In 2004, Tony Hunter was one of the key players in discussions between social work leaders and the then Labour government over the carving up of the combined local authority social services departments.
Early into his tenure as president of the Association of Directors of Social Services, Hunter found himself negotiating with the then children's minister Margaret Hodge over the creation of the director of children's services role.
The parting of the ways for children and adult services was, of course, prompted by the findings of the 2003 inquiries by Lord Laming and Sir Michael Bichard into the high-profile murders of Victoria Climbie, and Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman respectively.
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