 While the present benefit reforms seek to discourage sole parenthood and unplanned pregnancies, whether they will be effective enough remains to be seen.With the government’s White Paper on child abuse due to be released next month, one can only hope that for the sake of our children a significant focus of future policy change is on strengthening the family – and marriage, which still remains the safest institution in which to raise children.The case was covered by "Casefile True Crime Podcast" on 23 April 2016.