Social worker gave an abusive ex womans new address

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Social worker 'gave safe house address to woman's abuser'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38719709

It doesnt say that she was struck off but she blooming well should have been

The majority of times it happens to my service users it's not a mistake it's an intentional "I know best" those kids have rights to contact and contact above all else attitude.

I have county wide transfers where 3 teams will say keep him the hell away yet the ones that are the worst for it never see an issue with making their own decision to instigate contact against the none violent parents wishes and in the absence of a court order.
There are two counties in England that I no longer send some of the more at risk women because I just know the teams there will 'make a mistake'

The attitude to domestic violence is ridiculous.

Some people need to take a step back and think. Just because a couple are married it doesnt make it alright to abuse your partner. Just because you are living together it doesnt make it alright to rape your partner.

This happened to someone i know disgraceful on social services part

I am completely horrified that this happens as regularly as people are saying. Ugh.

when are some of these so called "professionals" going to to start taking their responsibilities for safeguarding seriously??

Maybe only when then are any real consequences if they don't?

The majority of times it happens to my service users it's not a mistake it's an intentional "I know best" those kids have rights to contact and contact above all else attitude

And yes, I've always suspected that was the case ...

I know an adoptive parent who had to move house as her address was accidentally given to her child's abusive birth parent. Absolutely terrible

So if an abused woman is not taking action to protect herself and her children by getting away from an abuser the SW can remove the kids, but if they do move the SW then gives the abuser the address??? Sounds like your damned if you do damned if you don't.

I have a friend who (for very good reason) had to report another friend to SS for the way the DCs were being treated. Idiot SW told the parent the contact details of the person reporting so of course she knew who it was. Friend made a complaint but of course it went nowhere.