The head of children’s services overseeing murdered baby Preston Davey’s fostering arrangements received a £23,000 golden goodbye, it has emerged.
There were at least eight chances to save the 13-month-old, including a string of instances when social workers could have intervened.
Searching questions are now being asked of Oldham Council – responsible for Preston’s adoption by ‘evil’ Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley – and Blackpool Victoria Hospital, where Preston was admitted three times including with a broken elbow.
Gerard Jones, 68, who ended his tenure as Oldham Council’s managing director of children’s services in October 2024 after five years, said he felt ‘blessed
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