HELP WITH SOCIAL SERVICES PLEASE?

Six years ago i had 2 childreb adopted , it started out as domestic violence and then my young toddler got a small bruise and they removed my girls and adopted them 8 months later

anyway i now have 2 more kids aged 4 and 16 months , someone rang social services and told them i had 2 more kids , so they did an assesment which was all positive

i have to state that there have been no concerns what so ever from school or health visitors etc and my kids have never had any serious injuries

anyway i saw social services in october and had no contact with themfor 6 weeks , they didnt bother to ring or come round

then yesterday they came round and told me they were calling a child protection conference to see if names go on at risk register

i cannot understand why they are doing this if there are no concerns , they are simply bringing up events from 6 years ago and using the baby p story as an excuse

are they legally allowed to do this when theres no concerns

advice from anyone working in the law industry or with social services appreciated

Lucinda's post is quite correct. Social Services are merely acknowledging that there were some problems in the past. If the children are placed on the "At Risk" register, it means nothing more than that the position will be monitored. There will be periodic reviews and, if the review concludes that there is no further need to monitor, the children will be de-registered.

Given what has happened before, and I imply no criticism of you by this, Social Services would be derelict in their duty if they failed to carry out a case conference. It's a procedural thing, not an accusation.

The real concern here is that you were in an abusive relationship in the past. Unfortunately, statistics show that women who have been in one abusive relationship often drift into others. I am not saying that this is the position with you or that there are any specific concerns at the moment. But if you really care for your children, would you not want the reassurance of knowing that someone else was keeping an eye open for their interests?

I would recommend that you work with Social Services every step of the way. There are actually many in your position who come to regard their social worker as their best friend.

Children can be put on the risk register if things have happened with previous children in the past so they can do it but don't be too worried even if they do because it doesn't mean they think they should be taken away from you, just that if something serious does happen they'll look into it more seriously.

Yes, they can legally start an investigation based on a complaint. However, if they take action against you they have to prove that it was necessary and appropriate. The burden of proof is on them.

try this link and good luck :)

http://www.frg.org.uk/need_advice.html