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<p>The number of Emergency Protection Orders is published as part of the Family Court
Statistics Quarterly publication. Data is available from 2011 up to January to March
2015 and can be found at:</p><p><a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015"
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2015</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>On 24 June the Prime Minister announced a new Child Protection Taskforce chaired
by the Secretary of State for Education. The Prime Minister’s announcement can be
found online here: <a title="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection"
href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-announces-new-taskforce-to-transform-child-protection</a>.
The Taskforce will lead work to: extend and accelerate reforms to the quality of social
work practice and leadership; develop better multi-agency working between children’s
social care, the police, health and other local services; improve local authority
performance and promote innovative practice; and strengthen governance and accountability
in children’s social care.</p>
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