Freedom of Information Act - Stop Safeguarding Now

"Safeguarding" destroys thousands of innocent people's lives across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's time that it was made history. The Police and Social Services fail to protect those that need protecting and then massage their statistics by attempting to rip families apart for as little as simply not welcoming Social Services involvement.

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A Freedom of Information Act Request lets everybody find information from Local Authorities, with some exceptions. It is a vital tool in a democracy.

We are conducting a Freedom of Information Act Request to all Local Authorities (Councils) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This includes Local Authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A failure to cooperate by Local Authorities will draw an adverse inference, just like the Police. Where we get results, they will be published on this page. Please find the questions below. Please Click (or Tap) The Questions to Expand Them.

1. How Many Safeguarding Allegations Have Been Made to Your Local Authority Over the last two years?

1) How many safeguarding allegations (to include child protection cases) have been made to the Local Authority broken down into figures across the wider Freedom of Information Request for:

1.1) Children;

1.2) Adults that are not elderly;

1.3) Older people;

2. Safeguarding Allegations Broken Down by Professional Groups of Reporters and Children, Adults and Older People, Perceived as Victims.

2) Of those figures in 1.1 – 1.3, in terms of who made the Safeguarding Allegation(s), please break this down by:

2.1) People considered to be professionals by the Local Authority, employed or volunteering outside of Local Authority, Police Employment or Volunteer Appointment, the NHS and Schools;

2.2) People considered to be professionals employed or volunteering within the Local Authority but not within Social Services, Social Services legal departments (including Social Services appointed Solicitors) or Local Authority schools.

2.3) People considered to be professionals employed or volunteering within the Local Authority and Employed or Appointed as Volunteers to Social Services;

2.4) People working within Social Services Legal Departments/Solicitors appointed to Social Services;

2.5) Members of the public;

2.6) Police Referrals to Social Services;

2.7) NHS Referrals to Social Services;

2.8) Local Authority School referrals to Social Services;

2.9) Other school referrals to Social Services;

2.10) Religious Establishments;

2.11) Anonymous Sources.

3. Types of Safeguarding Allegation Broken Down by Children, Adults and Older People, Perceived as Victims, and Groups of Reporters.

3) Of those figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 2.1 – 2.11, please break these down by the type of safeguarding allegation i.e. physical, psychological, sexual and any other type of abuse that you categorise for these purposes (“the type of abuse allegation”).

4. Safeguarding Allegations Found To Be Substantiated (Upheld) By Type of Allegation and Source Group of the Allegation.

4) Of those figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 1.2.1 – 1.2.11, how many safeguarding allegations have been found to be substantiated (broken down by figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 1.2.1 – 1.2.11 and by the type of abuse allegation);

4.1. Safeguarding Allegations Found To Be Unsubstantiated (Unfounded) By Type of Allegation and Reporter Source Group of the Safeguarding Allegation.

4.1) Of those figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 1.2.1 – 1.2.11, how many safeguarding allegations have been concluded as unfounded/unsubstantiated (broken down by figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 1.2.1 – 1.2.11 and by the type of abuse allegation);

4.2. Safeguarding Allegations Referred to the Police Before Being Found to be Substantiated (Upheld).

4.2) How many safeguarding allegations did your local authority refer to the Police before they were confirmed as substantiated (broken down by figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 1.2.1 – 1.2.11 and by the type of abuse allegation)?

4.3. People Removed from Their Homes, Broken Down By the Type of Safeguarding Allegation, into Unfounded, Founded and Malicious Allegation Conclusions and By Children, Adults and Older People, Perceived As Victims.

4.3) How many people have been removed from their homes as the result of safeguarding allegations (broken down by 1.1 – 1.3, by the type of abuse allegation and by unsubstantiated, substantiated and malicious allegation conclusions)?

4.4. How Many Safeguarding Allegations Have Been Found to Have Been Made Maliciously, Broken Down Into Children, Adults, and Older People and By Groups of Reporters?

4.4) Of those safeguarding allegations that have been found to be unfounded/unsubstantiated, how many safeguarding allegations have been concluded to be malicious (broken down by figures in 1.1 – 1.3 and 2.1 – 2.11 and by the type of abuse allegation);

5.5. Safeguarding Allegations Referred to a Different Local Authority Broken Down by the Type of Safeguarding Allegation.

5) How many Safeguarding allegations have been made to other Local Authorities by your Local Authority, where the subject of the safeguarding allegation either has moved or is believed to have moved to another Local Authority broken down by the type of abuse allegation?

6. Local Authority Processes for Protecting People Subject to Allegations From Malicious Safeguarding Allegations.

6) Does the Local Authority have a process to protect people from the harm of malicious safeguarding allegations, if so, what is it, how often is it reviewed and who do you consult or please specify if you don’t have one.

6.1. When Will The Local Authority Create a Policy for Protecting People, Subject to Safeguarding Allegations from Malicious Safeguarding Allegations (if the Local Authority Doesn't Yet Have a Policy)?

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The Police and Social Services clearly believe that those subjected to malicious and/or unfounded allegations are wholly expendable demonstrating that there is nothing even remotely "social" about them and that the Police are not policing by consent.

Loved ones removed "just in case" there is abuse with retrospective attempts by Social Services to justify their actions through copied and pasted reports, lies and fabricated "evidence", costly damage caused by the Police breaking in to people's homes at Social Services behest, public humiliation riding on "no smoke without fire" public attitudes and Courts operating in secret are just some of the tactics used. They are a damning indictment of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for outsiders looking in.

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Thank you for your interest.

There are no consequences for those that make malicious allegations, Social Workers and Local Authorities consider themselves above suspicion and the NSPCC actively discourages the recording of Safeguarding Allegations as malicious.

Source: "Why language matters:why you should avoid labelling allegations as 'malicious'" [sic]- retrieved from https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-language-matters/why-you-should-avoid-labelling-allegations-as-malicious dated 23 May 2023, retrieved on 4 December 2023.

There are currently 2,600 members in "Protesting Against Social Services and All Corruption UK", there are 230 members in "Against Corruption Of The Social Services UK", There are 1,800 members in "Social Services Fighting The System Get Our Kids Home" , There are 4,000 members in "Expose the Truth About Child Protective Social Services" , There are 1,800 members in "Stop Social Services Unlawful Fostering & Adoption and 579 members in "STOP Social Services Stealing OUR Kids".

Whilst some people may be members of multiple groups and some may be Supporters of those campaigning, this totals 11,009 combined members, just on Facebook, reporting injustice from Social Services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Either we have an unreported abuse epidemic or Social Services and their "Safeguarding" practices are not fit for purpose.

It's time to Stop Safeguarding Now.

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There are no consequences for those that make malicious allegations, Social Workers and Local Authorities consider themselves above suspicion and the NSPCC actively discourages the recording of Safeguarding Allegations as malicious.

Source: "Why language matters:why you should avoid labelling allegations as 'malicious'" [sic]- retrieved from https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/news/why-language-matters/why-you-should-avoid-labelling-allegations-as-malicious dated 23 May 2023, retrieved on 4 December 2023.

Source: Facebook - Retrieved from https://facebook.com on 12 December 2023.