Social services

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I’ve been referred to ss due to an alleged mark on my daughter. Do I have to inform my employer of this situation?

No. At this point in time it's entirely your private family business.

Even if you are 'found guilty' as it were it only matters to your employer if you work with children or are in some other kind of regulated profession.

If you felt you might need support from work though e.g. to attend appointments you could confide in a trusted manager at any stage. Up to you.

How can a mark be alleged though. Either someone saw a mark or they didn't?

Not presently no.

If you're convicted of assault on your daughter and work with children I imagine so.

Presumably it can be explained?

Do you work with children?

Are you in a union?
Is it relevant to your role?

A "mark" ffs isn't that evidence of children playing healthily and freely? I'm telling my DD never to have children. So sorry OP.

Not at present no, however if you work with children or vulnerable adults in the future you will have to if it goes further.

No you don't at this stage.
However I feel a 'mark' would not be enough to trigger social services involvement. So there's definitely more to this.

I have kept the details vague intentionally so as not to reveal myself. I work with children

Posted too soon. I work with children occasionally and there is no substance to the allegation. The details of the allegation are not exactly as I have put them above. When all of this is over I will come back to clarify what has happened so I could be of use to anyone

If you work with children and / or vulnerable adults you should probably tell your employer.

If you work with children or vulnerable adults you should definitely tell social services this at least - not doing could be seen very negatively.

If you don't work in a regulated activity then no they wouldn't need to know.

funily enough I looked in to this for reasons that are nothing to do with me, so I wont bore you with them.

My understanding is you are supposed to tell ss, and they decide if they need to inform the lado.

So the police have been alerted?

Yes of course you need to tell your employer -

Did you have to have a crb check for your current post

You should make sure that social services are aware that you have a role working with children.

My understanding is you are supposed to tell ss, and they decide if they need to inform the lado

^^ This is right.

Thanks this info is great. Sorry I can’t give you full details. It will all be resolved on Monday I am hopeful!

Regarding the police. If the police were called every time anyone noticed a bruise on a child then that would be interesting

Actually there is protocol and if a child has suspicious bruising then the designated CP consultant at the hospital will have a say on the cause

But prior to this there will be an initial referral discussion between police/SW/health

A SW does not decide if bruising is non accidental only.

Likewise if it’s deemed to be non accidental the hospital will call the police

Then you will be arrested

And this will be on your record

If my experience is anything to go by, don't worry too much.

I was referred to SS due to mark on my ds (he was being an arse on his bike). Said they needed to investigate and interview my children. We heard nothing for six years. I work with vulnerable children.

They knew this. I chased them up on it last year they said it was ongoing. My son turns 20 next month.

Thanks all.

All sorted. Told work. As visited house. No concerns. Pursuing as malicious. Thanks for your advice and yes it is a bad position to be in especially when you’re doing everything right.