“The father of a baby found dead with a fractured skull had been previously jailed for child cruelty and was a ‘massive risk’, an inquest has heard.”
BBC News, 6th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serious case review into the death of Chelsea Clark found examples of substandard care from mental health staff, social and community services workers and the police.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In this case the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, considered an application for a contra mundum injunction by Staffordshire County Council. He emphasised that the only proper purpose of such an injunction was to protect the child and refused to make an order in the wide terms sought by the Council. As a result, he allowed the publication of video footage and photographs of a baby being removed from its parents.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Three Eastern Europeans who flew friends and family into Britain and claimed £750,000 in tax credits have been jailed for a total of 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 4th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The council that repeatedly promised to protect its children following the deaths of Baby Peter and Victoria Climbié has launched yet another serious case review (SCR) into a child abuse case, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. The new investigation has started only a month after the publication of Haringey’s last SCR into Child T, a three-year-old who was beaten so badly with a belt, stick and cable that he was hospitalised yet was still returned to the family home, where the abuse continued. The latest investigation is the council’s sixth known SCR – investigations into serious incidents of child abuse – since the report into Baby Peter’s death was published in 2009.”
The Independent, 3rd November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Teachers and health workers should be prosecuted for failing to alert the police to allegations of child abuse, according to the former director of public prosecutions, who is calling for an overhaul of the law to prevent more victims from slipping through the net.”
The Guardian, 4th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A deaf and blind man who uses his spare bedroom to store braille equipment fears that he could lose his home due to the ‘bedroom tax’ as lawyers warned that the controversial measure is having a discriminatory impact on the disabled.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Sharon Shoesmith , the former Haringey council children’s services director sacked in the wake of the controversy surrounding the death of Baby P, has agreed a settlement for unfair dismissal with her former employers.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Vulnerable children are being let down by councils with ineffective and incompetent leadership, according to the Ofsted chief inspector, who singled out Birmingham as a ‘national disgrace’.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton & Hove City Council, considers the effect on adoption of the Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in Re B-S.”
Family Law Week, 11th October 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“The council that dealt with the Baby P and Victoria Climbié cases has apologised after failing to prevent the abuse of a toddler who suffered extensive injuries at the hands of his family.”
The Guardian, 10th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Doctors, social workers, police and nursery staff collectively failed to prevent the death of a two-year-old boy who was beaten to death by his mother after months of horrific cruelty, a serious case review has found.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Three families are challenging the government in court in a bid to prove its benefits cap is unlawful.”
BBC News, 2nd October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Local Government Ombudsman has sharply criticised a council that tried to force a vulnerable 13-year-old girl to move from the residential school she attended.”
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“A new report will be published into exactly why child protection workers failed to intervene in the case of a four-year-old beaten to death by his mother and stepfather.”
The Independent, 25th September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“One-third of councils previously judged by inspectors to have child protection weaknesses are still failing to meet minimum requirements, figures show.”
BBC News, 18th September 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Teachers, health professionals, social workers and police officers treated four-year-old Daniel Pelka as if he was invisible, failing to prevent his mother and stepfather from murdering him after a campaign of torture and starvation, an independent report has found.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Daniel Pelka – Serious Case Review
“The most senior family judge in England and Wales has rejected a legal bid to ban the naming and shaming of social workers in a controversial case which saw a baby taken from his parents against their will.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th September 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A city council has been fined £100,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after information on social services involvement with a number of individuals was published online.”
Local Government Lawyer, 30th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“The mother and stepfather of Daniel Pelka have been jailed for life for starving, torturing and battering the four-year-old boy to death.”
The Guardian, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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