What silly things have you been reported to social services for

[hellena37]

A few days ago, I received a letter from social services stating they had information about my kids and asked me to get in touch ASAP. I rang them and was informed that someone reported me for throwing out furniture they gave me and therefore feared that my house was unfurnished. They said they wouldn't take any action as it seemed minor. I knew exactly who had reported me. I wrote him a letter and told him never to turn up at my house again.
What petty things have you been reported to social services for?

Yes. 2 1/2 years later. He's still there.

My mother has reported me enough that she has been warned that she will get a harassment order if it happens again.

All totally made up as we havent seen or spoken in years.

No furniture, no sheets on the kids beds, house being a mess, I'm training my dc to be autistic so I can claim lots of benefit money, my 11 year old was sexually active I hit them, they dont go to school/doctor/dentist, I have munchausen by proxy, I am bipolar, I am depressed, I am a prostitute, I bought my dc a top 'for the opposite sex' because my child died and I want to replace them (infuriated by that one) my kids have no underwear, once she reported me because my kids use the word vagina, and not some twee little phrase she uses, I allow them to drink from the age of 8, I encourage them to pee outside, I don't feed them.... the list goes on and on.

The first couple of times they did full assessments, then they just began calling me and telling me what had been said. She always did say she wanted my kids taken off me and given to her odd woman.

The bath thing actually happened to my ex who DS lives with. Tbf I think it was a by a junior member of staff but it's still a massive overreaction and a total waste of SS resources.

This is quite a sad thread.
I think you need to be known to them or have some unfortunate things going on.
Hope you're all ok.

I got reported to social services because my daughter was making too much noise by tantrums screaming at her voice shes autistic and has learning difficulties also im an unfit parent and i dont do anything because im disabled myself

God this thread is upsetting. Some of the posts sound unbelievable but I've no evidence or understanding of the SS situation in the UK. It seems v different in Ireland (but maybe I'm wrong)

Nothing. Ever.

My parents were reported to SS when I was a toddler. Apparently I was being neglected and abused, the caller had grave concerns for my welfare blah blah. DM had gone to a HV appt to get my baby DB weighed so my DF had a SW turn up at the door and didnt really know who she was but went along with it. Apparently I chatted to her quite happily and showed her my room and my toys. She left a business card and contact number so when my DM returned she saw it and went mental realising what it was. She called up and demanded more info. Now obviously they wouldnt tell her who reported her but they did tell her the area the call came from. That was enough to identify DN as the reporter as it was right by her work (and around 90mins from where we lived). We never saw that side of the family again. Apparently DN was upset that my parents fell pregnant with me and I didnt particularly like her despite her wanting to place herself as some sort of surrogate mother figure. The family rift was so bad that my dad's brother wouldnt even visit his parents (my GPs) after that. He never saw them again and wouldnt come to their funerals.

I got reported for drinking alcohol in the car outside school whilst waiting to pick up ds, I was actually drinking Appletise. The second time was for allowing ds to go to school on his own, he was 10 Y11, I walked him to the bus stop, put him on the bus, which stopped outside school.

@Thisismytimetoshine Excuse you????????? So somebody is WRONGFULLY reported to social services and they're the ones to avoid???

I was maliciously reported to social services vengefully for having no choice but to genuinely report them for leaving their little boy home alone, causing him to fall down the stairs and break his neck If I hadn't seen it myself through the front door window from my garden ten minutes after they both left - he'd be dead. The neighbour came home before ambulance arrived so no referral from ambulance service. I had no choice and in return I got a malicious report full of lies - for saving the child's life.

So by your logic, I should be avoided should I? When I'd done nothing wrong???

@EveryoneLoves09876 No, you do not need to be 'known' to them in order to be reported to social services! 🤣

Anyone. Absolutely anyone can be reported to social services for child protection issues. It's not just for 'benefit claimants' or 'single parents' you know.....

And to pp above, no you do not need to be known to them, in order to only receive a letter in response. Social Services do a lot of background investigations behind the scenes, in order to check on childrens well-being (ie School, weight & other info recorded at last medical appointment, that sort of thing).

If there's plenty of background info available which is satisfactory, then no action will be taken. A letter is sent out as they have a legal right to be informed that the allegations have been made

My now 17 year old went through a phase of eating waffles and red sauce or beans for dinner when she was younger and her father threatened to report it to ss 😂 Haven't a clue if he did but I never heard anything

Why would you need to be known to ss for them to phone or visit that makes no sense.

Now obviously they wouldnt tell her who reported her but they did tell her the area the call came from.

Why would SS do that? Surely that's some kind of privacy breach and potentially quite dangerous with regards to repercussions etc.