Murder victim was failed by the system – The Guardian

Posted December 6th, 2007 in mental health, news, police, social services by sally

“Police, social workers and other agencies missed dozens of chances to intervene in the case of a man with severe learning difficulties who was tortured and drugged before plunging to his death from a viaduct, it emerged yesterday.”

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The Guardian, 6th December 2007

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Council takes overweight child into care – The Guardian

Posted September 10th, 2007 in children, news, obesity, social services by sally

“A child has been taken away from his parents because, it is understood, they were not coping with his disability and social workers became anxious about his weight.”

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The Guardian, 10th September 2007

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Baby battle woman can’t claim data protection exemption for YouTube video, warns expert – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 23rd, 2007 in adoption, data protection, internet, news, social services by sally

“The woman at the centre of a battle with social services over the future of her unborn baby will not be able to claim an exemption from the UK’s Data Protection Act, a legal expert has warned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2007

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Call for scrutiny of professionals in child deaths – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 20th, 2007 in children, murder, news, social services by sally

“Social Services chiefs are investigating the murders of vulnerable children even though blunders by their own staff may have contributed to the tragedies, writes Ben Leapman.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007

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YouTube row over social services baby threat – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 20th, 2007 in adoption, internet, news, social services by sally

“A heavily pregnant woman is at the centre of an extraordinary legal battle with social workers after she secretly recorded them threatening to take away her newborn baby.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2007

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