Ex boss of tragic Finley council advising others on how to protect kids

Chief gets charity job after tot killing

- JOHN SIDDLE

A TOWN hall boss whose department was responsible for monitoring a baby murdered by his parents has found a new job - giving child protection advice.

Jane Parfrement was director of children's services at Derbyshire County Council when Finley Boden was killed.

Finley was 10 months old when he died in his evil drug addict parents' filthy home with 130 injuries on Christmas Day 2020.

They were convicted of murder two weeks ago in one of the most harrowing cases police have ever seen. And social workers are being probed about what chances were missed to save Finley.

Meanwhile, Mrs Parfrement has left her £129,000-a-year council post to advise local authorities about child protection.

In October 2021 she became chief executive of The Staff College, an organisation set up to improve council leadership and children's services.