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| Brown 'angered' by baby killing | Brown 'angered' by baby killing |
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| Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the killing of a 17-month-old baby has not only "shocked and saddened, but horrified and angered" people. | Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the killing of a 17-month-old baby has not only "shocked and saddened, but horrified and angered" people. |
| The boy, from Haringey, north London, was on a register of at-risk children when he was killed in August 2007. | The boy, from Haringey, north London, was on a register of at-risk children when he was killed in August 2007. |
| The government is deciding what action to take having now received a report on the death from Haringey Council. | The government is deciding what action to take having now received a report on the death from Haringey Council. |
| But Tory leader David Cameron said a review cannot be done by the council's own children's services director. | But Tory leader David Cameron said a review cannot be done by the council's own children's services director. |
| At Prime Minister's Questions, the Tory leader said: "This happened in the same children's services department that was responsible for Victoria Climbie and yet again nobody is taking responsibility, nobody has resigned. | At Prime Minister's Questions, the Tory leader said: "This happened in the same children's services department that was responsible for Victoria Climbie and yet again nobody is taking responsibility, nobody has resigned. |
| Short life of misery and painReactions to case | Short life of misery and painReactions to case |
| "Do you agree with me that the Haringey inquiry is completely unacceptable? | "Do you agree with me that the Haringey inquiry is completely unacceptable? |
| "It is being led by Mrs Shoesmith, who is the council's own director of children's services. | "It is being led by Mrs Shoesmith, who is the council's own director of children's services. |
| "Do you agree with me she cannot possibly investigate the failure of her own department?" | "Do you agree with me she cannot possibly investigate the failure of her own department?" |
| The prime minister called for cross-party support on this "sad and tragic case" and stressed the government had acted immediately in the aftermath of the court case by ordering a review of child protection in England. | The prime minister called for cross-party support on this "sad and tragic case" and stressed the government had acted immediately in the aftermath of the court case by ordering a review of child protection in England. |
| Children's Minister Beverley Hughes has ordered the England-wide review and demanded more answers from Haringey Council. | Children's Minister Beverley Hughes has ordered the England-wide review and demanded more answers from Haringey Council. |
| "I think the council has a responsibility, it is an elected body, it has the responsibility to ask itself the question, in the light of this case, whether there is an accountability at another level in the management of this case," she said. | "I think the council has a responsibility, it is an elected body, it has the responsibility to ask itself the question, in the light of this case, whether there is an accountability at another level in the management of this case," she said. |
| Written warnings | Written warnings |
| Two Haringey social workers and a lawyer were given formal written warnings over their conduct in the case, but there have been no resignations or firings. | Two Haringey social workers and a lawyer were given formal written warnings over their conduct in the case, but there have been no resignations or firings. |
| Earlier in the day, Barry Sheerman MP, chair of the Child and Family Select Committee, told the BBC that the "fashion" for preserving families needed to change. | Earlier in the day, Barry Sheerman MP, chair of the Child and Family Select Committee, told the BBC that the "fashion" for preserving families needed to change. |
| "I recently took my committee to Denmark where they take double the number that we have as a percentage of the population into care because they have highly qualified people. | "I recently took my committee to Denmark where they take double the number that we have as a percentage of the population into care because they have highly qualified people. |
| Jason Owen was convicted of "causing or allowing the death of a child" | Jason Owen was convicted of "causing or allowing the death of a child" |
| "I think we've got to look very carefully at that, very carefully indeed." | "I think we've got to look very carefully at that, very carefully indeed." |
| The circumstances surrounding the death of the baby boy have been deemed worse than the murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie in the same London borough in 2000. | The circumstances surrounding the death of the baby boy have been deemed worse than the murder of eight-year-old Victoria Climbie in the same London borough in 2000. |
| Unlike Victoria, Baby P was on the at-risk register and was seen regularly by social workers and medical professionals. | Unlike Victoria, Baby P was on the at-risk register and was seen regularly by social workers and medical professionals. |
| The court case revealed that the child, known only as Baby P, had been visited 60 times over eight months by social workers, police and health professionals. | The court case revealed that the child, known only as Baby P, had been visited 60 times over eight months by social workers, police and health professionals. |
| After a nine-week trial, Jason Owen, 36, from Bromley, and a 32-year-old man were convicted on Tuesday of "causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person". | After a nine-week trial, Jason Owen, 36, from Bromley, and a 32-year-old man were convicted on Tuesday of "causing or allowing the death of a child or vulnerable person". |
| The boy's mother had pleaded guilty to causing the death of the child and all three will be sentenced on 15 December. | The boy's mother had pleaded guilty to causing the death of the child and all three will be sentenced on 15 December. |
| The mother and her 32-year-old boyfriend cannot be named for legal reasons. | The mother and her 32-year-old boyfriend cannot be named for legal reasons. |