Multi agency response to gets learning and child safety practice reviews and so i will be looking out for the report. reviews and so i will be looking out forthe report- for the report. let s quickly go to sharon from for the report. let s quickly go to sharon from the for the report. let s quickly go to sharon from the national - for the report. let s quickly go to sharon from the national centre | for the report. let s quickly go to i sharon from the national centre for domestic violence will stop thank you for sticking with us here on bbc news. just your takeaway from this case and the emotional statement from the police outside the steps on the court? i from the police outside the steps on the court? ~ , from the police outside the steps on the court? ~ , . ,, . . from the police outside the steps on the court? ~ , . ~ . ., the court? i think my takeaway from it is that what the court? i think my takeaway from it is that what is the court? i think my takeaway from it is
Saw services departments, and we saw about services departments, and we saw about 87% services departments, and we saw about 87% of cases referred in had an element of domestic abuse. it might an element of domestic abuse. it might not an element of domestic abuse. it might not have been what the actual case was might not have been what the actual case was referred into for. but as you delve case was referred into for. but as you delve deeper and spoke to the person. you delve deeper and spoke to the person, you found out that domestic abuse person, you found out that domestic abuse was person, you found out that domestic abuse was a person, you found out that domestic abuse was a feature in that relationship. abuse was a feature in that relationshi -. , , . relationship. just while we are speaking. relationship. just while we are speaking. i relationship. just while we are speaking. i just relationship. just while we are speaking, i just want - relationship. jus
You a few questions, but to let s go back to colette who works as a safeguarding advisor. we were talking about how often children are involved in domestic abuse situations. when you have gone into cases and had to deal with very complex cases, what do you find? yes, i do find that children. we often see children are also victims often see children are also victims of domestic abuse, and what we will find sometimes which is disturbing and in this case where their concerns about mental health, domestic abuse, coercive control, so we do look out for cases like that. children are often involved, either victims of coercive control as well, victims of coercive control as well, victims of coercive control as well, victims of abuse within the home, so where there are parents that are likely to be in that sort of domestic abuse, children are often within the home and also victims of domestic violence. find
Especially when there are concerns around domestic abuse. in this case that might have been the case and if any time i would not have doubt if she had spoken to a family member they might have done something and it might have made a difference. yes, and i think that is something thejudge yes, and i think that is something the judge reflected yes, and i think that is something thejudge reflected on. he listed some of the aggravating factors in gemma barton s sentencing and said she failed to take steps to protect jacob and also said that he possibly could still be alive if help was sought. sharon, iwould could still be alive if help was sought. sharon, i would like to bring you back in a possible. when we are talking about domestic violence and coercive behaviour, which is something we have seen in this case, when it someone like colette gets involved, social services gets involved, how difficult can that make a case and for you to get involved and be able to help someone who is really
Would victim of domestic abuse, because he would have victim of domestic abuse, because he would have been saying to her if you tell anyone, would have been saying to her if you tell anyone, jacob will be taken away. tell anyone, jacob will be taken away, that is a very common thing that is away, that is a very common thing that is said away, that is a very common thing that is said i away, that is a very common thing that is said. i am sure colette would that is said. i am sure colette would agree. she would feel ashamed, that it would agree. she would feel ashamed, that it is would agree. she would feel ashamed, that it is her would agree. she would feel ashamed, that it is her fault, so therefore she would that it is her fault, so therefore she would not tell anyone. find she would not tell anyone. and sharon, she would not tell anyone. and sharon. just she would not tell anyone. fific sharon, just another reminder she would not tell anyone. fific sharon, ju