Tyler Whelan Death: 'Agencies Missed Chances'

Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board has published its Serious Case Review into the death of Tyler Whelan. The report is available to download here: Peterborough Serious Case Reviews.

According to the BBC News Website's coverage the report shows that child protection agencies missed "numerous opportunities".The report examined the role of Peterborough Children's Services department, medical professionals, Cambridgeshire police and probation officers. It found an assessment of the family carried out by a social worker was "very poor" and had not met "procedural requirements".

The report identified "numerous missed opportunities when interventions should have been more rigorous and incisive or clear". But it said there was no evidence that the death could have been prevented.

Tyler died in hospital in March 2011 after collapsing at home in Peterborough. His mother, Stephanie Whelan, 27, was found guilty of allowing or causing the death of her son.Her former partner, Elvis Lee, 34, was convicted of the murder at Cambridge Crown Court.