Cornwall Council has appointed a new director to lead services for children, schools and families in Cornwall. Trevor Doughty, who will take up his new role on May 12, is a former social worker with a background in care, particularly relating to children.

A social worker who falsely changed records to show she had made 70 visits to at-risk children in Devon has been banned from working in her profession.

BASW has expressed astonishment at comments from the new president of the high court’s family division, Lord Justice Wall, after he described the perception of many social workers as “arrogant and enthusiastic removers of children from their parents”, and who are misunderstanding their duties under the Children Act.

A WIDOW who uncovered “vindictive” comments claiming she may have abused her late husband has received an apology from Cornwall Council.

Those who believe social services simply can’t win had their case strengthened by the new president of the high court’s family division who said their priority should be to keep families together, not separate them, despite the problems surrounding the case of Peter Connelly (aka ‘Baby P’) and countless other cases where attempting to keep families together has led to children’s deaths.

Social workers and education officials who failed to save Khyra Ishaq have been ordered to attend disciplinary hearings by Birmingham City Council.

A COUNCIL scandalised by the Edlington child torture attack is facing sustained and large-scale Government intervention following an emergency inspection into deep and ingrained failures in its management.