Government orders urgent review into child welfare within Haringey council, the local authority responsible for the care of Baby P

The leader of Britain’s 81,700 social workers called last night for an end to the excoriation of the profession in the media and parliament, after the disclosure of mistakes in the handling of the Baby P case in Haringey, north London.

WESTLANDS Residential Home faces uncertainty following the announcement of shake up proposals from the Northern Health and Social Care Trust.

The family of a man found dead in a car in the River Thames have criticised mental health workers, claiming they not been given enough help.

It is exactly the sort of dead-end ideology which still holds white social workers in thrall. Almost half a century ago, a friend of mine was the subject of what was then seen as a risky experiment.

A shocked British government has ordered a full review of the country’s child protection measures after a court convicted a young mother, her boyfriend and another man for the terrible death by torture of a 17-month-old child.

Lord Laming, the child protection expert who led the inquiry into the circumstances of the killing of Victoria Climbié in Haringey in 2000, spoke of his distress that the same north London borough should have been the setting for the death of another child known to welfare and health agencies, despite the reforms that followed his investigation.

Two men were today found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a 17-month-old baby in a case which echoes the murder of Victoria Climbié. Child protection experts and politicians have issued the following responses

In May, Berthe Climbie, whose eight-year-old daughter died in a shocking tale of neglect, spoke of her fears that lessons hadn’t been learned…

TWO Haringey social workers and a lawyer have been given written warnings over their role in the death of Baby P but no council employee will be sacked, it emerged today.