‘We will remember Steven’: Cornwall after The Murder of Steven Hoskin: A serious case review
| Pages | 6-18 |
| Published date | 26 May 2010 |
| Date | 26 May 2010 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5042/jap.2010.0291 |
| Author | Margaret Flynn |
| Subject Matter | Health & social care,Sociology |
6 © Pier Professional Ltd The Journal of Adult Protection Volume 12 Issue 2 • May 2010
10.5042/jap.2010.0291
Introduction
In December 2007 the director of adult social care at Cornwall
Council invited me to return in 2008 to ‘highlight ... the
progress made ... to restore public confidence ... and provide the
Committee with an evidence based assessment of ... progress’.
The invitation followed the publication of The Murder of
Steven Hoskin: A serious case review (Flynn, 2007; Jones, 2007).
I discussed the follow-up with the Chair of the Serious Case
Review Panel in September 2008. Written information from
each agency and relevant documentation regarding progress
since December 2007 were duly forwarded. This informed
discussions with lead personnel in each of the agencies that
had submitted management reviews and information to the
serious case review panel, which were:
■Cornwall Council Children’s Social Care
■Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust
■Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
■Cornwall Council Adult Social Care Department
■Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
■Cornwall Council Multi-Agency Adult Protection Unit
■Ocean Housing Ltd (NB the Tenant Services Authority,
formerly the Housing Corporation, had indicated their
interest in participating in the follow-up with Ocean
Housing Ltd)
■Cornwall Council Youth Service
■Cornwall Council Youth Offending Team.
‘
We will remember Steven
’:
Cornwall after
The
Murder of Steven Hoskin:
A serious case review
Margaret Flynn
Chair of Lancashire County Council’s Adult
Safeguarding Board and Senior Associate,
CPEA Ltd
key words
Cornwall, Steven Hoskin,
agencies,
Serious Case Review
,
progress, safeguarding
abstract
This paper reviews the progress
that Cornwall County has made
since the murder of Steven Hoskin
and the resulting
Serious Case
Review
(Flynn, 2007). Interviews
were held with senior and frontline
personnel, whose agencies were
in contact with Steven and the
people who moved into his bedsit.
The agencies have progressed
significantly, in terms of attitude
and reforming the way in which they
work. The outcomes and processes
that have resulted from the action
plans that were drawn up have been
welcomed, although there are still
challenges to overcome.
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