Balls said he strongly disagreed with the decision, which overruled a High Court judgment made in April 2010 that the former Secretary of State and Haringey Council acted lawfully by sacking her in the aftermath of the Peter Connelly case.
In a statement, he said: "Today’s Appeal Court decision will be greeted with surprise across the country. I strongly disagree with this judgment, which I believe is not in the interests of either child protection or responsible ministerial decision-making based on independent and objective advice. It is right and constitutionally very important that the Secretary of State has decided to appeal this latest judgment in the Supreme Court."
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