Camilla Cavendish states " “A significant number of (abusive) parents,” say the
guidelines, “are likely to report having experienced genuine medical problems.
They may or may not have been substantiated by medical investigations.” Come
again? Their children may “present a rosy picture to the outside world”, “have
been seriously ill” or have a medical history that started early in life. This
is a charter for Little Hitlers and busybodies."
What the MPs have not yet taken up is the labyrinthine links of the 'Little
Hitlers' and the charities that benefit so substantially from the 'conflict of
interests' that are document.
Here are just some examples:
1......In Essex County Council....Liz Railton ( Director of Social Services )
and Tony Sharp ( County Adoptions Manager) are also named in document with
Companies House as Directors and trustees of the charity, the British
Association for Adoption & Fostering ( BAAF).
BAAF is the foremost membership 'union' for fostering and adoption and all
adoption and fostering agencies espouse to be members of BAAF.
2......Douglas Alexander ( Chairman of CAFCASS ....advises the courts on
children and families and provides guardians ad Liteums ) is also a director and
trustee of BAAF.
3......A total of 10 out of 18 directors and trustees of BAAF are also senior
social workers. This must constitute a substantial 'conflict of interests' that
raises suspicions that a momentum of adoptions is maintained, to supply BAAF.
BAAF sells a huge volume of publications and published material to...... the
local authorities. In the year ended March 2005, BAAF sold £656,000 worth of
books....A majority to local authorities. This is a phenomenal amount for a
commercial book seller; let alone an adoptions charity with this ancillary
'business'. There are suspicions that the 'conflict of interests' is fuelling a
business arrangement that is not in the public interests.
BAAF is paid about £12,000 for each adoption it arranges by way of finding
suitable parents for the children in council care. However, these close links
and the 'conflict of interests' raises suspicions that they are either 'cherry
picking' the children that best suits BAAF...Or children are being taken into
Care ...on a sort of....... ' by order'.
It is noticeable that the children adopted from the children in council Care,
exclude almost completely, black/ethnic children and disabled children.
That the most sought after children for adoption are white, young/very young and
fit .......And this group is what is reflected in the recorded statistics I have
received from a number of local authorities, including Essex County Council;
raises suspicions that the 'conflict of interests' has indeed gone beyond the
theoritical.
4..... Social workers are local government officials. They are not required to
complete ' a register of outside interests'.
Unlike members of parliament ( MP ) and elected councillors, social workers
might well have a financial interest in an adoption agency, fostering agency,
their husband/wife/family member might be running the adoption/foster
agency....We will never know....This is not in the public interest.
There is a suspicion that there are these links. The public are ignored and face
hostility when these issues are raised....Why ?
5......Essex County Council has been reported to the Office Of the Deputy Prime
Minister ( ODPM ) for submitting a false and fraudulent application for Beacon
Status Award in 2002-3 ( adoption).
Essex County Council was awarded the Beacon Status Award, which included among
other 'prizes' a cheque for £42.215. ....This was to be spent on 'adoption'.
The Beacon Award Dept at the ODPM's office in London has confirmed it is dealing
with this complaint. which includes the demand that Essex County Council be
stripped of this award, in a public announcement, and the £42,215 returned to
the ODPM's department.
There is concern that the ODPM's Department might seek to mitigate the
investigation and ensure a 'cover -up'.
6....There is evidence that has been submitted to the Council for Racial
Equality, that current legislation concerning the equal opportunities
legislation has been breached with impunity by Essex County Council ( and many
other councils around the country ). This from the council's own
records.............Black/ethnic children are almost completely excluded from
being adopted, from the pool of children in council care.
7.......There is evidence that the Disability Rights Act has been breached with
impunity by Essex County Council ( and other councils ). This from the council's
own records that show that disabled children in council Care are almost totally
excluded from being adopted.
6 & 7 are concerning because they refer back to the suspicion of the links
between the charities and local government officials.
8.......There is more.........!!!!
It is time some of the members of Parliament started asking some
questions....Don't you think?
…END…
Fassit UK Correspondent
Jack Frost
author of 'The Gulag of the Family Courts...Book1'
ISBN 9 781430 316350
http://www.gulagofthefamilycourts.com/
Please read...
Public awards for dishonourable conduct
Why social workers remove babies from their mothers
Grandmother faces year in prison
Confidentiality and Openness in Family Court
Fassit response to BASW
Adoptions cannot ever be undone?
DCA Phoney Conciliations
New DCA announcement - Social Workers
Harriet Harman the Response
The Labyrinthine links of the 'Little Hitlers'
Open or shut case - NO
The Political Social Workers
Time limits for Compensation in Child Abuse Cases
Adoption Fraud is under challenge
