like i ve been punished for something that i didn t even do. as the government prepares to publish a report into the deaths of two toddlers, we ask, are social workers properly supported to decide who s at risk and who isn t? it s absolutely critical that social workers do their work. it s delicate, it s complex but it s absolutely essential. because, if we don t do it, the stakes for children are incredibly high. my name s louise tickle. i ve spent years investigating how and why some children are removed from their parents care. the family i m about to meet suffered the tragic loss of a very young baby a year ago. children s services became immediately involved and removed two other children from the household, which has taken an enormous toll on the whole family. we ve got that one. oh, gosh, that s in the hospital. yeah. literally, you had just given birth there. yeah, just after the c section. tiffany lives in herefordshire. in march last year, mid lockdown, she took he
..and children who feel they ve been let down. this whole process has felt like i ve been punished for something that i didn t even do. as the government prepares to publish a report into the deaths of two toddlers, we ask, are social workers properly supported to decide who s at risk and who isn t? it s absolutely critical that social workers do their work. it s delicate, it s complex but it s absolutely essential. because, if we don t do it, the stakes for children are incredibly high. my name s louise tickle. i ve spent years investigating how and why some children are removed from their parents care. the family i m about to meet suffered the tragic loss of a very young baby a year ago. children s services became immediately involved and removed two other children from the household, which has taken an enormous toll on the whole family. we ve got that one. oh, gosh, that s in the hospital. yeah. literally, you had just given birth there. yeah, just after the c section. ti
brady and grace are back in touch with each other and doing well. with their backgrounds, they were never going to have a great start in life, but any chance they had of becoming happy, successful adults was taken away from them by herefordshire. the whole of the local authority social care department, they haven t looked out for anyone in this case. except themselves. almost half of all local authority children s services departments in england are rated inadequate or requires improvement by the regulator 0fsted. we ve been looking into the careers of the people in charge and have found evidence of a pattern. we ve identified ten senior leaders who moved from one struggling local authority to another in the past eight yea rs. many have worked as interim temporary managers. we sent freedom of information requests to every children s
judge keehan decided it was now in their best interests to remain with their new families. brady and grace are back in touch with each other and doing well. with their backgrounds, they were never going to have a great start in life. but any chance they had of becoming happy, successful adults was taken away from them by herefordshire. the whole of the local authority social care department, they haven t looked out for anyone in this case.except themselves. almost half of all local authority children s services departments in england are rated inadequate or requires improvement by the regulator 0fsted. we ve been looking into the careers of the people in charge and have found evidence of a pattern. we have identified ten senior leaders who moved from one struggling local authority to another in the past eight yea rs.