AIBU to ask if school get notified automatically if police attend a home address?

[LittleBirdy1]

As above is this an automatic thing? My neighbours are horrendous absolute the most inconsiderate, horrible people you could ever imagine living next door two, both adults are as bed as each other and equally vile to their children but in different ways. Their house is HA mine in privately owned so I have complained to the HA multiple times about them and raised concerns with ring doorbell footage and images about the welfare and treatment of the children, seeing things they openly do in public makes you wonder what is happening when you hear the ear piercing screams of the children inside. I am not the only neighbour to have reported them the family the other side of them and the two houses behind have also raised concerns. The 4 year old has just started school and the police were here 3 times over the weekend for varied reasons and the male tenant was arrested, will school be informed of this so they know to monitor or should I raise my welfare concerns with them via email?

This image is why I now would never hesitate reporting suspected child endangerment, even if like in this scenario the police might be aware of it all. It illustrates how many people Victoria Climbie had been in contact with before she died from abuse and neglect.

OP, absolutely tell the safeguarding lead at the school, even if it turns out it’s for your own peace of mind.

We have Operation Encompass in our area (North East), I’m a teacher in a deprived area.

I have made a list of events I can remember from the 15 months they have lived in the property, there is multiple things I have witnessed that should of never have occurred. I feel sick after writing it all down and really don’t understand why the HA haven’t taken it more seriously. I have submitted video footage from cctv so some of it was their for them to see.

Email everything you have to the NSPCC they will deal with it and you will remain anonymous

@rrhuth, no sorry I miswrote that, was rushing gettind Dd up. I just meant that it's useful for the parents to let the school know, not for the neighbours to contact the school.

Better report twice than not at all, I'd get in touch with safeguarding lead.

I would contact MASH directly. When I raised concerns with the school about a child and something I had witnessed outside school hours I was told they couldn't report on my behalf so I should do it. Not sure if this is correct but would be a good belt and braces appraoch?

I feel sick after writing it all down and really don’t understand why the HA haven’t taken it more seriously.

One of the problems in the case of Victoria Climbie (quoted above by PP) is that different services tend to focus on their specific job and not on the wider issues, so it’s entirely possible the HA have addressed anything housing related and not made the link to safeguarding issues, or have assumed someone else is dealing with it. If you have concerns (and you clearly do), I’d contact children’s social work and share that with them.

Of course you should report 15 months worth of incidents. You should do this directly to children’s social care - there will be a duty number on your Local Authority website you can call. While you can tell the HA or the school, they’re only going to tell social services themselves and it’s a more powerful report firsthand. Please call them directly.

@LittleBirdy1

I have made a list of events I can remember from the 15 months they have lived in the property, there is multiple things I have witnessed that should of never have occurred. I feel sick after writing it all down and really don’t understand why the HA haven’t taken it more seriously. I have submitted video footage from cctv so some of it was their for them to see.

This you should report, yes. This is additional info.

You should provide it to social services, or NSPCC if you wish to be anonymous.

I know that the NSPCC is a route if you’re nervous but a direct report to SS is more powerful. It’s difficult to know what weight to put on information when it’s given anonymously via another agency.