News release: “The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report – March 2009: Lord Laming’s far-reaching report, The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report (12 March 2009), was commissioned by the Children’s Secretary Ed Balls in November 2008. For more information on the report, and the Government’s response, please see the relevant DCSF Press Notice. A letter from the Secretary of State to Lord Laming, setting out the Government’s immediate response to Lord Laming’s report, is also available. A statement on Lord Laming’s report by Ed Balls can be viewed at the DCSF’s Speeches page.”