Last year serious failings in Birmingham's social services were exposed by a damning report on the case of seven-year-old Toni-Ann Byfield, who was murdered with the man she believed to be her father (Children Now, 5-11 May 2004).
In November, the council's social services received a zero star rating from the Commission for Social Care Inspection. And in 2001 inspectors found weaknesses in front-line services.
A report by the council's social care overview and scrutiny committee, a response to these failings, found the social services department had taken action to address concerns, but there was still scope to improve social care practices and procedures.
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