The serious case review by Birmingham Safeguarding Children Board into the case of Paul Wilson, jailed in 2011 for raping a child at Little Stars in Birmingham, concludes that poor nursery management and the failure of the local authority and Ofsted to investigate concerns raised about his behaviour meant that the abuse was missed.
It raises the spectre of Plymouth nursery worker Vanessa George, jailed in 2009 after admitting abusing children at Little Ted's, not just because of the horror of the perpetrator's abuse but also because of similarities found in the nature of the failings in practice and management.
Crucially, the crimes of both abusers were only revealed after they were picked up by the police, who were investigating other unrelated incidents.
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