Ian Johnston, director of the British Association of Social Workers, said it was "a cause for concern" that the General Medical Council had dropped charges of professional misconduct against Ruby Schwartz, the consultant paediatrician whose evidence led to the return of Victoria Climbie to her abusers.
Johnston said: "It highlights the different outcomes that are likely to occur when the standard of proof for health professionals continues to be beyond reasonable doubt rather than balance of probabilities, which is the standard adopted by the General Social Care Council."
Meanwhile, Haringey Council, which was at the centre of the Climbie affair, has been criticised after it emerged that 18 people with criminal records were employed in its social services department.
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