Social workers to check pets and fridges during suspected child abuse cases

Hi Charlotte, I acknowledge your FOI request and will respond to you once I have recieved the information from the most relevant oficer(s), regards, Peter

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Hi Charlotte, please see attached a copy of the procedure for staff which also contains a the letter for parents. The procedure was developed as a practical and workable means of being clear and direct with parents of children who are subject to Child Protection plan. This is following a series of enquiries, most recently into the death of Baby P. The content of attached is deeply informed by the messages from many child death enquiries, which have been the research basis for the procedure.

The attached was sent to the Guardian, but Harrow Council did not actually issue a press release. However, we did issue a quote from Cllr Christine Bednell which I include below

Cllr Christine Bednell, Harrow Council's portfolio holder for Children's Services, said: "This letter is not about giving Councils nanny-state powers, it is about ensuring we have a clear picture of what is going in the homes of our most vulnerable children."As recent high profile cases have shown, social workers often work in an area where the truth is sometimes murky or deliberately concealed by those supposedly looking after children. This letter is a clear statement of what we expect from parents and what parents can expect from us."

I hope this information is of help to you, regards, Peter

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