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Post Comment: Mr Tucker and the bed of nails Jul 23 2010

If Birmingham Children’s Social Care director Colin Tucker was in any doubt about the size of the task he faced when appointed just over a year ago, he will most certainly understand by now why his is a job for which the words “bed of nails” could be described as putting it mildly.Read

Birmingham child services director failed to get damning Ofsted report toned down Jul 22 2010

Birmingham Children’s director Tony Howell attempted to have a damning Ofsted exposé of the city’s continuing failure to help children at risk of sexual and physical abuse watered down, it has emerged.Read

Iron Angle: Khyra Ishaq case review won't be comfortable reading for council Jul 08 2010

The Serious Case Review into the harrowing death of Khyra Ishaq is likely to be one of the most heavily scrutinised public documents prior to publication of its kind. Read

Head of Birmingham's children services to step down Jul 08 2010

The head of Birmingham’s troubled children’s services department is to step down, it was announced today.Read

Staff at Birmingham City Council's family care department ask to leave Mar 15 2010

The Birmingham City Council department at the centre of the Khyra Ishaq tragedy has been inundated with requests from disenchanted staff pleading to be made redundant.Read

Birmingham MPs call for heads to roll over Khyra Ishaq case Mar 09 2010

Pressure was growing for senior council officials to resign over the Khyra Ishaq scandal, as MPs demanded they take responsibility for mistakes which led to her death.Read

Calls for public inquiry into Birmingham social services over Khyra death Mar 04 2010

Calls for a public inquiry into the failings of Birmingham’s children’s department following the death of Khyra Ishaq have been made by Labour councillors.Read

Iron Angle: Khyra Ishaq and the scandalous blame game Mar 04 2010

It is of course a fact of modern life that public servants no longer take personal responsibility for failure. We pay council chief officers and cabinet members huge sums of money, apparently to get the best performers, but when they fall down on the job there is always a rush to find someone else or something else to blame.Read