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| Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith secures £680,000 payout | Baby P boss Sharon Shoesmith secures £680,000 payout |
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| The former head of Haringey children's services Sharon Shoesmith has been awarded almost £680,000 for her unfair dismissal claim. | |
| Ms Shoesmith was sacked after a damning report into the 2007 death of Peter Connelly, known as Baby P, who was subjected to months of abuse. | Ms Shoesmith was sacked after a damning report into the 2007 death of Peter Connelly, known as Baby P, who was subjected to months of abuse. |
| The figure has emerged in the London council's accounts. It had widely predicted to be a six-figure sum. | |
| Baby Peter's mother, her boyfriend and his brother were jailed over the abuse. | Baby Peter's mother, her boyfriend and his brother were jailed over the abuse. |
| The boy had more than 50 injuries, despite being on the at-risk register and receiving 60 visits from social workers, police and health professionals over eight months. | |
| Ms Shoesmith was sacked in December 2008 by the then children's secretary Ed Balls. | |
| She claimed she had been unfairly dismissed, and the Court of Appeal ruled in her favour in 2011, saying she had been "unfairly scapegoated". | |
| Haringey Council previously revealed it had spent £196,000 trying to fight Ms Shoesmith's case for unfair dismissal. | |
| The compensation package is more than the minimum suggested by senior judge Lord Neuberger in the 2011 ruling. | |
| He suggested Ms Shoesmith was entitled to a minimum of three months' salary plus pensions contributions, which would have amounted to about £33,000. | |
| However, last year, a government source told BBC Newsnight the cost to Haringey Council could be as high as £600,000, | |
| Haringey Council's draft accounts for 2013-2014 show Ms Shoesmith was awarded £377,266 for salary, fees and allowance, £217,266 in compensation for loss of office, and £84,819 for employer pension contributions. | |
| In a statement, the local authority confirmed it had reached a settlement with Ms Shoesmith. | |
| It said: "The terms of the settlement are confidential. We are unable to comment further on this matter." |