Timeline: Key events in baby case

Key events surrounding the case of 17-month-old boy Baby P who died in Haringey, north London, in August 2007 after suffering a series of injuries:

1 March 2006: Baby P is born.

June 2006: The boy's mother begins a relationship with a new boyfriend.

November 2006: The boyfriend moves into the home of Baby P's mother.

December 2006: Baby P's mother is arrested after bruises are spotted on the boy's face and chest by a GP.

January 2007: The boy is returned home five weeks after being put in the care of a family friend.

February 2007: A whistle-blower, former social worker Nevres Kemal, sends a letter about her concerns over alleged failings in child protection in Haringey to the Department of Health.

12 March 2007: Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) inspectors meet Haringey officials to discuss concerns raised by Ms Kemal in the letter sent by her lawyer, which was dated 16 February 2007.

April 2007: Baby P is admitted to North Middlesex hospital with bruises, two black eyes and swelling on the left side of his head.

1 April 2007: Ofsted takes over responsibility for inspecting children's services from the CSCI.

May 2007: After seeing marks on the boy's face, a social worker sends Baby P to the North Middlesex where 12 areas of bruises and scratches are found. The mother is re-arrested.

30 July 2007: Injuries to Baby P's face and hands are missed by a social worker after the boy is deliberately smeared with chocolate to hide them.

1 August 2007: The boy is examined at a child development clinic.

2 August 2007: Police tell the mother she will not be prosecuted after her case is considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.

3 August 2007: Baby P is found dead in his cot.

11 November 2008: Jason Owen, 36, from Bromley, and the 32-year-old boyfriend of the boy's mother are found guilty of causing the death of Baby P. The boy's mother had pleaded guilty to the same charge.

13 November 2008: Children's Minister Ed Balls orders an inquiry into the role of the local authority, the health authority and the police in the case of Baby P.

14 November 2008: Downing Street denies accusations of "buck-passing" after details of whistle-blower Nevres Kemal's letter about Haringey's failings emerge.

7 February 2009: Sharon Shoesmith, the former head of children's services at Haringey Borough Council, says the way ministers handled the Baby P case was "breathtakingly reckless".

19 February 2009: Dr Jerome Ikwueke, a GP who saw Baby P 14 times before his death, is suspended by the General Medical Council.

9 March 2009: Sharon Shoesmith lodges an employment tribunal claim against Haringey Council.

15 March 2009: A leaked report into the death of Baby P suggests there were further missed opportunities to save him from abuse.

29 April 2009: Haringey Council dismisses a social worker and three managers for failings in the care of Baby P.

1 May 2009: The 32-year-old boyfriend of Baby P's mother is convicted of raping a two-year-old girl in north London. The crime came to light after the man was arrested over Baby P's death. The Old Bailey jury cleared Baby P's mother of cruelty to the girl. Baby P's real name, Peter, is revealed at the request of his family.