Haringey Council 'much changed' since Baby P

An Ofsted report in July found there were no "widespread or serious failures" that leave children "harmed or at serious risk of harm", although still said the council's children's services department as "requires improvement".

There had been a number of cases since Baby P that drew further attention to the council's children's services department.

In October 2013, both Haringey and Enfield Councils, the Metropolitan Police and North Middlesex Hospital were criticised for their handling of the case of Child T and his siblings, who were not removed from the care of abusive parents until more than a year after abuse came to the attention of doctors and social services.

Later the same month, a Haringey social worker was suspended for failing to raise the alarm about a 12-year-old girl who claimed she had sex with her mother's boyfriend.

In April 2014, the council was made to apologise in court after social workers tried to change the identities of two young children and ban their five older siblings from seeing them.

Following Monday’s documentary, Haringey Council Leader Councillor Claire Kober said: "We have apologised unreservedly for the mistakes made by the council in the tragic case of Peter Connelly.

"Haringey Council today is a much changed organisation, with robust leadership and an ongoing commitment to supporting the aspirations of. and improving opportunities for, all of the borough’s residents.

"In the seven years since this case, we have worked tirelessly to deliver change and have made a number of fundamental improvements to children’s services.

"This progress was recognised in Ofsted’s most recent assessment of our children’s services in July, which highlighted a number of improvements, including finding that our child protection teams take 'swift action when concerns are identified'; our leadership is strong; and the interventions we make 'improve outcomes for children, young people and families'."