Mao's China / Stalin's Russia - Destroying families where parents complain.
Dear Sunderland City Council,
Reported across mainstream media is Lord Justice's Outrage at how social workers are destroying loving families. The Daily mail article is reproduced below:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...
It states:
"Social workers behaved like officials in 'Stalin's Russia or Mao's China' in attempting to remove children from loving mothers, senior judges have said."
In researching whether Social Workers are behaving like something out of Mao's China or Stalin's Russia I ask the following information:
1. Since April 2009 How many parents made complaints regarding your Children and Family Services?
2. Of the complainants identified in question 1. how many of them were:
a. Subject to Care Proceedings prior to making a complaint
b. Became subject to Care Proceedings subsequent to making a complaint within 28 days of making the complaint.
c. Became subject to Care Proceedings after the complaint had been resolved.
3. Of the complainants identified in question 2b. How many applications for a s31 Order were made in the County Court (rather than the magistrate Court eg. due to complexity)
4. Of the complainants identified in 3. how many had NOT been convicted of a crime against their children which would have resulted in an automatic bar from working with children in accordance with the regulations of the Independent Safeguarding Authority.
http://www.unlock.org.uk/userfiles/file/...
5. Of those complainants identified in 4. how many had children with 'unremarkable' health assessments ie. where the children's health and development was in line with expectation for their age.
6. Of those complainants identified in 5. How many were refused assessment with their children in a Residential Assessment Centre or with a psychologist under s38.6 of the Children Act 1989?
7. Of the children of the complainants identified in 6. How many became subject to a S31 Order?
8. Of the children identified in question 7 how many became subject to a permanent placement order?
9. Of the children identified in question 8. how many times had the social worker who commenced care proceedings met the children before commencing care proceedings?
Yours faithfully,
Sophie Rises
Dear Sophie,
I confirm that your request for information has been received and is
receiving attention.
The Council aims to provide available information promptly and in any
event within 20 working days, unless, exceptionally, there is a need to
consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure. Please note
that there may be a charge for providing copies of the information. If the
cost of complying with your request in full exceeds £450, we will ask you
to reconsider your request, or to pay a fee before the information is
supplied. If we need to ask you to refine your request or to pay a charge
or fee we will let you know. Please quote the reference below if you
contact the Council regarding this request.
Yours sincerely,
[1][email address]
Request Number 110162 –
Dear Ms Rises
Please find attached Sunderland City Council’s response to your Freedom of
Information request. Please accept my apologies for the protracted delay
in responding to your request, and for any inconvenience caused as a
result of the delay.
Yours faithfully,
Nick Humphreys
Information Management Officer
Children's Services
Sunderland City Council
0191 561 1303
[1]www.sunderland.gov.uk
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From: Solicitor - Freedom of Information
Sent: 25 January 2011 11:31
To: 'Sophie Rises'
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Mao's China / Stalin's
Russia - Destroying families where parents complain.
Dear Sophie,
I confirm that your request for information has been received and is
receiving attention.
The Council aims to provide available information promptly and in any
event within 20 working days, unless, exceptionally, there is a need to
consider whether the information is exempt from disclosure. Please note
that there may be a charge for providing copies of the information. If the
cost of complying with your request in full exceeds £450, we will ask you
to reconsider your request, or to pay a fee before the information is
supplied. If we need to ask you to refine your request or to pay a charge
or fee we will let you know. Please quote the reference below if you
contact the Council regarding this request.
Yours sincerely,
[2][email address]
Request Number 110162 –
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