Wrong assessment report

[AprilColdShower]

SW has made some mistakes in her assessment, I sent her a very polite email asking her to do the corrections and outlined the corrections in order and in a very organised way. It is about dates, data and some facts that she got wrong / misunderstood, including things that happened in different schools - I don't think it is fair for a situation to be linked to a particular school when it happened in a different school for example - but there are other little details that change the whole picture and I would like her report to be as accurate as possible because:

a) my child will have access to the report to keep forever and when her memory fail I don't want her to think that the wrong facts in the report happened - it is confusing

b) we will apply to PIP and I will send this report (with other reports from other professionals), the current report doesn't reflect the extent of the situation and my child's struggles but it is important that it is accurate so she can receive all the help she can, including financially

c) other professionals will probably have access to the report and they also need to have a accurate understand of the situation

SW replied saying that she can't correct it as it has been signed off already but she can include my amends on the top of the assessment.

I hope she does but is this normal practice?

When I had other reports from other professionals, they usually send the draft 1st and are happy to take corrections in consideration.

If corrections / amendments are not done, where do we stand?

Disclaimer - SW involvement is nothing to do with safeguarding and I won't give any extra details to protect anonymity.

SW = Social Worker

Depending on the specifics, and I appreciate you don’t want to disclose more which is absolutely fine, sometimes notes/reports shouldn’t be altered but notes added with any amendments.

If a note isn’t added to the report you can escalate the matter &/or put your objections in writing and also send it to anyone copied in to social care’s report.

If the report doesn’t corroborate what DD, or you on her behalf if appointee, will write on the PIP form don’t send it, especially if you have other evidence of needs.

Most LA use a system called Mosaic that all reports, phone calls etc are logged in.
You can request a copy of everything they have in Mosaic for your child so you can double check your amendments have been added or not

Absolutely correct that a professional report should not be changed but any amendments can be clearly annotated and should indicate at who's behest the amendments have been added