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Date Lodged: 12 February 2020
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to review and reduce the powers of social work departments.
Petition History:
Summary
5 March 2020: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. It also agreed to write to COSLA, Social Work Scotland, the Scottish Social Services Council, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection (CELCIS) and Who Cares? Scotland. Link to Official Report of Meeting 5 March 2020
29 October 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the measures called for in the petition are already in place. Link to Official Report of Meeting 29 October 2020
Written submissions
PE1785/A: Petitioner submission of 17 January 2020 (95KB pdf)
PE1785/B: Social Work Scotland submission of 27 April 2020 (116KB pdf)
PE1785/C: COSLA submission of 28 May 2020 (120KB pdf)
PE1785/D: Scottish Government/Scottish Social Services Council of 30 April 2020 (117KB pdf)
PE1785/E: Petitioner submission of 15 October 2020 (94KB pdf)
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Yeah social work have too much power on kids and they treat adults like children which should not be allowed,
Linda Esslemont
12:57 on 26 Jan 2020
The Social Services are no longer (if they ever were) trusted by the people. They appear to cause more harm than good and their motives for many of their actions are suspect. No child should be forcibly adopted at great cost to the public when parents and wider family are still around. Even where there are huge problems in the families concerned, no child should be considered a profitable commodity and removed against their will.
Janet McArthur
2:52 on 25 Jan 2020
Social work shouldn't have the power very family's and children unless it is absolutely necessary for them to step in. I believe that social work have a tendency to abusE their power in many different ways and frequently do so
Rebekah Elizabeth Simpson
16:43 on 21 Jan 2020
Social work have to much power they treat adults like children keep them apart from family
Louise Esslemont
19:36 on 20 Jan 2020
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