Sara Sharif: Vulnerable children being failed by 'broken' social care system

A frontline social worker has described children’s social care system as “broken” and said her “biggest fear” is that a child in her care will come to harm. Speaking anonymously, the worker, who we are calling Emily, told Sky News: “It's underfunded. Social workers are dealing with such massive pressure every day, massive caseloads, trying to see families, trying to assess risk, trying to manage risk - and it's not realistic.” It comes as Surrey social services face questions over what more they could have done to protect Sara Sharif, who died aged 10 and had been known to the authorities throughout her life. Her father Urfan Sharif, 42, and stepmother Beinash Batool, 30, were found guilty of her murder and her uncle, Faisal Malik, 29, was convicted of causing or allowing her death. Read more: https://news.sky.com/topic/sara-sharif-10796 #skynews #uk SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales