What a nightmare RWU. I have had some involvement with investigations into abuse from the angle of employment as I work in HR (although nothing as potentially big as this) so yes like you say, the protocols are there for understandable reasons, but it must be very hard that you can't be with your DCs at the interview, or discuss with pothers v much.
Can't Ceredigion hire a psychologist from another local authority so that this does not take longer than necessary? Or take on a free lance eg someone recently retired? Might be worth suggesting?
It could indeed be that this was whistle-blown by another colleague, and if so, well doen to that person.
I suppose if you feel your DC are their normal selves that would provide some comfort. Sorry - that sounds pathetic, but I do hope they are their usual selves despite what is going on.
Haggis - hoping the infection clears up asap - sounds horrid.
I hope to be doing more gardening than usual if I'm up to it this year and bought 2 pairs of tough gloves! I'm going to find someone who can cut our hedges as I think I'll bow out of that huge chore for the foreseeable. Then I could do the gently pottering bits.
One of you said would be starting chemo perhaps same time as me - was it you Pennies? I still don't have a start date but reckon it won't be till March. I found some useful tips on the BCC site and have thought of starting a new thread on there for buddies starting around the same time. There is a thread like that but its all done now for those women so a fresh thread might be better. Will let you know if I do this, if no-one else has started a new one within about a month.
I'm starting to stock up on things people say can help during chemo eg pineapple, ginger in all forms, liquorice, mini-milks, scarves.
I recommend Deborah Moggach short stories for pleasant, quirky little reads. A friends lent me them and I've got back into reading - hurray . Must stop rambling.