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[Solved] section 47?

 
(@bmwm-power)
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Hi

* As iv posted before my son is regularly getting hurt. burns. bruises. etc , so far 17 injuries in 21 months recorded, some explained, some not, some can be put down to age/accidental , some not (neglect?).
*Previously raised with police, and social services, and NSPCC who said there was a safeguarding concern but again childrens services done nothing.
*Id like to point out at this stage that he is in mercy of Sandwell Childrens services who have a reputation for being utterly useless and ranked by Ofsted as "inadequate" every year since 2012 if im right. so God help the kid!

* Anyway, this week i collected my 3.5 year old son, as usual, and guess what...another 1 inch burn on his hand. blistered up and red. so i asked him what happened...his reply was " i was saying to mum i want to see dad and she done it" and she smacked me aswell.
* so next step took a pic...asked mother how it happened....NO reply
* rang the nursery asked them when /if they knew how...they said they had no knowledge or record of it.

* so i rang 101 as its not the first time hes been burnt. they logged it and said someone would be in touch
* i took him to a&e, doc checked it, i explained to him, he spoke to my son aswell and decided to raise it as safeguarding.
* kept in overnight and next day a lady from police child protection team and social services came and spoke to me and my son.
* they used the nurse as an interpreter as english isnt my sons first language. my son obviously was confused as he'd been in hospital all night, not slept properly. Anyway he didnt clarify that his mum done the burn but said it happened with an Iron. and when the nurse asked him what happened next he said mum smacked me twice.

* My reply to this was so....hes burnt with an iron and then instead of comforting him/attending medically she smacked him...what sort of mother does that.

* anyway they made several notes. and said there would be a full medical at hospital
* full medical done. kept in another night and sent home sunday.

* later on the sunday i had a call from the out of hours duty team manager from scial services stating if i drop my son to nursery on the monday then i should tell the nursery that under no circumstance should the mother collect him. as they needed to speak to her do enquiries first.
* My son had a temperature so i decided not to take him to nursery and he hadnt eaten or slept properly over weekend so he needed a rest. (nursery is legally mandatory anyway) so i rang the nursery and told them,
* appox 11am i had another call from social services...this time a new person...talking to me like im a criminal...we need to see you as a matter of urgency!.why havent you taken him to nursery, you were due to drop him this morning? etc etc
* when i told her what her colleague had said the previous day , she had no idea/knowledge of this...and said she would check
* anyway she and 1 other representatives from the most "inadequate" social services came to my home, took all the details again....even though there should have been a record as id had already spoken to a social worker at hospital
* the worst bit...I said the social worker told me that his mother should not collect him until enquires are complete or they say otherwise" and her reply was ive spoke to him and he said he didnt say that....i said...your calls are all recorded so if need be bring up the recording.
*They cant even communicate with each other...how can they be put in charge of safeguarding a child?
* she asked about my split, relationship, court etc, asked how i felt about it (trying to look for an excuse to fob it down to malicious" . I informed her that the facts are injuries logged with dates and times, my son cries hysterically upon return every time, thats a fact with recordings to prove . indicating to me something is not right that he doesnt want to go back after 3 days apart, she looked at his room and then they said theyll be in touch..
* had a call a few hours later stating drop him to mum. we will be doing further enquiries under section 47 .
* when i dropped him off he again cried hysterically and turned and hugged me so tight and didnt want to go which is of concern to me is it fear or what?
* I spoke to nursery manager who says the injury was not there on the friday morning so according to her happened after he left nursery at 1pm and me collecting him at 4,00pm (take away travel time) and also my son was not crying or screaming in pain so time taken for it to settle down means. Its more the case they didnt see it, and now denying all knowledge to cover their negligence

I have sent a picture document/pdf to the child protection officer from police logging the dates etc. the social worker didnt seem interested in previous injuries or any other concerns i was raising. i think its a case of "we need to do the paperwork now as its been raised before and close it asap!"

Anyway my question is....how can they deem it safe to return him to mother when enquiries are not complete.
What does a section 47 involve
likely outcome?

I know they will fob it off again, and my son will get hurt again.
This time i will be looking at pursuing to hold those ignoring me accountable via complaints procedures.

any advice as to how to proceed now

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Topic starter Posted : 07/10/2017 8:53 pm
(@dadmod4)
Illustrious Member

I don't know the details of how a s47 is conducted, but I think it would be worth you contacting the family rights group - www.frg.org.uk - they can help you with your dealings with Childrens Services.

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Posted : 07/10/2017 10:31 pm
 Mojo
(@Mojo)
Illustrious Member Registered

Hi there

Here's some further information about an S47.

https://www.scie.org.uk/publications/introductionto/childrenssocialcare/childprotection.asp

It's impossible to predict outcomes, but I believe its a multi agency assessment, so it's not just up to the Social Workers.

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Posted : 09/10/2017 12:14 am
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