Former director of children's services Sharon Shoesmith was sacked in the wake of outcry at the death of Peter Connolly and failings identified at Haringey Council. Her lawyers claim a final version of the report was deliberately strengthened to target Shoesmith.
Ofsted has said none of the additional documents released by the court add weight to Shoesmith's case against her dismissal.
A spokeswoman for Ofsted said the central concerns in the final version of the inspection report were also clearly in the first draft — namely that in 2008 safeguarding arrangements for children in Haringey were inadequate. "It is our normal practice that reports are drafted, edited and finalised," she added.
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