an unclear structure of accountability.a lack of people for social workers to share case worries with.flawed local procedures at odds with national guidance.a culture that was hostile to cooperating with the police (there was a sign pinned on the wall ‘No Police’).lengthy investigation of cases lasting months and even years.Reported systems deficiencies in Haringey included the following:. She argued that she had been made a scapegoat to protect senior officers in Haringey Council. In June 2005 Lisa Arthurworrey, the disgraced social worker at the heart of the series of mistakes that failed to prevent Climbié’s murder, launched a legal attempt to win back her good name. ‘Another high-profile case occurred in local government: the murder of eight years-old Victoria Climbié in the London Borough of Haringey in 2000. The extracts below are taken from the book The Search for Leadership: An Organisational Perspective (Author William Tate, published by Triarchy Press on ). Here we recount his story and offer the key lessons and messages about the new discipline of systemic leadership. But he taught us a great deal about systemic failure and leadership, and how it was denied him. In his tragically short life Baby P (Peter Connelly) learnt how cruel a place the world can be. What Baby Peter Connelly teaches us about leadership On four occasions he has chosen to, or has been invited to, submit his advice on particular aspects.ģ. He took part in Department for Education discussions. Advice submitted to the Munro Review of Child Protectionĭuring the near year-long period of the Munro Review, Bill kept in close touch with Professor Eileen Munro, the review process and the interim reports. colleges, institutes, member bodies, and centres of excellence in this fieldĢ.providers of training and development support to managers.members of safeguarding children committees.agencies working in partnership with local authorities.council leaders and other elected members with seats in cabinet and scrutiny committees.elected councillors with lead responsibility for children services.OD and HR professionals in local authorities.local authority chief executives (to whom a DCS reports).other senior managers working in local authorities.This website contains advice and material for use by: The first of the Munro reports was devoted to analysing, examining and explaining this systems focus. It had become apparent at the outset of the Review that Professor Munro’s conclusions and recommendations would be based on a systems-based perspective and approach to the organisation and practice in social work. His advice to the Review concerned leadership issues from a systemic standpoint. Some of his ideas, methods and materials have been used by the National College for Leadership of Schools and Children’s Services in its peer support programme for Directors of Children Services. These reports are in the public domain and were considered by the government.īill Tate has worked with Professor Munro, and has had prior involvement with children services, as well as once being an elected member of a London borough. By the time the Review concluded its work in April 2011, it had published three reports: two interim reports with a narrow focus, and a final report published on. On 10 June 2010, Michael Gove MP, at the time Secretary of State for Education, commissioned Eileen Munro, Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics & Political Science, to lead a review aimed at improving child protection in England and Wales. (Note that this is now several years old, but the personal historic record shown here may have some value for professionals working in this field, especially since child tragedies keep recurring and the scope for improvement remains ever present.)
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