{"id":7702,"date":"2022-01-27T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/inadequate-bradford-council-stripped-of-childrens-services-control-in-wake-of-toddler-death\/"},"modified":"2022-01-27T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T11:07:00","slug":"inadequate-bradford-council-stripped-of-childrens-services-control-in-wake-of-toddler-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/inadequate-bradford-council-stripped-of-childrens-services-control-in-wake-of-toddler-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bradford Council STRIPPED of children\u2019s services control in wake of toddler death"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Byline: Andrew Vaux<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
Bradford Council has lost control of the district\u2019s children\u2019s services following the murder of tragic 16-month-old toddler Star Hobson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Star was found to have suffered two brain injuries, numerous ribs fractures, the fracture and refracture of her leg, and a skull fracture when she died.<\/p>\n\n\n\nBouncer and security guard Savannah Brockhill (r) was jailed for life stamping the toddler to death. Star\u2019s mother (l) was sentenced to eight years for causing or allowing the youngster\u2019s death.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Now a not-for-profit trust, owned by the council but run at \u2018arms-length\u2019 under the control of a new independent chair and board directors, will take over the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the latest indictment of the council service, which was rated \u2018inadequate\u2019 by watchdog Ofsted in 2018, and placed into \u2018special measures.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move follows serious concerns outlined to Government Ministers in a three-month review of the department\u2019s management and governance conducted by Bradford\u2019s government-appointed Commissioner, Steve Walker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The review revealed longstanding management and governance issues within Bradford children\u2019s services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Walker found attempts to improve the services had been \u201csluggish and unconvincing, undermined by inexperienced management and acute shortages of permanent social workers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jurors at the trial heard relatives and friends had growing fears about bruising they saw on the little girl and made a series of complaints to social services, before the toddler was killed by her mum\u2019s girlfriend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nStar had suffered two brain injuries, fractures of her ribs, leg and skull when she died<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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But each time, killer Savannah Brockhill and Star\u2019s mum Frankie Smith persuaded social workers that marks on the toddler were accidental, or that the complaints were made maliciously by people who did not like their same sex relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In December last year, bouncer and security guard Savannah Brockhill, 28, was jailed for life at Bradford Crown Court in December for stamping the toddler to death at her Keighley home in September 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Star\u2019s mother Frankie Smith, 20, was sentenced to eight years for causing or allowing the youngster\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEducation Secretary Nadhim Zahawi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Announcing the handover of control to the new trust, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said: \u201cKeeping vulnerable children safe from harm is non-negotiable. Where a council is not meeting its duty to do this, we will take action to protect children and put their needs first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It’s clear from the recommendations made by the commissioner in Bradford that the council needs support to improve and so I’m pleased that Bradford Council have agreed to establish a new trust that will bring positive change for the council and independent oversight that drives improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“This is an important moment for children and families in Bradford, and for social workers and other professionals who want to create meaningful and effective relationships with them.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Local politicians welcomed the trust\u2019s takeover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MP Naz Shah (Lab, Bradford West) said: \u201cI am very very clear that I am committed to the safety of every child across Bradford, not just my constituency, as are all the local MPs, and I want to work towards working with the trust and working with government to ensure that we are in a place where children are safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MP Robbie Moore (Con, Keighley & Ilkley) said: \u201cWe have a Chief Executive that has resided at Bradford Council since 2015 propped up by a Leader of Bradford Council since 2016, both of whom have been in a position to make significant change since Bradford Council went into special measures for children\u2019s services in 2018 and it has taken the Government to step in now to remove children\u2019s services and set up a trust structure which is absolutely a positive step in the right direction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bradford Council Leader Susan Hinchcliffe (Lab, Windhill & Wrose) added: \u201cNothing is more important to us than the protection of children in our district. All children deserve to have a happy childhood and full opportunity to flourish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn response to the Commissioner\u2019s report to the Secretary of State, we are creating a council-owned children\u2019s company. This gives our valued social care staff certainty over the future direction of the service and the opportunity to draw on resources and expertise nationally. It will bring greater investment and support so that children and young people in the district feel the impact of this work sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Byline: Andrew Vaux Bradford Council has lost control of the district\u2019s children\u2019s services following the murder of tragic 16-month-old toddler Star Hobson. Star was found to have suffered two brain injuries, numerous ribs fractures, the fracture and refracture of her leg, and a skull fracture when she died. Now a not-for-profit trust, owned by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[110,111,112,113,81,65,114,82,115,116,117,118,119,120,86],"class_list":["post-7702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-adoption-and-fostering","tag-bradford-council-stripped-of-children-services","tag-education-secretary","tag-keighley","tag-manchester","tag-midlands","tag-nadhim-zahawi","tag-national","tag-naz-shah","tag-robbie-moore","tag-social-services","tag-star-hobson","tag-susan-hinchcliffe","tag-toddler-killed-by-mums-lover","tag-yorkshire"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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