grievous bodily harm drug misuse by parents and role of staff supervision maternal grandmother; across agencies. but no convictions resulted. Both mental health; and unstable Local Safeguarding Children children were housing arrangements leading Board to review the sharing subsequently to frequent moves. of domestic abuse permanently notifications between the removed from their police and partner agencies; care promote the family" approach ensure that multi-agency training covers the impact of domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse on parenting. Overview report can be at: 11 03/16 08/14 Lancashire - Death of parents were separated and there were organisational deception; mother and Child O had weaknesses in the approach family courts; Child O Child O in August 2014 at the hands of moved to a number of places to working constructively family violence; their mother who around the country. At the and proactively with fathers; fathers; then killed herself. A time of their death in professionals needed to be infanticide; post-mortem Lancashire, they were not encouraged to balance suicide; concluded mother known to any statutory or respect for who talk wrongful accusation and child died of other agencies within the about domestic abuse with of child abuse carbon monoxide county. Father had made an appropriate scepticism poisoning. application for contact with curiosity where allegations Child O and a Cafcass are denied. children’s guardian was developing knowledge and working with the family. awareness of the nature of Mother had made homicide in the context of unsubstantiated allegations to parental conflict. Devon and Cornwall police of domestic violence and sexual abuse against Child O’s father. The coroner’s inquest
grievous bodily harm but no convictions resulted. Both children were subsequently permanently removed from their care drug misuse by parents and maternal grandmother; mental health; and unstable housing arrangements leading to frequent moves. role of staff supervision across agencies. Local Safeguarding Children Board to review the sharing of domestic abuse notifications between the police and partner agencies; promote the family" approach ensure that multi-agency training covers the impact of domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse on parenting. Overview report can be at: 11 03/16 08/14 Lancashire - Child O Death of Child O in August 2014 at the hands of their mother who then killed herself. A post-mortem concluded mother and child died of carbon monoxide poisoning. parents were separated and mother and Child O had moved to a number of places around the country. At the time of their death in Lancashire, they were not known to any statutory or other agencies within the county. Father had made an application for contact with Child O and a Cafcass children’s guardian was working with the family. Mother had made unsubstantiated allegations to Devon and Cornwall police of domestic violence and sexual abuse against Child O’s father. The coroner’s inquest there were organisational weaknesses in the approach to working constructively and proactively with fathers; professionals needed to be encouraged to balance respect for who talk about domestic abuse with appropriate scepticism curiosity where allegations are denied. developing knowledge and awareness of the nature of homicide in the context of parental conflict. deception; family courts; family violence; fathers; infanticide; suicide; wrongful accusation of child abuse
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