So much for “Every Child Matters”
A few years back Labour launched “Every Child Matters” with great fanfare. It was the policy document that was supposed to make sure there would never again be another Victoria Climbié.
Haringey Council’s social workers’ incompetence, however, has led to the death of Baby P, or Child A, who was murdered in the family home by an evil brute:
The report says that there were “numerous examples” of good practice [RUBBISH] within all agencies involved in the case, but concludes:
“There were many factors which contributed to the inability of the agencies to understand what was happening to Child A. With the possible exception of the paediatric assessment of 01.08.07, none on their own were likely to have enabled further responses that might have prevented the tragic outcome.”
The report says that just over a week before he died, legal advice was that on the information provided, the threshold for initiating care proceedings had not been met [WHEN SHOULD IT BE?] and adds:
“Most critically Child A was seen on 01.08.07 by a community paediatrician for the purpose of the long awaited development assessment. Expert medical opinion commissioned during the course of this serious case review concluded that a diagnosis of abuse should have been made at that point.”
It also says:
“This serious case review has revealed clear evidence of appropriate communication between and within agencies as well as weaknesses in specific areas of information flow.”
The review found that “safeguarding structures exist across Haringey agencies and offer a sound framework for the implementation of required procedures, it has also identified scope for improving the detailed application of some processes.”
The above justification of Labour-run Haringey Council’s overseeing of the murder of a child – and outright incompetence – as well as the poor framework put in place by the Labour Government just shows why we can’t trust Labour with our children.
So much for “Every Child Matters”. Every child clearly doesn’t matter.
3 Comments »
Leave a Reply
-
Archives
- November 2010 (3)
- October 2010 (1)
- May 2010 (2)
- April 2010 (1)
- March 2010 (1)
- January 2010 (3)
- December 2009 (4)
- November 2009 (2)
- October 2009 (7)
- September 2009 (8)
- August 2009 (12)
- July 2009 (1)
-
Categories
- abortion
- Alistair Darling
- animal welfare
- badgers
- Bank of England buffoons
- betrayal
- Cameron
- celebrity
- Child A
- Conservatives
- crime
- dependency
- Doncaster
- economy
- education
- general election
- Gordon Brown
- gun crime
- guns
- intellectual idiocy
- Jacqui Smith
- kids
- knives
- Labour
- Labour Party
- Liverpool
- London
- media
- NHS
- Northern Ireland
- older people
- opinion polls
- politics
- poverty
- privatisation
- privatising
- public sector
- Reg Empty
- Rhys Jones
- Royal Mail
- shame
- Shannon Matthews
- social breakdown
- social services
- taxation
- UK
- Uncategorized
- UUP
- welfare
- Woolworths
-
RSS
Entries RSS
Comments RSS
I had the privilege of escorting the parents of Victoria Climbie to the Haringey council meeting to discuss the case. They asked George Meehan for permission to speak at the meeting which he declined – it was only after the local media got involved that he changed his mind.
All the labour councillors voted to protect the council. The councillor in charge of social services moved to scutinise the dept and George Meehan kept his job. For all its failings no one was sacked.
After the meeting various Labour councillors lined up to express their condolences and say that this won’t happen again.
Now we’re hearing that the Labour party wants to discuss this in private and edit the proceedings. Will anyone accept responsibility for this and will anyone lose their job. I somehow doubt it.
[…] on Monday by Schools Secretary Ed Balls. …Blogs That May Also be of interest Child MattersSo much for “Every Child Matters”Blogs That May Also be of interest Children PlayThe Muslimah » Blog Archive » What Do the Children […]
Pingback by Disabled children should have same opportunities for play and fun as non-disabled peers | Family Sense | 19 November, 2008 |
[…] children in measures to alleviate fuel poverty. …Blogs That May Also be of interest Child MattersSo much for “Every Child Matters”Blogs That May Also be of interest Children PovertyThe Poverty Jet Set » Blog Archive » The Hot […]
Pingback by Help for families with disabled children in Scotland facing fuel poverty welcomed | Family Sense | 24 November, 2008 |