Baby P

Man Convicted Over Baby P Death Back In Jail

PA | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK

A man jailed over the death of Baby P is back in prison after breaching his bail conditions. Jason Owen was originally handed a six-year sentence f...

Foster Care Baby Left On Bus

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 07.03.2013 | UK

The council which was responsible for the welfare of Baby P is investigating an incident that saw a baby in foster care left on a bus. Scotland Yar...

Children In A&E To Be Logged On Database To Help Spot Abuse

PA | Posted 25.02.2013 | UK

All children who visit hospital accident and emergency (A&E) departments or have out-of-hours GP consultations will be logged in a national database, ...

How We Fail Teenage Tearaways

Penelope Gibbs | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK Politics
Penelope Gibbs

There are so many lessons in this sorry tale. But the one that stands out is that crime committed by children can never be seen in isolation and the most powerful remedies are all outside the criminal justice system.

It's My Right to Laugh at Offensive Humour

Sara C Nelson | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK Comedy
Sara C Nelson

I respect a person's right to hold any opinion, even if I don't respect the opinion itself. Which means Frankie Boyle's repertoire of jokes about Madeleine McCann, BabyP, Katie Price's disabled son Harvey and children with Down's Syndrome don't send me into paroxysms of rage.

Baby P's Father Has Libel Payout Cut

PA | Posted 31.10.2012 | UK

The natural father of Baby P, who was falsely accused of having been convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl, has had a libel award of £75,000 cut to ...

Don't Mistake Hatred for Freedom of Speech

Hayley Meachin | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK Politics
Hayley Meachin

Yes, social workers make an assessment of a child's situation, but this then has to be scrutinised by managers and local authority lawyers before the child even begins their journey through the care system and the family courts system, whether that is temporary foster care before being returned home, or being removed from home on a permanent basis.

Baby Peter's Jailed Mother Tracey Connelly 'Says Sorry'

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.08.2012 | UK

The mother of the toddler known as Baby P has said she is "sorry", her own mother claims. Tracey Connelly, her boyfriend Steven Barker, and his br...

Baby Peter Connelly's Anniversary: Five Years on Is the UK Safer for Children?

Andrew Flanagan | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK
Andrew Flanagan

To mark the anniversary of Peter Connelly's death, the NSPCC is highlighting the on-going plight of our most vulnerable children. We have looked at the circumstances of around 35 baby deaths and found the same mistakes still being made over and over again. The same warning signs being missed, the same lessons for the future repeated over and over but not enough changing.

Is Baby P's Mother Tracey Connelly About To Be Freed?

PA | Posted 31.07.2012 | UK

The Parole Board, which assesses the dangerousness of criminals eligible for release, has refused to comment on whether the mother of Baby P could soo...

Baby P's Social Workers Lose Appeal Against Employment Tribunal

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 25.05.2012 | UK

Two of Baby P's social workers have lost their appeal against an employment tribunal, which ruled on Friday that they were fairly sacked. Gillie Ch...

Our Social Workers are Cleaning Toilets Instead of Protecting Children

Hayley Meachin | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Politics
Hayley Meachin

Social workers need time to build up a relationship with children in order that the children feel safe enough to talk freely. Without being able to do so, the risks to children rise.

Uni Rugby Team Disbanded After Members Party Dressed As Joseph Kony, Gary Speed, Baby P And KKK Extremists

Mason's | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Source: Mason's A university rugby team has been shut down after players allegedly dressed up as Ku Klux Klan extremists and late Wales manager Ga...

'The Gravest Libel': Baby P Dad Wins £75,000

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK

The natural father of Baby P has been awarded £75,000 against the publishers of The People after being wrongly described as a sex offender convicted ...

'The Gravest Libel': Baby P Dad To Learn Damages Result

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK

The natural father of Baby P will learn the result today of his claim against the publishers of a Sunday newspaper for £130,000 damages for printing ...

Baby P Father Sues Over 'Gravest Libel Imaginable'

PA | Posted 27.02.2012 | UK

The natural father of Baby P is suing the publishers of a Sunday newspaper for £130,000 damages for printing "one of the gravest libels imaginable". ...

'One Of The Gravest Libels Imaginable': Baby P Dad Sues

PA | Posted 27.02.2012 | UK

The natural father of Baby P is suing the publishers of a Sunday newspaper for £130,000 damages for printing "one of the gravest libels imaginable". ...

Sharon Shoesmith Cleared To Claim Compensation

Huffington Post UK | Dina Rickman | Posted 02.10.2011 | UK Politics

A bid by the Department for Education and Haringey Council to overturn a ruling that former social services chief Sharon Shoesmith was unfairly dismis...

Want An Injunction? Don't Think All You Need Is A Lawyer

Dr Mark Pack | Posted 26.09.2011 | UK
Dr Mark Pack

When the convictions came through in the court trial over the death of Baby Peter in 2009 I had my own small experience of trying to hold the line on ...