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The former head of children's services at Haringey Council who claims she was unfairly sacked after the death of Baby Peter has lost her case.Sharon Shoesmith claimed she was the victim of a "flagrant breach of natural justice" when she was fired after a damning report by Ofsted inspectors.
She took action against Ofsted, Haringey Council and Children's Secretary Ed Balls.
But the High Court has ruled that she had been lawfully sacked.
The ruling was given by Mr Justice Foskett QC.
The former head of children's services at the north London council claims she was unlawfully removed from her job.
She says she was made a scapegoat after the death of 17-month-old Peter Connelly at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend.
Social workers, health teams and the police had all known he was at risk.
Peter Connelly died after enduring months of abuse, despite being seen by health and social services professionals 60 times in the last eight months of his life.
Ms Shoesmith lost her job in December 2008, a week after Ofsted published an emergency report (called a Joint Area Review) into child protection in Haringey.
Ed Balls had sent the inspectors into the local authority after Peter's mother and boyfriend were convicted over his death.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.