Baby P: Councillors Keep Their Jobs

Two heavily criticised Haringey councillors are keeping their jobs following further child abuse atrocities. Following the tragic death of Victoria Climbie in 2003 and baby Peter Conolly in 2007 there have been calls for councillors George Meehan and Liza Santry to lose their jobs. A majority labour group by-passed a vote to act on recommendations of a government review of children s services in the area.

These actions will no doubt fail to restore the faith of the public in Haringey social services and may potentially lead to another brutal ending for an innocent child. As the case of Peter Conolly continues he is failing to see justice. Peter Conolly was tortured to death by his mother, stepfather and their lodger over a period of eight months. Following more than fifty visits by social workers, police officers and medical professionals who failed to notice or act on the multiple injuries he suffered, Peter died on August the 3rd 2007.

So far we have seen little to no redemption for this crime. His mother and stepfather's names cannot be published in a newspaper for 'legal reasons' (see previous blog posts for more information on the parents of Peter Conolly) and now two councillors who were present for not just one death that shocked this nation, but two, have succeeded in maintaining their jobs, which we pay for. So how many more deaths will be splashed across our newspapers due to the failings of George Meehan and Liz Santry? Unfortunately there will be more Peter Conolly's and Victoria Climbie's, we can never prevent child abuse fully. What is even more unfortunate is that Labour now refuse to even protect those who will be subjected to child abuse. We can only hope that our next general election brings change and hope to children at risk in this country.