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Social worker is writing false reports

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ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 19:58

Hi so basically my social worker is writing false reports
as far as I’m aware the social workers have to write reports on what they’ve seen and not what they have heard is this correct?
so my social worker has written that I never have food in nor do I ever have gas and electric, I’ve met her 3 times and not once has she been in my house without me having any of that, I have all my receipts from food shopping every fortnight, and I also have my utilities app which shows me making regular payments and my gas and electric is never off
also my son had an operation end of January of this year on his left testicle as he had a cyst, we thought it was a twisted testicle, he had a minor operation and 2 weeks off school and he has been right as rain, as soon as he started comparing of pain I took him up to the hospital and within 2 hours of him complaining of pain he’s all ready gone down for his op in her report she’s wrote ‘Oscar’s operation was more then likely due to neglect’ how can she give a medical opinion she’s a social worker???! also how would my child having a cyst on his left testicle be because of neglect?! This is a common thing for young boys
so for that basis my kids have been placed on child protection I’ve tried to show her my receipts and my gas and electric app but she’s not having none of it can someone give me advice? Also she is siding with my kids dad who has never been in regular contact he doesn’t see his daughter only his son, has issues with drugs, and is abusive to his gf and her children, he also disappears for weeks/months at a time and constantly lets his kids down AIBU and if not what do I even do? I’m scared to complain incase she escalates things

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Yazzi · 22/03/2025 20:34

Is there a review/appeal mechanism? Can you speak to Legal Aid or similar? If you have proof what she's saying is false then go through those channels. Failing that, media attention?

Here you're going to get a lot of, "a social worker would NEVER." But of course they can, and do.

Keep incredibly good records going forward. And figure out how you can fight this.

ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 20:34

Maitri108 · 22/03/2025 20:02

The social worker has been to your house and each time there's a stocked fridge and all utilities functioning. No indication of neglect?

She's making up lies in order to side with your ex. She's taking the side of a druggie abuser who frequently absconds.

Sounds like you should make a complaint as evidently something isn't right.

I do want to make a complaint however I am scared that it will escalate things

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ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 20:34

RageQuit · 22/03/2025 20:08

Your children would not be on a CP plan for lies. Did you challenge the social worker in the ICPC?

Why do you think this stuff doesn’t happen when it clearly does? There’s some absolute fantastic social workers out there and there’s some bad ones like in all jobs but that’s doesn’t make it okay? And I did try to but everytime I spoke the chairman asked me to be quiet and told me I would get a chance to speak at the end and when I tried to speak at the end everyone just started collecting their thing and eft

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Ruby1985 · 22/03/2025 20:33

Bobbybobbins · 22/03/2025 20:07

There’s some information missing here OP- why do your DC have a social worker in the first place?

Quite a daft comment… you seem to be trying to blame OP which is quite low

ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 20:32

WhatWouldPhylissCraneDo · 22/03/2025 20:20

My SW put things in my reports that were allegations, not proven. For example that there was broken glass on the floor, there wasn't. She was told to remove them. She also repeatedly spelt my child's name wrong using the girls version and told me it didn't matter.

Yeah that’s what mine is doing it’s ridiculous
what’s really bugging me is that she’s saying my sons operation was due to neglect yet she’s not a doctor nor have they got my children’s medical records or mine

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ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 20:31

ForgettingMeNot · 22/03/2025 20:28

My social worker refused to put lies in reports about me despite pressure from more senior management. It got so bad she left. The social worker I had before her had made up all
sorts of allegations about me yet it was my ex husband who was the cause of the emotional abuse. I’m so glad she stood up for me before she left as I was about to lose my kids.

She’s my new social worker and all though the reports from the previous social worker wasn’t exactly great she’s just writing complete lies

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ImNotARegularMomIACoolMom · 22/03/2025 20:30

Bobbybobbins · 22/03/2025 20:07

There’s some information missing here OP- why do your DC have a social worker in the first place?

There’s a lot of info missing because I don’t have time to sit here and write my life story sorry…
my kids dad reported me saying apparently I’m not looking after the kids properly bare in mind he hadn’t seen them willingly for four months

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ForgettingMeNot · 22/03/2025 20:28

My social worker refused to put lies in reports about me despite pressure from more senior management. It got so bad she left. The social worker I had before her had made up all
sorts of allegations about me yet it was my ex husband who was the cause of the emotional abuse. I’m so glad she stood up for me before she left as I was about to lose my kids.

WhatWouldPhylissCraneDo · 22/03/2025 20:20

My SW put things in my reports that were allegations, not proven. For example that there was broken glass on the floor, there wasn't. She was told to remove them. She also repeatedly spelt my child's name wrong using the girls version and told me it didn't matter.

RageQuit · 22/03/2025 20:08

Your children would not be on a CP plan for lies. Did you challenge the social worker in the ICPC?

Bobbybobbins · 22/03/2025 20:07

There’s some information missing here OP- why do your DC have a social worker in the first place?

Maitri108 · 22/03/2025 20:02

The social worker has been to your house and each time there's a stocked fridge and all utilities functioning. No indication of neglect?

She's making up lies in order to side with your ex. She's taking the side of a druggie abuser who frequently absconds.

Sounds like you should make a complaint as evidently something isn't right.

buyingnottingham · 22/03/2025 20:00

They can write things that have been reported to them and where the information came from as long as they write either it is suspected or it has been alleged/reported.