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What can the thematic review of deaths of adults under Hereford social services indicate about how Hereford child social services are also failing?
I’m sure you’re all aware of this thematic review of 6 deaths of adults known to Hereford social services between jan 2019 and aug 2020.
A comment that’s stuck with me from the review first time I read it. ‘Research has identified staff become inured to or normalise when what is being presented is normalised’.
The Life Support Machine Is Turned Off
Case No: WR19C00221 26th March 2021
Chris Baird, head of Hereford child services, unlawfully decided to turn off the life support machine of a dying child. At this point Mr Baird had been the fourth head of child services in 18 months. Mr Baird and others apologised for the ‘error of judgement’. Bad legal advice they said. The child had heart issues I’m told.
Organised Crime Group?
1 in every 81 children in Herefordshire was being housed by the council.
Does that sound right to you? It’s leafy rural Herefordshire not Haringey or Blackpool.