BRADFORD Council’s chief executive is to be questioned by MPs on the safeguarding failures surrounding the murder of Star Hobson.

The Education Committee is to hold an evidence session examining the failures of Bradford and Solihull councils in responding to the abuse of Star Hobson, who was living in Keighley at the time of her death, and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

The national child safeguarding practice review, published last month, said turmoil in Children’s Services, “superficial” assessments by social workers, inexperienced leadership and poor communication between organisations that were meant to protect her all played a part in Star’s death.

The review, carried out by the national Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, also said the 16-month-old’s wider family was “not listened to” and warnings about the toddler’s wellbeing were too quickly dismissed as “malicious”.

Chief executive Kersten England and Marium Haque, Interim Strategic Director of Children’s Services, are expected to appear before the committee.

MPs will also hear from Annie Hudson, Chair of the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, who found that “the experiences of Arthur and Star are, tragically, not unusual when considered against other serious safeguarding incidents”.

The evidence session will be held on Tuesday, June 28 from 10am and can be viewed via www.parliamentlive.tv.

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