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Nine News: Edel McAllister reports on the the launch of a series of report on child protection by the Minister for Children Barry Andrews
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News At One: Dr Helen Buckley, Trinity College, says the review found big differences in how services work in different parts of the country
Launching a series of reports on child protection, Minister Andrews also said regional disparities existed in the application of guidelines.
The reports are part of a review of guidelines commissioned in response to the Ferns Inquiry.
The author of one of the reports said out-of-hours access to social workers was an issue that arose consistently in responses from users of the child protection system.
