October 2012 Blog Posts (115)

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Added by Alison J Stevens on October 15, 2012 at 13:38 — No Comments

The worst scandal I have seen in my 50-year career

The worst scandal I have seen in my 50-year career

Our 'child protection' system is severely dysfunctional, but it has not come to the centre of national attention because it hides its workings behind a veil of secrecy

A mother and her daughter have been fighting a care order - Child protection system tears two more happy families apart
One mother had her child taken away after falling out of a window and becoming temporarily paralysed. Social workers portrayed it as a suicide bid, and her as an alcoholic and a drug…
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Added by Alison J Stevens on October 13, 2012 at 21:49 — No Comments

Couple win back children from social services after High Court battle

A couple whose two daughters were taken away by social services have been praised by a judge for “weathering the storm” of a lengthy High Court battle to win them back.

The Court of Appeal ruled that the father had a right to know his secret accuser's identity
A father who was wrongly convicted of cruelty to one of his…
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Added by Alison J Stevens on October 13, 2012 at 18:30 — No Comments

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