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[Alison J Stevens]

THE FAMILY SAVIOUR
Alison Stevens, 51, from Leicestershire

Twenty-four years ago social services took away Alison's three-year-old son, Scott, after mistakenly deciding he was being abused. In fact, doctors should have diagnosed brittle bone disease when Scott broke his leg. Mother and son were reunited, but the incident inspired Alison's work as head of Parents Against Injustice (PAIN). She fits in her demanding, unpaid work around her full-time nursing job. This month her three-year quest with John Hemming MP to make family courts more accountable succeeded as journalists and charity representatives have finally been allowed to attend case conferences.But Alison insists it is her day-to-day work with parents that remains most important to her. 'In the past month, I've had three families reunited. That's the best news you can ever

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