Editing ContactPoint (section)

==Motivation==
{{See also|Murder of Victoria Climbié}}
In April 1999, Victoria Climbié (born 2 November 1991 in [[Abobo]], [[Côte d'Ivoire]], died 25 February 2000 at [[St Mary's Hospital, London|St. Mary's Hospital]], [[London]]) and her great-aunt Marie-Thérèse Kouao arrived in London, sent by her parents for a chance of an education. A few months later, Kouao met Carl Manning on a bus which he was driving, and she and Victoria moved into his flat. It was here that she was abused, including being beaten with hammers, bike chains, and wires; being forced to sleep in a bin liner in the bath; and being tied up for periods of over 24 hours. In the period leading up to her death, the [[law enforcement in the United Kingdom|police]], the [[social welfare|social services]] of many local authorities, the [[National Health Service (England)|NHS]], the [[NSPCC]], and local churches all had contact with her, and noted the signs of abuse. However, in what the judge in the trial following Victoria's death described as "blinding incompetence",<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1113740.stm Inquiry into Climbie officials]", BBC, 12 January 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> all failed to properly investigate the abuse and little action was taken. On 24 February 2000, Victoria was admitted into an accident-and-emergency department, semi-unconscious and suffering from hypothermia, multiple organ failure and malnutrition. She died the next day, aged eight. On 20 November 2000, her guardians, Marie Thérèse Kouao and Carl Manning, were charged with child cruelty and [[child murder|murder]]; on 12 January 2001, both were found guilty, and sentenced to life imprisonment.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2062590.stm Timeline: Victoria Climbie]", BBC, 28 January 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref>

Victoria's death led to a [[public inquiry]], launched on 31 May 2001<ref>"[http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/News_Update/may.htm#31may2001 Victoria (Anna) Climbié inquiry is launched] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825023027/http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/News_Update/may.htm#31may2001 |date=25 August 2007 }}", The Victoria Climbié Inquiry, 31 May 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> and chaired by [[Herbert Laming, Baron Laming|Herbert Laming]], which investigated the role of the agencies involved in her care.<ref>"[http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/Background/back_about.htm About the Inquiry] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825024033/http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/Background/back_about.htm |date=25 August 2007 }}", The Victoria Climbié Inquiry. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> The report, published on 28 January 2003,<ref>"[http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/News_Update/jan03.htm#2jan03 Victoria Climbié Report Calls for Radical Change in the Management of Public Services for Children and Families] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825023521/http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/News_Update/jan03.htm |date=25 August 2007 }}", 28 January 2003; {{cite web |url=http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/finreport/report.pdf |title=Report of an Inquiry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230223857/http://www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk/finreport/report.pdf |archive-date=30 December 2006 }}, 28 January 2003. The Victoria Climbié Inquiry. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> found that the agencies involved in her care failed to protect her and that on at least 12 occasions, workers involved in her case could have prevented her death. The Laming report led to, amongst other things, the creation of the [[Every Child Matters]] programme, which consists of three [[green paper]]s: ''Every Child Matters'', published in September 2003; ''Every Child Matters: The Next Steps'', published in early 2004; and ''Every Child Matters: Change for Children'', published in November 2004.<ref>"[http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/greenpapersummary/ Every Child Matters: Change for Children] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070428125425/http://www.teachernet.gov.uk/wholeschool/greenpapersummary/ |date=28 April 2007 }}", teachernet.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref><ref>"[http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/aims/background/ Background to Every Child Matters] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520222849/http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/aims/background/ |date=20 May 2007 }}", everychildmatters.gov.uk. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 27 June 2007</ref> The
database proposals were announced in September 2003,<ref>Batty, David; Carvel, John, "[http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,,1038411,00.html Plan to keep file on every child]", ''The Guardian'', 9 September 2003. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref> alongside the publication of ''Every Child Matters'', and was being created under Section 12 of the Children Act 2004. The idea of a child database, however, preceded the Laming report and was suggested in a report, ''Privacy and Data Sharing: The Way Forward for Public Services'', by the [[Performance and Innovation Unit]], published on 11 April 2002 – over a year before the Laming report – and was not related to child abuse.<ref name="Munro">Munro, Eileen, "[http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/comment/0,1074,1186315,00.html National child database would increase risk]", ''The Guardian'', 6 April 2004. {{cite web|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/downloads/su/privacy/downloads/piu-data.pdf |title=Privacy and Data Sharing: The Way Forward for Public Services |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630005356/http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/strategy/downloads/su/privacy/downloads/piu-data.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2007 }}, Performance and Innovation Unit, 11 April 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2007.</ref>