Children in many parts of England are not getting adequate protection against abuse, the government will admit today after an inquiry into child safeguarding services following the Baby P tragedy. Ed Balls, the children's minister, is expected to accept proposals in a 100-page report from Lord Lamin...

The former children's services chief who was sacked after the Baby P tragedy has launched a legal challenge against the role played in her dismissal by Ed Balls, the children's secretary, it emerged yesterday. Sharon Shoesmith, 56, was dismissed without compensation from her position at Haringey cou...

MPs yesterday summoned the head of Ofsted to give evidence next week on why the children's services inspectorate failed to spot problems in the London borough where Baby P died after months of persistent injury and neglect. Barry Sheerman, Labour MP and chair of the children's select committee, said...

The head of children's services in the London borough where Baby P died after months of persistent injury and neglect was dismissed from her post yesterday as the government responded to a damning report into the council's failings. On a day which saw two senior figures on Haringey council resign wi...

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