Sam Sherwood

The government has shelved a family violence integrated case management system that would have helped faster multi-agency responses and alerted staff to high-risk situations.

National Crime Correspondent Sam Sherwood reports.

Official documents show Project FETU was paused last year, as there was no sustainable way to fund, host and operate the platform, which has so far cost about $2 million.

The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention first suggested the system as a way to transform information sharing and to make at-risk children more visible.

Two men have been charged with child sexual offenses, and police say they expect further prosecutions in the coming weeks.

Our National Crime Correspondent, Sam Sherwood, reports.

The major new inquiry began after concerns were raised in May about Detective Inspector Kevin Very's handling of a historical sexual abuse case in Northland that had sat for a couple of years with no investigation.

That led to dozens of cases being reopened, most involving children.