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Suspended children's chief hits back at council boss - Manchester Evening News 29th October 2009
"A CHILDREN'S services boss who was suspended in the aftermath of the murder of a toddler has launched a counter attack against a town hall chief.
Jill Baker was in charge of the department at Salford when two-year-old Demi Leigh Mahon was beaten to death by her babysitter. "
Heroin overdose teenager Kate Walsh died from 'catalogue of failings' - Daily Telegraph 28th October 2009
"Kate Walsh, who spiralled into a fatal heroin addiction after coming under a "Svengali-like" influence of her drug addict boyfriend, died after authorities missed a series of opportunities to save her, a coroner said. "
Twice as many children take into care in aftermath of Baby Peter case - Liverpool Daily Post 26th October 2009
"Social workers came under fire following the death of Baby Peter. Ben Schofield looks at the knock-on effect in Liverpool
LIVERPOOL is taking almost double the number of children into care compared to five years ago, new figures reveal."
Baby at centre of Wirral child protection concerns - Liverpool Echo 26th October 2009
"A BABY who suffered sickening injuries was today at the centre of serious concerns over child protection.
Baby A, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was three weeks old when he was admitted to hospital on August 9, 2008 with a brain injury, up to 17 fractures to his ribs and upper limb and shoulder fractures."
The obese want to have their equality cake and eat it too - The Sunday Times 25th October 2009
"What a time it's been for fatties. First came the glad tidings last week that the world's fattest man lives in Ipswich. Paul Mason, 48, who weighs 70 stone, needs NHS surgery if he is to survive (also in Ipswich, a woman of 27 stone had to be rescued by firefighters after she fell in a ditch and got stuck). Then some fat people demonstrated outside the office of Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, calling for discrimination against fat people to be made a hate crime, like racism.
Ed Balls clashes with social work leaders - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"Children's secretary challenged over time spent by social workers on record-keeping"
Ofsted finds Cornwall children's services 'inadequate' - The Guardian 23rd October 2009
"Inspectors say senior managers are ineffective and children at risk are not properly safeguarded"
Fat family: all seven children taken into care - Daily Telegraph 22nd October 2009
"An overweight couple from Dundee have had all seven children, including a newborn girl, taken into care by social workers because of their size, according to a report. "
Social services 'acted too late' to save Kate Walsh - Daily Telegraph 22nd October 2009
"A social services director has admitted agents acted "too late" to save Kate Walsh, the 16-year-old girl who died of a heroin overdose, an inquest has heard. "
Care staff powerless to stop heroin addict leaving hospital - Daily Telegraph 21st October 2009
"Care staff were powerless to prevent a 16-year-old girl from leaving hospital after she was treated for a heroin overdose weeks before her death, an inquest heard. "
23st mother's newborn girl taken into care over obesity fears - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"A newborn girl was taken into care because it was feared she would pile on excessive weight in the care of her obese parents.
The child was removed from her mother within hours of being born earlier this week and has been placed with a foster family. "
Children in care numbers soar - The Independent 21st October 2009
"Record numbers of children are being taken into care because social workers have become frightened of taking risks in the wake of the Baby Peter scandal.
Figures released yesterday show that applications for children to be taken into care have doubled in the past year. Cafcass, the children's court agency, said the rise was partly caused by some social workers referring "lower level concerns" in case they make a mistake by "under-reacting"."
Schoolgirl, 16, died from heroin overdose despite parents' pleas for social services to save their daughter - Daily Mail 21st October 2009
"The parents of a schoolgirl addicted to heroin pleaded with police and social services for help but they did nothing to save her, an inquest has heard.
Deborah and Anthony Walsh desperately sought advice from the authorities after their 16-year-old daughter Kate began taking the Class A drug. "
Social services sees rise in adults at risk of physical and sexual abuse - The Guardian 20th October 2009
"Study reveals that fears of sexual and physical abuse of vulnerable adults means more are being referred for assessment by social workers, as demand for other services also rises"
Abuse cases piling up after Baby P - The Observer 18th October 2009
"More than 150 of the worst cases of child abuse have come to light since the Baby P tragedy, a survey has revealed.
In the past six months alone authorities launched nearly two investigations a week into the most worrying incidents, primarily those in which children died or were seriously injured as a result of abuse or neglect."
Surge in children taken into care as recession stress takes toll on parents - The Observer 18th October 2009
"Fallout from Baby Peter abuse case adds to the pressure on foster care agencies"
Most children killed at home ‘had been monitored by social services’ - The Times 15th October 2009
"Two thirds of children killed or seriously injured by their parents were being monitored by social workers at the time — with one in five on the “at-risk” register.
In a study of all serious case reviews published in the past year, Ofsted found 19 per cent of the 219 children were subject to a child protection plan, the system covering those in most danger. Yet despite their parents being under strict notice to improve care, and social workers regularly monitoring behaviour, they still suffered serious and even fatal abuse. "
Sharon Shoesmith was told of failings, court hears - The Guardian 8th October 2009
"Sharon Shoesmith, the former head of children's services at the centre of the Baby Peter case, was made aware of "very significant professional failings" in her department at Haringey before she was sacked, the high court heard today."
Sharon Shoesmith ‘sent text appeal to Ofsted inspector before dismissal’ - The Times 9th October 2009
"Sharon Shoesmith sent a text message to an Ofsted inspector urging her to include “anything positive” about Haringey children’s services in an emergency report just days before she was dismissed. "
Sharon Shoesmith’s text message comes back to haunt her in court - The Times 9th October 2009
"When Sharon Shoesmith pressed the button on her text message to the Ofsted inspector Heather Brown, little did she think that it would be read out in court a year later.
Would she have written a letter pleading for positive findings to be included in the report? It is unlikely. But a text? Where’s the harm in pinging a lighthearted plea to the personal mobile of someone who had been in and out of the department for the last three weeks?"
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