The Victoria Climbié Inquiry chair reflects on social work, 21 years on

Our interview with Lord Herbert Laming is part of a new series of profiles of key figures who have shaped social work over the past five decades, to celebrate Community Care’s 50th anniversary.
More than 20 years after delivering his report into the death of Victoria Climbié, there is still a quiet sadness about Herbert Laming at the mention of her name.
In 2001, the government tasked the former chief inspector of social services with chairing a statutory inquiry into the murder of