Look, in relation to the particular case, as I said in my very first post it is clear that there were serious failings in the case of this child, it sickens and saddens me as much as anyone else what has happened to this child. I am by no means making any excuses for the Haringey Social Workers. No doubt they will be suffering some inner torment for a very long time over this.
Yes 60 times, but under very deliberate deception by the parents, including cooperating with visits to the doctor, and attending parenting courses. Their role is primarily as I understand from Government directives, is to keep families together and only remove them in the most severe cases.
It seems that the most crucial failing was the visit by the paediatrician from Great Ormond Street Hospital at the beginning of August.
MrsT, I have seen this for real, so no need for me to 'get real'. Perhaps you could indulge your spare time by seeing just a smidgen of what social workers have to deal with face to face.