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| Baby P authority 'misled Ofsted' | Baby P authority 'misled Ofsted' |
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| The local authority in which Baby P died was able to "hide behind" false data and mislead an Ofsted team, the inspection agency's head has claimed. | The local authority in which Baby P died was able to "hide behind" false data and mislead an Ofsted team, the inspection agency's head has claimed. |
| Haringey Council received a "good" rating from Ofsted just weeks after the 17-month-old's death. | Haringey Council received a "good" rating from Ofsted just weeks after the 17-month-old's death. |
| Christine Gilbert told the Guardian mistakes were made, but said inspectors had been given incorrect data. | Christine Gilbert told the Guardian mistakes were made, but said inspectors had been given incorrect data. |
| A Haringey Council spokesman said the authority was in contact with Ofsted about the detail of their findings. | A Haringey Council spokesman said the authority was in contact with Ofsted about the detail of their findings. |
| He added: "We will take whatever action is necessary as part of the review of child protection arrangements in Haringey now being carried out." | He added: "We will take whatever action is necessary as part of the review of child protection arrangements in Haringey now being carried out." |
| Welfare professionals visited Baby P 60 times before he died in August 2007. | Welfare professionals visited Baby P 60 times before he died in August 2007. |
| Opposition Liberal Democrat councillors in Haringey have claimed that a damning report into the case will not be up for discussion at a council meeting on Tuesday. | Opposition Liberal Democrat councillors in Haringey have claimed that a damning report into the case will not be up for discussion at a council meeting on Tuesday. |
| 'Catalogue of concerns' | 'Catalogue of concerns' |
| Baby P, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered more than 50 injuries at the hands of his mother, 27, her boyfriend, 32, and their lodger, Jason Owen, 36. | Baby P, who cannot be named for legal reasons, suffered more than 50 injuries at the hands of his mother, 27, her boyfriend, 32, and their lodger, Jason Owen, 36. |
| The three were convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child and will be sentenced later this month. | |
| The inspectors were saying the things they were finding were really inadequate Christine GilbertOfsted | |
| Ms Gilbert told the newspaper that, during the 2007 inspection, Haringey managers wrongly claimed they had assessed children. | Ms Gilbert told the newspaper that, during the 2007 inspection, Haringey managers wrongly claimed they had assessed children. |
| A subsequent review found that the assessments were incomplete and had been carried out in breach of procedures. | A subsequent review found that the assessments were incomplete and had been carried out in breach of procedures. |
| "I think that if the grades we gave last December gave a false assurance we have to take responsibility for that," she said. | "I think that if the grades we gave last December gave a false assurance we have to take responsibility for that," she said. |
| "I'm absolutely not washing my hands of it." | "I'm absolutely not washing my hands of it." |
| The report of the joint area review into Baby P's death, which will not be made public, was "devastating", she told the newspaper. | The report of the joint area review into Baby P's death, which will not be made public, was "devastating", she told the newspaper. |
| "By the second day the inspectors were saying the things they were finding were really inadequate," she added. | "By the second day the inspectors were saying the things they were finding were really inadequate," she added. |
| "There seemed to be a catalogue of concerns." | "There seemed to be a catalogue of concerns." |
| Ms Gilbert added that she was "concerned" that other councils could be hiding behind similar false data. | Ms Gilbert added that she was "concerned" that other councils could be hiding behind similar false data. |
| She said she would be writing to every local authority in England to ensure all the information they held was accurate. | She said she would be writing to every local authority in England to ensure all the information they held was accurate. |
| Inspectors sent to Haringey after the trial identified a string of "serious concerns" about the area's "inadequate" child-protection services. | Inspectors sent to Haringey after the trial identified a string of "serious concerns" about the area's "inadequate" child-protection services. |
| They condemned everything from poor record-keeping to a failure to identify children at immediate risk of harm. | They condemned everything from poor record-keeping to a failure to identify children at immediate risk of harm. |