In the light of the recent experience gained in both England and Wales in major investigations of alleged wide ranging abuse of children in care/looked after children, an inter-agency review of the procedures followed and personnel employed in those investigations should now be arranged with a view to issuing practical procedural guidance for the future. In any event guidance is required to social services departments and police forces now in relation to: 82 (a) the safeguarding and preservation of social services files; (b) the safeguarding and preservation of police records of major investigations, including statements and the policy file; (c) access by the police to social services files; (d) the supply of information about alleged and suspected abusers by the police following an investigation; and (e) the sharing of information generally for criminal investigation and child protection purposes.