International Law

Words fail

By John Hirst

The unspeakable case of Baby P raises profound questions about the state of Britain today. The welfare state has created some communities with no trace of morality

Haringey Council's decision to clear itself of any wrongdoing in the appalling case of Baby P, the child who died from unspeakable injuries after as many as 60 visits from health and social workers, points to profound problems within that local authority. It is simply unacceptable that its own director of children's services should have undertaken the review into such a desperate failure, and then declared that no one would be sacked. The Children's Secretary Ed Balls is right to be sending inspectors into the council. He must be prepared to call for heads - not just deputy heads - to roll.

It does seem strange that heads rolled at the BBC for a prank phone call that backfired, and yet in a case as serious as this those involved have decided to keep their heads.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on November 13, 2008 (boomark / email).