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‘Oh I’m sorry, did I forget to mention you don’t have to agree to this?’ When social workers forget that interventions under ‘Child in Need’ are voluntary

‘Oh I’m sorry, did I forget to mention you don’t have to agree to this?’ When social workers forget that interventions under ‘Child in Need’ are voluntary

The author of this post is a child protection social worker, who writes under a pseudonym, including in the Guardian. There has been significant press coverage of the work of child protection social workers over the last few months. At times I have found this coverage...

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Just how close was 3-year-old ‘AJS’ to being adopted because of the unlawful immigration detention of her father?

Just how close was 3-year-old ‘AJS’ to being adopted because of the unlawful immigration detention of her father?

Last week BBC News and the Guardian reported the important public interest story of a father's unlawful immigration detention, that left his three-year-old unnecessarily in care and at risk of a plan for adoption, despite the family court declaring they should be...

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