The Childrens Commissioner has published a good report looking at the experiences of the safeguarding system from a family perspective.
There are some strong quotations in the report and it is surprising that it has not had any press.
eg
One parent described how a male social worker had been allocated to
her daughter who had been sexually abused by her ex-partner and
was terrified of men. This mother had specifically asked for a female
social worker to be allocated.
“They just don’t listen. They don’t want to hear what you say.”
This issue puzzled the families, and they felt they never got a clear
answer about it and so were left with the conclusion that:
“It’s another way of controlling us.”
“They can leave and never come back, and you might never know, but
as soon as you say, this is not working, I want someone new, they
don’t like it.”
There are some strong quotations in the report and it is surprising that it has not had any press.
eg
One parent described how a male social worker had been allocated to
her daughter who had been sexually abused by her ex-partner and
was terrified of men. This mother had specifically asked for a female
social worker to be allocated.
“They just don’t listen. They don’t want to hear what you say.”
This issue puzzled the families, and they felt they never got a clear
answer about it and so were left with the conclusion that:
“It’s another way of controlling us.”
“They can leave and never come back, and you might never know, but
as soon as you say, this is not working, I want someone new, they
don’t like it.”
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