Child services face tougher reviews

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Children's Secretary Ed Balls has ordered every local authority in England to review its arrangements for safeguarding children in the light of a damning report about Haringey Council.

He also announced that Ofsted would now carry out an unannounced inspection of child protection practice in every area of the country each year.

Ofsted warned that many councils were failing to learn lessons from the most serious incidents of child abuse because their internal investigations were inadequate.

Inspectors were sent into Haringey in north London last month after the trial of those responsible for 17-month-old Baby P's brutal death.

Their report led to two senior councillors resigning, three managers being suspended and three social workers being taken off child protection duties.

There was anger that Haringey's director of children's services, Sharon Shoesmith, remained on full pay despite being removed from her post by the Government.

Mr Balls said he would be "astonished" if Ms Shoesmith received any pay-off or compensation for losing her job, but stressed that this was a decision for the council to make.

The council's chief executive, Dr Ita O'Donovan, said Ms Shoesmith would not receive a compensation package or return to her post.

"We have to follow the employment law of this country," Dr O'Donovan said.