Hi Dad +2. Thanks for you reply on my discussion post - I thought I'd have a look at what you'd posted to see where you were at. Your complaint sounds so similar to mine! I find it totally unbelievable that CS can make decisions on "probability" only, without viewing ALL the evidence, and ...

Another quick update - the Data Protection Officer has been fantastic. She has been quick to respond to all my requests and questions, and has been a font of understanding and knowledge. She even didn't make me feel as if I was being awkward or difficult when I had to phone her to ask her to do even...

Just a quick update - I phoned the data protection office after finding the number on the "Accessing your Records" leaflet given to my daughter (she is no longer involved with Children's Social Care) and have now received all our records, including the LADO referral.

Thanks for the helpful advice, Suzie. My daughter has already signed a form to agree to me accessing any records, so there's no issue with that. I'll try to find the right person to ask!

My family has been involved with social services for over a year now, and my "children" have moved from Child in Need to Child Protection to Pre-Proceedings and back to Child in Need in that time. I put "children" in inverted commas, as my son was 18 in January, and so Children's...

Thanks for that information. Our case is rather an unusual one - a 19 year old has accused my husband of sexually touching her at work and that case is going to crown court in March, despite there being no witnesses, and, in fact, the people the police have spoken to (work colleagues that the allege...

Hi I was looking for some advice on digitally recording the meetings I have with children's social services. My family and I have been involved with children's social services since the end of May 2016, and I am finding the whole process extremely frustrating and undermining. I am constantly accused...

Wow! Reading those accounts of dealing with children's social services is like looking in a mirror and seeing reflections of my life at the moment. My family and I are living the nightmare right now...and have been since May 2016. My daughter has been put on a Child Protection Plan and we have alrea...