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Baby P review calls for overhaul of social services

By Alex Stevenson Sweeping reforms across government are needed to improve the safeguarding of children in the wake of the Baby P case, Lord Laming’s review has concluded. A national safeguarding delivery unit reporting directly to Cabinet, more training for frontline social workers and better cross-government integration are among the measures called for. The government… Read more »

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Baby P official claims unfair dismissal

By politics.co.uk staff The former director of children’s services who lost her job as a result of the Baby P scandal has lodged an employment tribunal claim against Haringey council. Sharon Shoesmith, 56, was removed from her post without compensation last December after a damming report was published criticising her department’s handling of the case…. Read more »