Baby P in the news
Cost of Laming recommendations highlighted
One proposal alone could cost councils £250m a year and require 6,300 more social workers, researchers say
Ofsted praises Haringey progress
The watchdog’s update on the London council’s child-protection work reports a “marked acceleration” in standards
Union call to boost social workers
Councils are accused by Unison of undermining public confidence in social workers by barring them from speaking out in the media
Support for children’s services ‘lacking’
Baby Peter one year on: more than one in three directors of children’s services say the level of support they receive from the government has worsened
Survey shows social worker crisis intensifying
Twelve months after the Baby P verdict, an LGA survey reveals increased recruitment and retention problems
Gilbert faces MPs' grilling over Baby P
Ofsted chief Christine Gilbert is expected to face MPs over accusations that inspectors were told to downgrade an official review of Haringey’s children services during the Baby Peter furore
Shoesmith sacking decision reserved
Judgment is reserved in the High Court challenge brought by Sharon Shoesmith over the legality of her sacking as head of Haringey social services
Shoesmith lawyers demand Ofsted drafts
Sharon Shoesmith’s legal team demands access to drafts of an Ofsted inspectors’ report prepared in the wake of the public outcry over the death of Baby P
Balls defended over Shoesmith sacking
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls defends the sacking of the head of social workers responsible for protecting Baby P in Haringey
Ofsted inspectors 'shocked by Haringey'
Highly-experienced Ofsted inspectors were shocked by what they found when they carried out an inspection in the wake of the Baby P tragedy
Balls accused of witch hunt
Children’s Secretary Ed Balls is accused of allowing himself to be influenced by a media storm and witch-hunt in the Baby P case
Haringey recruits US social workers
Haringey joins other local authorities in hiring social workers from abroad because of the shortage in the number of new recruits in the UK
Haringey's O'Donovan to step down
Haringey’s chief executive Ita O’Donovan is to retire next February - saying she had delayed her departure because of the Baby Peter case
Union warns of a 'Granny P' tragedy
Unison claims an outrage on a par with the Baby P tragedy will happen within adult social services unless there is urgent reform to the current system
Analysis: Baby P
Baby P: the good changes - and problems
The aftermath of Baby Peter’s tragic death brings good and bad changes, says Kim Bromley-Derry
Balls after Baby P: 'Short on detail'
Balls’ response to Lord Laming’s Baby P review falls worryingly short on detail in some of the most important areas where change needs to happen - LGC’s Jim Dunton assesses reaction to the government’s announcement.
D-day looms after Baby P intervention
The spotlight on councils may have dimmed slightly since coverage of the Baby P tragedy reached fever pitch but interest in their child-protection abilities continues.
Ensuring every child really matters
The Victoria Climbie death in Haringey in 2000 resulted in a sea change in children’s social services that few have dared to criticise.
Children's services news
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Cost of Laming recommendations highlighted
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Sandwell suspends 10 over safeguarding
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Balls warning to Birmingham over child death
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Ministers urged to redraw social care laws
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LGA concern at new safeguarding guidance
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Councils 'judge and fail families'
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Mental health services for looked-after kids 'patchy'
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Hundreds of jobs at risk at NSPCC
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Violence against social workers 'chronic'
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Thompson named new chief of social work watchdog
