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For the attention of: - Roger Thompson, Chairperson of Doncaster Safeguarding Board.

Doncaster Safeguarding Children Board (DSCB)
PO Box 251
The Council House
College Road
Doncaster
DN1 3DA

Dear Mr Thompson,

I am writing to you with concern about today’s news that Doncaster Safeguarding Board will not be disclosing the contents of an inquiry into the death of Vulnerable Children for Public scrutiny.

I am not surprised by the above headline.
Some Private fostering agencies pay up to £800 a week for each child fostered.

Coram a childrens charity are calling for prospective adopters too foster babies during care proceedings.
Placements could be planned before a baby is even born, the agency state that the former could occur within hours of birth.
The thought of this happening is horrendous, Babies being taken from hospitals, on emergency protection orders from mothers within hours of birth, into the arms of future adopters, Social Workers are instigating care proceedings on limited evidence and conflicting medical reports already, via the secret family courts.

CAFCASS, the independent body that employs Guardians to assess Parents and  children and then issues a report, to the Family Court arena,are failing by as much as 75%, within several parts of the UK.
Due to increase of Care Proceedings, since the horrendous death of Baby Peter, within Haringey, Social Services are taking Babies, on Emergency Protection Orders, from Hospitals, within hours of birth, in many Cases, the Local Authority have very little evidence to support such drastic action.