Alison J Stevens's Blog – April 2010 Archive (27)

SOMEBODY SO INSENSED ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE EXPERIANCED BY SOCIAL SERVICES -THEY JUST WANT TO HELP-I JUST HAD TO SHARE

Dear Alison

My family has just been spat out of a social services investigation into the skull fractures of our 8 week old son after he fell from a bed. A report from a Biomechanical

Engineer exonerated us completely. The case and Child Protection Plan

have now been withdrawn and our son has remained with us..

My wife and I are left incensed, sickened and terrified of ever taking our child to hospital…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 11, 2010 at 16:30 — No Comments

COVENTRY SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER SCRUTINY SOCIAL WORKER STRUCK OFF -PAIN COVENTRY CASE JUDGEMENT OUT TOMORROW

Coventry social worker acccused of making childcare errors

A COVENTRY social worker could be struck off after being accused of making a string of…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 11, 2010 at 15:28 — No Comments

EMERGENCY CAFCASS GUIDELINES TO CONTINUE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2010

President’s Interim Guidance renewed

Emergency measures to relieve pressures on Cafcass extended until 30 September

As widely predicted, Sir Mark Potter, the retiring President of the Family Division, has extended for another six months the Interim Guidance in

respect of Cafcass's functions.

The aim of the guidance, originally issued in July 2009, was to put in place measures which

would address the backlog in the allocation and reporting of…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 6, 2010 at 22:46 — No Comments

INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS IN THE USA

Berkshire Fatherhood Coalition Newsletter

Monday, April 05, 2010…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 6, 2010 at 22:03 — No Comments

MEDIA REQUEST FOR ANYBODY THAT FITS THE CRITERIA-PLEASE QUOTE PAIN IF YOU GET IN TOUCH

Dear Alison,

I was given your contact details by Vicky a mutual friend who holds you in high regard (see emails below). My name is Rowenna Davis and I'm a journalist from London. I want to write about how women

from ethnic minority backgrounds are having their children taken away

unjustifiably, and I was hoping for your help.

If you search my name online you'll see I write for a variety of publications, most frequently the Guardian and the Financial…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 6, 2010 at 20:37 — No Comments

REFORM ON SOCIAL CARE-THE ELDERLY

Plans for “ambitious” reform of social care announced

The Prime Minister has announced plans to reform Britain’s social care in a three-stage plan to create a national care service.

In a podcast, Gordon Brown said the Government will be setting out the route to a national care service that will benefit every family in the country meaning a much better deal for our older…

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Added by Alison J Stevens on April 3, 2010 at 20:33 — No Comments