Two recent independent reports into allegations of an extremist culture in Birmingham schools found that the council was not only aware of the schools' practices long before they surfaced but inadvertently fuelled the situation.
In his government commissioned report into allegations concerning Birmingham schools arising from the "Trojan Horse" letter, education commissioner Peter Clarke notes there is "incontrovertible evidence" that Birmingham City Council was aware of concerns of a plot to take over various schools and run them on strict Islamist principles.
The council received the now infamous Trojan Horse letter, which contained details of the plot, back in November 2013.
The letter was passed onto Sir Albert Bore, leader of the council, and a subsequent internal inquiry failed to substantiate the claims, and so no further action was taken.
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