Climbié social worker wins right to go back to work
From BASW:
Former Haringey social worker Lisa Arthurworrey has won her bid to be registered by the General Social Care Council (GSCC) after being turned down at her first attempt.
Ms Arthurworrey was sacked by Haringey following the death of eight-year-old Victoria Climbié in 2000 and has fought to clear her name ever since. She took her [...]
Remembering that little smiling girl
It is ironic that on the same day that the Victoria Climbie Foundation was marking the 10 year anniversary of the death of eight year old Victoria at the hands of an abusive ‘aunt’, the verdict in the death of another little girl, Khyra Ishaq, starved to death by her mother, was being handed down.
I attended the VCF memorial in [...]
Climbie Foundation calls for abuse openness
The foundation set up in the memory of murdered eight-year-old Victoria Climbie is urging that findings of child abuse inquiries be made public.
The 10th anniversary of her death is to be marked with a memorial event in Westminster on Thursday.
The Victoria Climbie Foundation (VCF)said secrecy around investigations meant lessons were not being learned.
Victoria was tortured [...]
A very worthy cause
Final memorial event to mark Victoria Climbié’s 10 year anniversary
VCF, the Victoria Climbié Foundation, is to hold a final memorial event to mark the 10 year anniversary of the death of Victoria Adjo Climbié.
February 2010 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Victoria Climbié in 2000. Had she lived, Victoria would now be 18.
VCF [...]