and health services work much more closely together.

“The introduction of the new Wolverhampton Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub earlier this year has further strengthened the way partners respond to safeguarding issues involving children, young people and vulnerable adults, while the transformation of children’s services is enabling professionals to focus on the whole family unit and intervene at a much earlier stage.

“One child death is one too many, so when tragedies such as this occur we commission Serious Case Reviews to examine the actions of agencies and individuals involved – and establish whether any lessons can be learned which could improve the outcomes for other children in similar circumstances.”