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False accusation of sexual abuse

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PusheenLove · 20/03/2021 10:23

Terrible accusations of sexual abuse have been made by the local authority SEND officer regarding my Autistic daughter who has repeat UTIs due to sensory issues.

The SEND officer read our application for an EHCP, noticed the UTIs and phoned the school. The school said the case was referred to social services in 2018 and, after investigation, was closed with no concerns and no further action taken. The SEND officer STILL decided to make a referral to social services on Friday! I phoned the SEND officer to ask why she had re-referred an old case, was there any new evidence? The receptionist said she would phone me back. She never did.

The social worker phoned me, and after a brief chat, said she was as baffled as I was. She closed the case. This has caused immense trauma to me and my family. I am worried this will keep happening every time someone reads a new form! I must point out that I'm diagnosed Autistic myself.

What action can I take that won't jeopardise my daughter's ECHP application? The SEND officer that made the accusations is residing on the ECHP panel!

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nestlestealswater · 24/03/2021 17:54

That sounds awful, I'm so sorry that this has happened. At least you can be assured that people are looking out for signs of abuse, and that in the end the social worker was able to investigate and see that there is no issue.

Do you think that the SEND officer will be biased against your daughter's application because of the allegation? Could you speak to IPSEA? I've heard that they are really good about EHCP things.

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