So Sue Berelowitz, the child protection boss who not only failed to raise the alarm about sexual abuse by Pakistani gangs but can arguably be accused of covering the whole thing up takes 'voluntary redundancy' and gets a £134k payout only to be given a new job the next day being paid £960 a day as a consultant in charge of the inquiry into abuse by a family she had been in charge of in her old role.
She caused controversy in 2012 when she wrote a report in the wake of high-profile abuse cases in Rochdale and Rotherham denying there was a growing number of Asian grooming gangs.
Despite finding that more than a quarter of perpetrators known to the authorities were Asian, Miss Berelowitz said there was no evidence to conclude that there was a particular issue with Asian gangs.
Instead, her report – branded ‘hysterical’ and ‘highly emotional’ – said simply that abuse is carried out by men of all backgrounds.
And I'm sure there isn't going to be any kind of conflict of interest at all during the proceedings.
Oliver Berman, of the Office of the Children’s Commissioner, said: ‘Taking on Sue Berelowitz as a consultant for a limited number of days for a limited time to chair a highly sensitive inquiry into child sexual abuse linked to the family environment was allowable because of the importance and sensitivity of the work and because of Sue’s particular expertise in this area.’
The quango says that the move to offer redundancy will save it £164,000 a year.
Her particular expertise? If you wanted someone who was an expert in sticking their head in the sand and talking absolute bollocks about a hugely important and sensitive issue then yes you have found the ideal candidate. If on the other hand, you want to make sure that similar gross negligence is avoided in future without resorting to the standard government refrain of 'lessons will be learned' then you should get rid of her and get someone in who can be trusted do the job properly instead of putting her own agenda ahead of protecting vulnerable children.
And as for the redundancy offer saving £164k a year let's be honest, if it was a private company and someone had made that serious a cock up they would most likely be looking at dismissal for gross misconduct so don't you dare try and spin this as a money saving exercise you sycophantic cretin! However if you truly believe that you have made the correct choice then you can tell the families of the victims of her bias and ineptitude in person, I'm sure they will see your point of view and not have an urge to beat the living shite out of you.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3095515/Treasury-signed-disgraceful-134k-pay-child-protection-boss-failed-speak-abuse-Pakistani-gangs-rehired-consultant-24-hours-1k-DAY.html
