Head of child protection: 'Too early' to have confidence in child protection reforms

The Government's head of child protection says it's too early to say he has confidence in reforms to protect children from abusive homes.

The Government's head of child protection has said it is too early to say he has confidence in reforms to protect children from abusive homes.

Special rapporteur Geoffrey Shannon has said he first needs to see a plan for the government to follow up on his major report.