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Archive News 2005/06...Updated: Friday May 30, 2008 23:20

 

UK Newspapers

 

For those readers of the Fassit website who might question our continuous claims that unscrupulous Childrens officials are perpetrating such hideous crimes throughout the entire Family Law System, they might well reconsider their opinion after reading the following articles?

 

 

 

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News Archive...2005/06

Hospital may sue MP over file row

IC Birmingham December 28, 2006

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Rise in child abuse cases pressure on legal aid budget The Times December 28, 2006

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Hospital Threatens to Sue MP over letter

John Hemming MP blog December 23, 2006

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Family courts are the B-side of the law

The Times December 21, 2006

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Ex-council boss admits sex attack

Derby Gripe December 19, 2006

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Database flaws 'eclipse gains'

The Times December 15, 2006

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Maxine Frith - The neglect of a life on the streets

The Independent December 14, 2006

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Council 'tried to hamper inquiries

Yorkshire Post  December 12, 2006

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Questions over justice for children's home abuse

The Guardian November 29, 2006

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A judge could face police questioning

This is London November 28, 2006

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A DEVASTATED couple had a child taken away

Daily Mail November 23 2006

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Expert witnesses shun the courts for fear of lawyers Times October 31 2006

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Shamed prof accused mother of hanging her son Daily Mail November 14 2006

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White man van’s new job - finding missing children

Times October 31 2006

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Baby Brandon allowed home with parents

The Sunday Mail November 5,2006

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Private healthcare no better than NHS

The Guardian October 31 2006

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'I've gone through hell of secrecy in family courts Derbyshire Evening Telegraph November 8 2006

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Children at primary are given anger counselling

The Daily Telegraph October 31  2006

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Delight for 'child abuse' couple

Daily Mail November 4 2006

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Opening Up Family Courts

Fassit UK/Unityinjustice October 30, 2006

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Mum in despair at kid’s adoption 
Bedfordshire on Sunday January 8, 2006
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Every Disabled Child Matters

EDCM October 26, 2006

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Judge lifts family reporting ban 

BBC News November 2 2006

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Sixteen years after the Orkney 'abuse' scandal

The Guardian  October 26, 2006

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New bill on family courts due

Guardian October 31 2006

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Blind justice without a name

Times October 19 2006

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Council faces inquiry

Guardian October 16 2006

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Baby 'forcibly removed' from foster care

Community Care September 06 2006

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Family reunited after abuse error

BBC Wales News October 17 2006

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Children's Index will turn all parents into suspects

Telegraph UK September 06 2006

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Scandal of children's homes abuse payouts

BBC 15 February, 2001 re-posted 2005

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Professor in police inquiry brain damage to boy

The Guardian  August 28 2006

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Councils face abuse trial

Luton News on Sunday October 1 2006

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Care home girl abused by 25 men in 2 years

Sunday Mail August 27 2006

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Tests to reveal ASBO babies

Scotsman.com September 25 2006

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Hidden world of Britain's tormented families

The Observer August 27 2006

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400,000 children are given 'good behaviour' drug Telegraph UK September 25 2006

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Investigation into Southall's experiments

John Hemming Blog

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60,000 children in care 'betrayed'

Daily Mail September 18 2006

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System 'failing children in care'

BBC News August 23 2006

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Orkney abuse woman's £100,000 bid

BBC News September 11 2006

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Family Courts All Officials should be named

Fassit UK Press Release July 20 2006

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Children fear intrusion of national database

The Guardian September 08 2006

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US child expert quits Britain

The Observer July 30 2006

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Orkney abuse children speak out

BBC News August 23 2006

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Missing mum tells how baby was taken

Norwich Evening News 24 August 17 2006

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Social workers missed boy's plight

BBC News August 17 2006

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Foster boy, 4, drowns

This is Bradford July 29 2006

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Dying dad fights to keep his kids

Lancashire Telegraph August 18 2006

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Hundreds of children being abandoned in Poland

Daily Mail July 29 2006

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I'm a working mum with ADHD

Daily Mail July 29 2006

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Paedophile church minister jailed for life

Daily Mail July 29 2006

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Son’s death could have been avoided

This is Wiltshire August 02 2006

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Serious failings by local authority

Howard League for Penal Reform July 22 2006

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'Sorry saga' of false abuse claim

BBC News July 19 2006

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RC church faces 140 abuse claims

Daily Mail August 02 2006

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MMR row doctor who defied Government

The Mail on Sunday 15th July 2006

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Lesbians lose their battle

The Times August 01 2006, 

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Social workers need control

IC Essex July 12 2006

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Solicitors face tough drive over competence

The Times August 01 2006

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MP says children don't need fathers

Daily Mail July 12 2006

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Family courts 'to be more open'

BBC News July 11 2006

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No longer a baby's need for a father

Gov UK Health minister Caroline Flint

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Ex-police worker jailed over child-abuse pics

IC Wales July 8 2006

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Mother wins fight to get her baby back

Scotsman.com June 15 2006

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First MP to celebrate gay marriage

Independent July 02 2006

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THE secrecy surrounding the family justice system

Daily Mail June 24 2006

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Blair laid bare

Independent June 26 2006

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Mother and son who died in fire are named

The Guardian June 23 2006

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Ex-Kerelaw staff warned of further abuse claims

The Herald  June 29 2006

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Action on Family Justice

UK Fathers June 23 2006

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Children's right to anonymity ended family courts

Times UK

Father Simon Clayton

In the shadows of justice

The Guardian June 19, 2006

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Hundreds Jailed in a Secret Family courts

Northampton Herald & Post June 15 2006

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OPERATION Clyde was a massive investigation

The Huddersfield Daily Examiner Jun 16 2006

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Guilty until proved innocent

The Times June 17 2006

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Parents and grandparents had children taken away

Sheffield Radio/Press May 30 2006

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MPs urge opening of family courts

ic Thewharf Jun 11 2006

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Family Courts more Secret than Prisons

Mail on Sunday  June 04 2006

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First social worker to be jailed for client affair

Telegraph UK June 03 2006

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Jail terms for school abuse pair

BBC News June 01 2006

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Five Live with Victoria Derbyshire

Radio 5 June 8 2006

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Cycle of failures

Inclusion Scotland May 30 2006

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Law Society opens up hearings

Times UK May 30 2006

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Parents protest at town hall

Radio Sheffield May 30 2006

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Exclusive Anti-Social Workers

Daily Mirror UK May 30 2006

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Daily Mail May 30 2006, Mother who lost 3 children to Social Services has new baby in Ireland

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Telegraph UK May 21 2006, Boarding schools to offer places for 2,000 children in council care

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Guardian UK May 16 2006, Blair admits failing most needy children

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Fassit UK May 20 2006, The Attorney General is to intervene in an appeal over the Sir Roy Meadow case Read article

 

The Times May 18 2006, How can this happen here?

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The Commission for Social Care May 17 2006, Inspection has challenged fostering agencies to improve the recruitment of carers

traumatises children

Telegraph UK May 27 2006, Gay foster parents abused young boys

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The Mysterious Report' 'The Complaint on Family Law Proceedings in the UK Guardian

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Times UK Comment May 24 2006, Secret witch-hunt syndrome - NEVER HAVE THE powers-that-be collected more information. But never has it been so difficult to find out what they know. Read article

 

Times UK May 24 2006, Secrecy of the family courts may be about to end

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Norwich Evening News May 22 2006, About 80 people turned up at a meeting to show their support for a couple

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BBC News Bradford - May 22 2006, Foster carers abused young boys

BBC News

 

BBC News May 22 2006, Climbie parents call for action

BBC News

 

Independent UK May 22 2006, Angela Cannings: 'Hopefully, we will find a way to become a family again

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Sunday Mail Scotland 21 May 2006, They took my son into care.

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24Hr Dash.com Pregnant 15 May 2006, 11-year-old makes social services baby

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Real Story 15 May 2006, Current Affairs with a human face

My fight to be a mother (Video)

 

The Sunday Mail May 14, 2006 The shocking story of a loving family torn apart by over-zealous welfare officials

Social Workers took our three children

 

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South Wales Evening Post and Former Swansea Council leader Lawrence Bailey has been arrested in connection with indecent images found on his official council laptop. Council leader Lawrence Bailey arrested

 

Radio 2 The Jeremy Vine Show May 9 2006 Listen Again

In a program debating  the current scandalous stats where around half of parents with learning difficulties are having their children removed from them by Social Services Birmingham University

 

Morning Extra with Gary Robertson (40 min) May 8 2006 Broadcast on Radio Scotland  Note: Program starts around 5 mins into the broadcast BBC Scotland

 

Guardian UK May 1, 2006 Parents win ruling to send doctors back to GMC over misdiagnosis

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Parliament May 2, 2006 The Constitutional Affairs Committee  - The committee hold a one-off evidence Click here to listen to the session from the parliament site

 

Daily Mirror April 22 2006 Years of searching for my girl ended...When I read about her death

read the full article here....

 

Milton Keynes Today - 25 April 2006 - Social services admit errors on tragic tot

A catalogue of errors by social services

 

Innocent parents accused of abuse April 23, 2006 Times

Innocent parents accused of abuse

 

A Loving Father, A Teacher, but now a victim of SS injustice Incredibly, the crimes to humanity committed by these corrupt Social Workers and other officials

included in this story

 

The Guardian Wednesday April 19, 2006 - Open or shut case featuring Fassit UK

Interviews by Mark Gould

 

Daily Mail  Death plunge mother and son caught on CCTV

Detectives still searching for Miss Davies' body

 

Every Voice Matters: fostered children in England speak out on need for contact with families The Guardian

leading charity the Fostering Network

 

Social Workers Conference Liverpool All make for dismal reading.

More from the Guardian

 

Act Of Resistance' Sunday April 2 2006 - The British state stole my parents, my name, my nationality and my heritage.

Read the full Story and comments

 

Husband and wife jailed for killing a three-year-old boy with a salt overdose have their conviction quashed, but face retrial. Guardian UK

 

A Family being torn apart March 4th 2006

http://www.fassit.co.uk/wakefield_social_services.htm

 

In good faith? A bad excuseParents stuck beneath the glass ceiling of the Family Division. It is a one-way glass: they can see out, but no one else can see in. To whom do they turn? www.timesonline

 

Suspended THE head of children's services at Neath Port Talbot Council has been suspended. Probe targets head of children's services, South Wales Evening Post March 01 2006 Martin Price Suspended

 

Government Leak! Children to be labelled 'criminal' by age 3 Sunday April 2 2006 -Leaked report describes plan to ID kids who might become lawbreakers Read

 

Judge Condemns Council Staff - Daily Mail, Saturday March 18 2006 - They embellished facts, told untruths and misled a court after deciding to take the girl into care on the spur of the moment, according to a judge.

 

Council must pay £500,000 for wrongly taking girl into care March 17 2006 Mr. Justice McFarlane castigated the social workers for "multiple failings" http://society.guardian.co.uk/

 

You can't be foster parents because you’re Vegetarian But if you'd been gay, single or jobless...no problem! By Neil Sears Daily Mail

 

Family who wanted to give a boy a home are ruled out by their Diet WHEN Paul and Dolly Saunders heard a call for new foster parents, they decided to open their hearts and their home. Foster Parents denied

 

Social worker jailed for care home abuse March 04 2006 A SOCIAL worker who sexually abused vulnerable young people at a Yorkshire children's home has been jailed for five years after a judge described his crimes as a "gross breach of trust". Gordon Oliver targeted his first victims more than 25 years ago while working at the now closed Springfield Children's Home, near Bradford Royal Infirmary. http://www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk/

 

A True story from Take a Break Magazine – 5th Jan 2006.  This is an adoption story, with a happy ending. Edited by Elise Turner and Sally Ferguson E Mail:  tab.sally@bauer.co.uk Send your Story to Take A Break Magazine

 

Eric pickle’s contributions about Essex County Council and more Wow! Re-adoption bill in the commons Eric pickle’s  contributions about Essex County Council and more Wow!

 

Child protection agencies slammed March 8 2006 - 0thers could be at risk after a report condemns the failures of child protection agencies. http://www.itn.co.uk/news/index_577454.html

 

The Libran Social Worker February 23 2006 By Rachel Bramble Author of 'The Nameless Social Worker'

writes a article to the Fassit site.  Rachel until recently was a social worker for more than 30 years

The Libran Social Worker

 

Family comes first Felicity Collier and another attack on Fassit UK?  Her defence of social workers led to attacks by the media, to the extent that hate mail became an occupational hazard. Mary O'Hara meets the woman who has fought to push adoption and fostering up the political agenda society.guardian.co.uk

 

Lincolnshire Echo

Senior Council Officer faces Child Porn Charges February 2 2006  A Senior council officer who works in children's services has appeared in court accused of making indecent images of children. John Bennett is a Lincolnshire County Council service manager and is in charge of social workers.

 

Parents Champion The Barrister Andrew Scott is drawing plaudits for clearing the name of parents who have been accused of harming their children. The secret of his success? Twelve years experience a a nurse. telegraph Magazine by Cassandra Jardine Photographs by Neil Drabble February 11th 2006 Parents Champion

 

When Satan Came To Town The Real Story BBC ONE on Wednesday 11 Jan at 9pm. The BBC has successfully challenged an injunction blocking a programme about a group of children taken from families wrongly suspected of Satanic rituals. Sixteen children in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, were put into care in June 1990 by social services BBC Online news including video clips | BBC wins removed children ruling

 

Upping the anti by David Batty Featuring Fassit UK The Guardian Wednesday October 5, 2005  The group is the Families Anti Social Services Inquiry Team (Fassit). Members share information on the web, and mainly consist of parents under investigation by social services or in dispute with their ex-partner over access to their children. But its prominent role in the Mail's campaign has put wind in its sails.

 

Our most heartbreaking Christmas present – a picture of the children we may never see again See also: Slow Parents are forced to have their Children Adopted 14/08/2005 http://www.fassit.co.uk/parents_forced_adoption.htm

 

When Satan Came To Town: - The Real Story BBC ONE on Wednesday 11 Jan at 9pm. The BBC has successfully challenged an injunction blocking a programme about a group of children taken from families wrongly suspected of Satanic rituals. Sixteen children in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, were put into care in June 1990 by social services BBC Online news including video clips

 

The little girl died with 100 injuries on her tiny body Daily Mail Article

December 15 2005 By Michael Seamark and Rebecca Camber

A letter from her father

 

BBC News Video BBC News Nov 28th 2005 ......And...... Real Story Fiona Bruce Monday 28th November at 7.30pm on BBC One.

Silent Suffering of Depressed mums Postnatal depression affects at least one in ten women. Other national media links:

Post Natal Depression

 

Upping the anti by David Batty Featuring Fassit UK The Guardian Wednesday October 5, 2005

 

Inquiry finds no evidence of satanic abuse - Dally Mail, Saturday, October 8, 2005 Social workers failed victims of island perverts

 

Child abuse report highlights social worker failures - Social workers and health staff failed to protect the youngsters involved in the Western Isles case, the inquiry report said.  Press Association Friday October 7, 2005

 

Fassit UK Support Spokesperson Adele on Radio Europe based in Spain in her second heated public debate with Felicity Collier who is the chief executive of the charity the British Association for Adoption and Fostering. Full program click here to Listen

 

Couple flee abroad to fight against the 'Big Brother state' that took their baby By Cassandra Jardine (Filed: 30/08/2005) Source:

Couple Flee Abroad ALSO (Filed: 30/08/2005) How social services can seize our children By Cassandra Jardine

 

Sir Roy Meadow struck off by GMC Local authorities Social Services have continued to follow the dubious diagnostic techniques of experts without looking for further corroborative evidence. The court must also recognise the devastating effect forced separation will have on the development of the child and the tremendous and debilitating grief and anxiety it will cause to the parents and their families. Parents are often diagnosed with stress, depression and other disorders as a result of the false allegations. The Doctors Who Take Away Your Kids Channel 4

 

February 17 2006 -The paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow has won his appeal against being struck off the medical register for "seriously misleading" evidence that led to Sally Clark's wrongful conviction for murdering her baby sons. David Batty examines the controversy http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,,1712345,00.html

 

Daily Express Anne Widdecombe MP  - Adoption Targets are ruining lives 16/08/2005

It is the Social Workers who have low intelligence if they believe the ordeal to which they are subjecting

these children is preferable to have them brought up by loving but not so bright parents.

 Anne Widdecombe MP Full Article JPG 298KB

 

Some Local Authorities Social Services Departments have been systematically kidnapping young children from heartbroken families for no legal or proper reasons and without any accountability or punishment now for many years. Essex Social Services

 

The scandal of loving families whose children are being forcibly taken away to meet adoption targets Revealed: Daily Mail 20 August 2005   To poor to keep your kids

 

THE Social Services particularly like to attack the parents who are disabled or have a low IQ especially if their children are young and healthy, making them easy targets for adoption Couple 'Too Slow' For Kids Daily Mail

 

I BELIEVE the Family Court are doing monstrous things and somebody has got to ‘STOP IT’ 'Denise Robertson' ITV This Morning Parents with learning difficulties are having their children taken into care because officials say they are too intellectually slow to cope, 'Denise Robertson' ITV This Morning

'THE UK SOCIAL SERVICES'

 

 

Baby Broker Tycoons - Workers in children's services are making thousands

http://www.findarticles.com

 

Family comes first Felicity Collier and another attack on FASSIT UK

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,,1709618,00.html

 

Parents Champion Andrew Scott 11/02/2006

Telegraph - Parents Champion

 

U-turn on plan to take babies from refugees 29/01/2006

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,,1697495,00.html

 

Doctor who misdiagnosed children fit to practise, says GMC 27/01/2006

http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/story/0,,1696175,00.html

 

Babies face year in care due to court delays 22/01/2006

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml

 

Sex offender deputy head revealed 18/01/2006

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1689274,00.html

 

Social Services scandal of living on the sex offenders list (Video WMA) 18/01/2006

http://www.sky.com/shared/videoasx/0,,skyreport_170106_1930-31200-bb,00.asx

 

Looking back at found to be dishonest by a jury re -18/01/2006

http://www.richardwebster.net/privateeyebarker.htm

 

Consultant jailed for throwing baby to floor 17/01/2006

Consultant Jailed for Attack

 

Junkie parents are raising 200,000 children in UK

Independent, The (London)

 

Social workers Hammersley aged 43 and team leader Jill France 50 15/01/2006

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1684278,00.html

 

Police force is top gay employer 15/01/2006

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1985953,00.html

 

Child sex offenders cleared to work in schools 14/01/2006

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1984381,00.html

 

How many of our children are at risk? 12/01/2006

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news

 

When Satan Came To Town 11/01/2006

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/real_story/default.stm

 

Scientists are alarmed by Ruth Kelly's strict beliefs re-posted 15/01/2006

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1411905,00.html

 

Kelly to tighten sex offender law 11/01/2006

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4604490.stm

 

Silenced for 16yrs, the family wrongly accused of satanic abuse 10/01/2006

Silenced for 'Sixteen Years'

 

Mum in despair at kid’s adoption 09/01/2006

Mum's despair over Adoption

 

So what happened to all the feared miscarriages of justice? 09/01/2006

http://society.guardian.co.uk/children/story/0,1074,1682356,00.html

 

Our most heartbreaking Christmas present 22/12/2005

Heartbreaking Christmas

 

Paedophile's child left with 'unanswered questions' 30/12/2005

Paedophiles Child

 

The Church of Scotland backs same-sex adoption move 30/12/2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4393326.stm

 

Unmarried free to adopt as couple 30/12/2005

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4568234.stm

 

The starving children. So why didn’t 50 care workers see any problem? 22/12/2005

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.htm

 

This mother lost a child on the evidence of a disgraced doctor 15/12/2005

Meadow - A Disgraced Doctor

 

This little girl died with 100 injuries on her tiny body 14/12/2005

Courtney Crockett

 

Judgement can be published By Michael Dodd 14/12/2005

http://icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk/

 

MP sues social services over 'threat to his baby

MP 'GESTAPO' Social Workers

 

Police probe mum's custody battle claim

Police probe mum's custody

 

Observer Article - Abuse of contempt 04/12/05

Abuse of contempt Laws

 

Mothers 'cover up' depression 28/12/05

Postnatal depression (PND)

 

Social services 'tried to take away my son with Asperger's'

SS tried to take away my son

 

A policy that exposes a brutal absence of humanity

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/comment/0,11026,1643578,00.html

 

Father helps parents fight for custody

http://www.fassit.co.uk/swep_article_fassit151105.htm