Hi all
Just wanting some advice really. Just found out that my Uncle has recently been put on the SOR (sex offenders register) for communicating online with a 15 year old. I don't know the ins and outs of it obviously as it's been a bolt from the blue for all of us but I am aware that he's pleaded guilty and is awaiting further sentencing.
This Uncle lives with my grandfather (his dad) who I am very very close to. My grandad is my father figure and I adore him. My 2 children don't and have never been left unsupervised around my uncle - we aren't particularly close, he's never been a hands on uncle, and he's usually at work if we visit anyway so my children have met him only a handful of times over the years - family parties etc. I have not taken the children to visit my grandad at all whilst my uncle has been on bail and obviously wouldn't risk it now. So my grandfather has to come to our home if he wants to see us (I do feel guilty about this as he's increasingly frail) or we meet somewhere local.
Problem is now the police want details of all of my uncle's family to keep on record - his siblings, nephews, nieces, cousins, friends etc - and today my grandad rang informed me that they have taken my children's details too and will be passing it onto social services, who will be in touch with me soon to put a 'safeguarding plan' in place. I have nothing at all to hide but I guess I'm concerned what they are going to ask or do? And are they going to speak to my children's school? We've never had any SS involvement in the past so it's all new to me. It goes without saying that their safety is the most important thing to me but I've heard so many horror stories about SS that I'm getting myself worked up. Just wondered if anyone had been through anything similar.