Director's unfair dismissal settlement revealed

The director of children’s services unfairly dismissed in the wake of the Baby P scandal has had her settlement published.

By MJ Correspondent | 24 July 2014

The director of children's services unfairly dismissed in the wake of the Baby P scandal has had the settlement she reached with Haringey LBC published.

Draft accounts for 2013/14 published online by the council show a breakdown of the £679,000 settlement the authority reached with Ms Shoesmith following a ruling in her favour by the Court of Appeal in 2011.

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