Is this a breach of confidentiality?
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:26 am
Hello everyone. Need some advise please as to whether the children's social worker has breach confidentiality. My husband had a call from his Mum last night and she detailed a conversation she had had with the social worker. Mum In Law had called the social worker to arrange contact for both herself and my Mum with our kids in the half term holidays as she has done before. The social worker then went onto to tell her about the result of the final hearing. Not only that she appears not to remember the facts as set down by the judge.
My Mum has been told previously by the same social worker that my husband and I having PR need to be consulted before any contact with and the children can be arranged. This does not appear to be the case with my Mum In Law who the social worker is happy to talk to and arrange contact without our knowledge. The social worker also does not appear to have a grasp of the law as she has stated to M in L that should our kids be put into long term foster care we lose PR completely and even though the judge has stated no direct contact no adoption the social worker has told M in L again that it's up to the adopters if they allow direct contact or not. We are fuming as neither of us have told our mothers everything as it's our choice not do so.
Is the social worker in breach of confidentiality in this case. There is a LAC review in a few weeks. Should I mention it to the reviewing officer? I have emailed my solicitor as this is not the first time she has said inappropriate things. Any advice please is very helpful.
My Mum has been told previously by the same social worker that my husband and I having PR need to be consulted before any contact with and the children can be arranged. This does not appear to be the case with my Mum In Law who the social worker is happy to talk to and arrange contact without our knowledge. The social worker also does not appear to have a grasp of the law as she has stated to M in L that should our kids be put into long term foster care we lose PR completely and even though the judge has stated no direct contact no adoption the social worker has told M in L again that it's up to the adopters if they allow direct contact or not. We are fuming as neither of us have told our mothers everything as it's our choice not do so.
Is the social worker in breach of confidentiality in this case. There is a LAC review in a few weeks. Should I mention it to the reviewing officer? I have emailed my solicitor as this is not the first time she has said inappropriate things. Any advice please is very helpful.