Hello
We have just been through the most horrific few months being accused of child abuse. We have finally reached the end of the court case and the judge decided that the injury dc suffered was NOT a non-accidental injury (accidental as always stated by us) This was after all risk assessments initial and core assessment were done and a finding of fact hearing held. All children have now been returned home as the LA asked for the ICO orders on children to be dismissed.
However as we left court very relieved and happy that this nightmare was over our barristers mention that children's services would like a meeting to see if we would like any help from them for the children. We naively assumed this was a formality to tie up loose ends as it was just casually mentioned,even suggested the children may need counselling to come to terms with their unexpected involvement. However it was definitely called a child protection meeting.
After thinking about this properly now that things are returning to normal at home I am very very concerned. Surely if this was as informal as suggested then this wouldn't be a child protection meeting it would just be a meeting.
Our children have suffered greatly through this process (childrens services documented this repeatedly) but we have all as a family co-operated fully with everything asked of us. It now feels like just when we thought this was over its just about to start again.
Can someone here please tell me I'm just being paranoid and that this is a normal procedure after this kind of case.
Thank you
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maccie · 12/05/2013 10:47
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