Babysitter jailed for murdering toddler is cleared after retrial – The Times

Posted December 19th, 2008 in child abuse, murder, news, retrials by sally

“A babysitter was cleared yesterday of murdering a two-year-old boy, marking the end of a long campaign to clear her name.”

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The Times, 19th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Failings found in sex abuse case – BBC News

Posted December 12th, 2008 in child abuse, criminal records, news, sexual offences by sally

“Proper criminal checks were not carried out on a convicted child sex offender who went on to film the abuse of boys on field trips, an inquiry has found.”

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BBC News, 12th December 2008

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Three children a week – the death toll from abuse – The Independent

Posted December 11th, 2008 in child abuse, news by sally

“The true scale of child abuse in the UK was revealed yesterday when Christine Gilbert, the chief executive of the children’s services watchdog, told MPs that three children a week died as a result of abuse – more than triple the previous estimate.”

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The Independent, 11th December 2008

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Nationwide overhaul of social services departments ordered – The Independent

Posted December 8th, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“Social services departments across England face a radical overhaul as a result of disturbing failings uncovered after the death of Baby P and the Shannon Matthews kidnap case.”

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The Independent, 7th December 2008

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Social services errors led to death of baby, says inquiry – The Guardian

Posted December 5th, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“A series of errors by social services and health staff allowed a baby girl to stay with her violent father and incompetent mother before she was shaken to death, an inquiry concluded today.”

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The Guardian, 5th December 2008

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Couple fight back after children taken into care in ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 5th, 2008 in adoption, child abuse, news by sally

“A couple who had their three children forcibly adopted after being accused of abuse are the victims of a ‘terrible miscarriage of justice’, a court heard.”

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Daily Telegraph, 4th December 2008

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Costs, targets, paperwork: why the system fails children at risk – The Times

Posted December 4th, 2008 in child abuse, social services, special report by sally

“Ed Balls moved swiftly to remove Sharon Shoesmith from her post, and states that every local council must learn the lessons of Baby P’s death. But in many ways, Shoesmith was the perfect children’s director for the new-look Department for Children, Schools and Families.”

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The Times, 4th December 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Staff ‘too timid’ on child abuse – BBC News

Posted December 3rd, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“Professionals must not be too reluctant to remove children from abusive parents, a group of experts has said.”

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BBC News, 3rd December 2008

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Thousands more children at risk – The Independent

Posted December 2nd, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“Huge crackdown on children’s services after Baby P inquiry as 28 councils are named and shamed over failed care.”

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The Independent, 2nd December 2008

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Devastating report reveals Baby P failings – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“The head of children’s services in the London borough where Baby P died after months of persistent injury and neglect was dismissed from her post yesterday as the government responded to a damning report into the council’s failings.”

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The Guardian, 2nd December 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Three suspended over Baby P case – BBC News

Posted December 1st, 2008 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, news, social services by sally

“Three people have been suspended on full pay from Haringey Council after a ‘damning’ inspectors’ report into the case of Baby P.”

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BBC News, 1st December 2008

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Judge postpones Baby P sentencing – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2008 in child abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

“The sentencing of three people over the death of Baby P has been postponed for at least three months.”

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BBC News, 28th November 2008

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In re M (A Child) (Non-Accidental Injury: Burden of Proof) – WLR Daily

Posted November 28th, 2008 in burden of proof, child abuse, judgments, law reports, reasons by sally

In re M (A Child) (Non-Accidental Injury: Burden of Proof) [2008] EWCA Civ 1261; [2008] WLR (D) 367

After a judge had given judgment counsel had a positive duty to raise with the judge not just any alleged deficiency in the judge’s reasoning process but any genuine query or ambiguity which arose on the judgment.”

WLR Daily, 27th November 2008

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Instructor jailed over sex abuse – BBC News

Posted November 28th, 2008 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

“A former outdoor pursuits instructor has been jailed for three years for sex attacks on two boys and three girls.”

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BBC News, 27th November 2008

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Paediatrician who failed to detect Baby P’s broken bones is suspended – The Times

Posted November 28th, 2008 in child abuse, disciplinary procedures, doctors, news by sally

“The doctor who failed to detect Baby P’s injuries and concluded that he was just ‘cranky’ two days before he died has been suspended from practising medicine.”

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The Times, 28th November 2008

Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Ofsted’s child abuse report was misleading – The Observer

Posted November 24th, 2008 in child abuse, news, statistics by sally

“A ‘misleading’ figure included in a major government watchdog report has led to a false and vastly inflated picture of the numbers of children who die from abuse in England.”

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The Observer, 23rd November 2008

Source: http://observer.guardian.co.uk

Government will not release detailed report into Baby P – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“The government refused today to release a detailed report into the mistakes made by authorities in the Baby P case.”

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The Guardian, 20th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Councils ‘systematically failing’ to learn from their mistakes in child care – The Guardian

Posted November 20th, 2008 in child abuse, education, news, social services by sally

“The most vulnerable children are being failed by ‘patently inadequate’ standards of care in the networks of schools, care workers and children’s homes established to protect them from abuse, according to the chief inspector of schools.”

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The Guardian, 19th November 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Government to unveil new laws to protect vulnerable children – The Guardian

Posted November 18th, 2008 in child abuse, news, social services by sally

“No government reforms can ‘make good the evil’ that happened to Baby P, the children’s secretary, Ed Balls, said today.”

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The Guardian, 18th November 2008

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Child protection register missed more than 80 per cent of serious child abuse cases – Daily Telegraph

Posted November 17th, 2008 in child abuse, news by sally

“More than 80 per cent of children killed or seriously injured as a result of abuse or neglect were not on the national child protection register, it has emerged.”

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Daily Telegraph, 15th November 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk