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Children at risk

Babies and toddlers are the most vulnerable members of society, not only because they are defenceless and small but also because they cannot tell others what is happening to them.

So the dramatic increase in under-twos being placed on Supervision Requirements and emergency measures for their own protection is worrying, even if it partly reflects a system that is getting better at identifying them. Since 2003, 30 of them have died in Scotland.