Can anybody tell me why social services want consent to access my and DH’s medical records?
Background:
A relative has a habit of making false allegations against people. He has made false allegations against me several times before but nothing has gone further than a phone call to me/nursery/school from social services.
Now he has started making malicious allegations against DH. Social Services have spoken to my DC and me separately. Now they want consent to access my medical records and DH’s medical records. Why? FWIW the allegations have nothing to do with alcohol/drugs/mental health issues.
We were happy to go along with the assessment as we have nothing to hide but this is starting to feel like we aren’t being believed and that is more serious than we thought. Is it normal to be asked for access to medical records during an initial assessment?
We are both professionals with enhanced (clean) DBS certificates who work with children. We have informed our employers, before anyone asks.