Literally worried sick :'(

rubbish_at_usernames

marisco wrote: »

How long ago did you make the complaint to the manager? I hope you hear back from him/her very soon, and that an investigation into this situation will have been launched. You deserve a clear and thorough answer as to why your grandchild is being left in such an unsafe environment, whilst those best placed to help him are just standing back waiting for the inevitable to happen. I am so sorry to have to write that, as I know it will bring you pain, but the risk that babe is at is immense.

I find it shocking and horrendous that a social worker sees fit to not do anything constructive, until such time as an innocent babe gets hurt. To me that kind of professional approach and conduct, from a person holding down a role where they should be protecting little ones from harm (emotional, physical and otherwise) borders on the total negligent.

That's exactly where I'm coming from, it's shocking

whitewing

Could you request that the police issue an Osman letter to your daughter? They probably won't be able to but at least asking them will make them have to think about it.

Ms_Chocaholic

Just one more thought, can you contact the Police expressing your concerns and asking them to do a welfare check.

If you have the details of your daughter's partner to hand, give them all the details, and ask them to look him up on PNC/PND before visiting so they have some idea of the risk posed. They may put a referral in to Social Services themselves. You will have to state that the concerns are current otherwise they might well ask you to wait until tomorrow to report it to Social Services.

savingmummy

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Are you sure?
This is not my experience of what NSPCC does

My friend called the nspcc to report ongoing issues from a neighbour (drug user/violent) and that's what she was told would happen, and it did indeed happen.
The inital response team called my friend to go through a few things and had said a report would be filed and social services would be informed if needs be.


The couple in question are now getting help, and the children have been removed from the home.

rubbish_at_usernames

whitewing wrote: »

Is the boyfriend the actual father of the baby (as far as you know?)

If not, baby is potentially at even more risk, and also, could it be possible to get the father/father's family involved in raising concerns?

Yes, he is the biological father. His mother is a concern herself, she gave the baby a cup of tea in a bottle when she was 10 weeks old and think the suns shines out of her precious boy's backside. His father is an alcoholic with too many issues of his own to be able to do anything.

rubbish_at_usernames

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

Just one more thought, can you contact the Police expressing your concerns and asking them to do a welfare check.

If you have the details of your daughter's partner to hand, give them all the details, and ask them to look him up on PNC/PND before visiting so they have some idea of the risk posed. They may put a referral in to Social Services themselves. You will have to state that the concerns are current otherwise they might well ask you to wait until tomorrow to report it to Social Services.

Will the police do that? I didn't know!!

rubbish_at_usernames

whitewing wrote: »

Could you request that the police issue an Osman letter to your daughter? They probably won't be able to but at least asking them will make them have to think about it.

What's an Osman letter please?

summerspring

Gosh, I feel for you. If it were me I think I'd go round and get the baby, and leave her and the druggie boyfriend to it, quite frankly.

Are they by any chance living in London? I know in the capital it is very difficult to get social services to do anything because demand for their services far exceeds what they can actually supply

Don't give up, your grandchild needs you. I really really hope you can get someone to at least go in and get the child out of that situation, even if your daughter chooses to live with him in that environment. There must be some sort of child protection enforcement agency? Maybe get back in contact with the original health visitor and see what they advise?

rubbish_at_usernames

Flumina wrote: »

Gosh, I feel for you. If it were me I think I'd go round and get the baby, and leave her and the druggie boyfriend to it, quite frankly.

Are they by any chance living in London? I know in the capital it is very difficult to get social services to do anything because demand for their services far exceeds what they can actually supply

Don't give up, your grandchild needs you. I really really hope you can get someone to at least go in and get the child out of that situation, even if your daughter chooses to live with him in that environment. There must be some sort of child protection enforcement agency? Maybe get back in contact with the original health visitor and see what they advise?

If only I could I did say that's what I felt like doing and I was told I'd get myself arrested and the baby would be given straight back. We're in North Wales x x

GedlingRed

Can you go there with your husband and get your daughter & baby out of the situation?