The Story of Baby P: Setting the Record Straight

Abstract

The horrendous cruelty, torture and abuse to and deliberate neglect of Peter Connelly followed by his appalling death in north London at the age of seventeen months in August 2007 are etched on the minds of social workers practising in England and elsewhere. This dreadful incident continues to impact on the careers on both present and future generations of social workers, as it has led to changes in the delivery of qualifying social work education and of social work practice with children and families in England. Briefly, and to remind international readers, Peter suffered from more than fifty injuries over an eight-month period before his death. Although during this period Peter was seen again and again by professionals from a number of public agencies including the local authority Haringey Children's Services and the health professionals, he was not removed from his abusive home life to a place of safety. Following the Old Bailey conviction and imprisonment of Peter's mother Tracey Connelly, her partner Steven Barker and Barker's brother Jason Owen, a number of statutory reviews of the case and a national review of social work took place, which together with a debate in the House of Commons revealed major concerns in the way that the professions had dealt with Peter.

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