Baby P - applause or tossed to lions?

[andymadmak]

The social workers (note, not their boss Sharon Shoesmith) at the centre of the Baby P tragedy have had their dismissals confirmed by the court.
However, as is frequently the case with public sector workers, the notion of accountability seems to be alien to them.
An appeal cometh!

BBC website said:

The pair admitted failing to ensure Peter was visited regularly enough, not keeping adequate records and losing contact with him for a time.

Hilton Dawson, chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers, said: "This is a case that should strike fear into the heart of every social worker.

"Social workers should be supported and applauded for the job they do, not be personally exposed and thrown to the lions when mistakes are inevitably made."

"Mistakes?" You'd think they'd run out of Tippex, not buried a tortured, murdered toddler

More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-182062...