To report parents for suspected serious drug use?

[DontLookBackInAnger1]

I suspect the couple of taking class A drugs on a regular basis. They have young children.

Behaviour has changed recently, all indicating drug use. They are known to children's social services for other reasons to do with the neglect of their children.

I don't know if they take drugs. It is through others reports of them that I (and they) suspect they are.

AIBU to report this suspicion to social services, given I don't know for sure?

Preclaimer - I will make it clear that I don't know for sure. And the report would be out of care for the children, no malice towards parents.

Do they do it around their children? Is it happening in a way which makes then children unsafe? If they are taking MDMA every Saturday night when the kids are with a baby sitting is different to using heroin every day.

YANBU, but it’s unlikely that ss will do anything. The bar for intervention is pretty low these days.

It's so easily proven or disproven that I absolutely would report. If they are already known to SS it's easier for them to make enquiries.

What are you seeing that makes you worried?

Yes I'd report if you have valid reason and they have history of neglect.
Safeguarding us everyone's business. The child must always come first.

I don't know whether they're doing it for sure, let alone when. But they have young children in the house so even if it's at the weekend or evenings, it will be when they are in care of children.

They are stealing. Significant weight loss. Associated with drug dealers and users. Close family fear class A drug use but don't want to report.

I'd report it , better safe than sorry.

Could they be in financial trouble? Weight loss, stealing, possibly borrowing money from dealer friends, with cash to spare?

Agreed better safe than sorry though, in case they are both strung out on heroin or what not, with young children about.

Just because they take drugs does not mean they're bad parents. It also doesn't mean they're good parents so try and have a bit of an idea of what you're concerned about.

@AgentProvocateur

YANBU, but it’s unlikely that ss will do anything. The bar for intervention is pretty low these days.

You're not joking. My SIL reported her granddaughter's friend's mum to SS. The children aged 8 were in my Sil's house playing when the friend showed her a video she had taken of her mum snorting coke in the kitchen completely off her head. The children 2 boys 1 girl are never at school she regularly takes the kids out at 10pm to go to her friend's house and they all sleep in a stranger's bedroom while their mother is next door doing drugs. All the neighbours have reported her she has a party house (nightmare neighbour doesn't come close) SS came out and arranged for the children to go to breakfast club and after school club🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ They also gave her £50 of Asda gift cards to buy the kid's food. She asked my SIlL if she wanted to buy them for £30

@DontLookBackInAnger1

I don't know whether they're doing it for sure, let alone when. But they have young children in the house so even if it's at the weekend or evenings, it will be when they are in care of children.

They are stealing. Significant weight loss. Associated with drug dealers and users. Close family fear class A drug use but don't want to report.

I would based on this.

Hopefully it’s nothing and you are wrong.

From what you say it sounds more like heroin use (weight loss and stealing) as opposed to the occasional party drug binge. So yeah I would report in a heartbeat.

How do I report someone abusing there children? Without being ignored even though I have evidence? What a sick country England is.
Most people seem to be sniffing coke, just look at the police officers eyes and see it for yourselfs everyone. Absolute disgusting how our tax money gets wasted 😤! That's the only reason I can point to why police are not doing their jobs correctly and how drug addicts are allowed to bring children up in so much abuse!!