S47 Enquiries
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:18 pm
Hello, I am looking for advise on S47 enquires?
My 14 year old son was using his phone inappropriately to meet with children he is not supposed to socialise with so as a consequence to this I removed his phone. This then led to my son leaving the family home and going missing for 2 nights!
The police contacted me and said he was going to stay with my dad which I agreed with as I have 2 younger children I also wanted to safeguard from what was going on.
A week later a SW turns up at my dads and speaks to my son for the first time for around 10mins then leaves and states she is attending a strat meeting.. later that day I finally get a call to say S47 enquires are going ahead!
SW comes out to visit me and says my baby and 7 year old are also a part of the enquiry! I asked how as they are not at risk of significant harm, my sons behaviour was not within the household and following it I have safeguarded them by agreeing to him staying with his Grandpa.
I don't understand how the younger 2 siblings have been dragged into this?
Also I was told by the police my son had said if he came home he would keep running away however my son is adamant he never said this and that the police never offered him to return home they said about him going to Grandpa's. The whole reason this seems to of escalated to S47 is because the police report is false.
My son attends school every day, is with CAHMS as suspected ADHD and has no youth offending etc so this seems very extreme!
I as a parent set boundaries and consequences however my son broke this and didn't want to have his phone removed so ran away, he made a very silly choice which he now regrets how has this situation blown up to this? Even having my son on the s47 means suspected of significant harm however I even have a message on my phone from the SW stating there are no Safeguarding concerns and I've been acting appropriately it's just my sons behaviour.
My 14 year old son was using his phone inappropriately to meet with children he is not supposed to socialise with so as a consequence to this I removed his phone. This then led to my son leaving the family home and going missing for 2 nights!
The police contacted me and said he was going to stay with my dad which I agreed with as I have 2 younger children I also wanted to safeguard from what was going on.
A week later a SW turns up at my dads and speaks to my son for the first time for around 10mins then leaves and states she is attending a strat meeting.. later that day I finally get a call to say S47 enquires are going ahead!
SW comes out to visit me and says my baby and 7 year old are also a part of the enquiry! I asked how as they are not at risk of significant harm, my sons behaviour was not within the household and following it I have safeguarded them by agreeing to him staying with his Grandpa.
I don't understand how the younger 2 siblings have been dragged into this?
Also I was told by the police my son had said if he came home he would keep running away however my son is adamant he never said this and that the police never offered him to return home they said about him going to Grandpa's. The whole reason this seems to of escalated to S47 is because the police report is false.
My son attends school every day, is with CAHMS as suspected ADHD and has no youth offending etc so this seems very extreme!
I as a parent set boundaries and consequences however my son broke this and didn't want to have his phone removed so ran away, he made a very silly choice which he now regrets how has this situation blown up to this? Even having my son on the s47 means suspected of significant harm however I even have a message on my phone from the SW stating there are no Safeguarding concerns and I've been acting appropriately it's just my sons behaviour.