Episode 11: Learning from George and Oliver’s Story

George and Oliver were both under the age of 13 when emergency services were called to a life threatening incident at their family home. Fortunately, both children managed to get to safety. The Police immediately suspected that their father was responsible, and he had fled from the scene. He was subsequently apprehended and remanded into custody and is now serving a lengthy prison sentence. This podcast episode covers the findings of the review published by Kent Safeguarding Children Multi-Agency Partnership.

Learning themes include:

- Working with families where there is domestic abuse, coercive control and alienating behaviours

- Assessing parental mental health in the context of Private Law Proceedings

- Practitioners understanding of private law proceedings/information sharing and the impact on the children

- Risk assessments in relation to significant information and changing circumstances which may impact the safety of children.

- Assessing the children’s lived experiences