Last night, the London Borough of Sutton robustly defended its interventions with the family.
The truth is, you didn't make any because the mother was uncoperative and so you simply closed the case. But that's not a concern, because of the few times they did actually get to see them, when they noticed nothig amiss, which beggars belief.
'Three successful visits took place, including two undertaken by a qualified social worker,' said Jonathan Williams, Director of Children's Services, commenting on contact following the referral from the pre-school.
'The final outcome ascertained that the boys were happy, healthy and maintained a good relationship with their mother. The social worker was also able to conclude that the minor incident had been addressed and there were no other safeguarding concerns. The case was subsequently closed.
'Following the closure of the case, the younger children continued to attend pre-school and the older children attended school. No concerns about safeguarding, welfare or the children's development, between that point and their tragic death were raised with the Council.'
The fact thay all stank obviously wasn't mentioned by the teachers, because in the past, commenting on how black children smell hasn't gone so well, and they would have no doubt been cowed by that.
He said that a multi-agency review subsequently 'found that the children were happy, healthy, well-presented, well-nourished and had a positive relationship with their mother'. And he added: 'The multi-agency review that took place did not query the professional practice and the Government's national panel agreed that a local child safeguarding practice review was not required.'
Despite the fact that the children lived in utter squalor which is obviously not a concern and the mother simply refused visits.
Rose had a long history of contact with social services – it is unknown why – and was deeply suspicious of them.
Another factor that proves her mental illness, clearly!
