Training to Identify Children who have been Psychologically Manipulated

1. Is training provided to social workers to identify children who have been psychologically manipulated to reject a parent (parental alienation)? If such training is given, please provide an electronic copy of the training manual.



2. Are concerns over child abuse / neglect dealt with by Lincolnshire County Council if reported anonymously?



3. In 2024, how many concerns over child abuse / neglect (separate cases) were reported to Lincolnshire County Council?



4. For 2024, please provide a breakdown of who reported the concerns over child abuse/ neglect to Lincolnshire County Council (eg school, police, a parent etc)



5. For 2024, please provide a breakdown of what the concerns were that were reported to Lincolnshire County Council (eg physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse etc)



6. Of ALL the concerns over child abuse / neglect reported to Lincolnshire County Council in 2024, how many cases triggered a section 47 investigation?



7. Of ALL the separate cases of child abuse / neglect reported to Lincolnshire County Council in 2024, how many cases subsequently went to the Family Court?



8. Between 23rd and 30th JANUARY 2024 (inclusive) ONLY, please provide a breakdown of who the allegations of child abuse / neglect were made AGAINST that were reported to Lincolnshire County Council (eg a teacher, a parent of the child etc)



9. Of ALL the cases of child abuse / neglect reported to Lincolnshire County Council between 23rd and 30th JANUARY 2024 (inclusive) ONLY, in how many of these cases did the assigned social worker recommend that the child(ren) in question be removed (or remain separated) from ONE parent ONLY (and remain living with the OTHER parent) at the start of a section 47 investigation?



10. Of ALL the cases of child abuse / neglect reported to Lincolnshire County Council between 23rd and 30th JANUARY 2024 (inclusive) ONLY, in how many of these cases did the assigned social worker recommend that the child(ren) in question be removed (or remain separated) from ONE parent ONLY (and remain living with the OTHER parent) after the section 47 investigation had been completed?



11. Of ALL the cases reported to Lincolnshire County Council of child abuse / neglect between 23rd and 30th JANUARY 2024 (inclusive) ONLY, how many cases subsequently went to the Family Court?



12. Of ALL the cases of child abuse / neglect that were reported to Lincolnshire County Council between 23rd and 30th JANUARY 2024 (inclusive) ONLY AND that subsequently went to the Family Court, in how many of these cases were the central allegations of child abuse / neglect against the accused parent (as accused in the report to Lincolnshire County Council) found to be false by the court?

1. We do not offer specific training for social workers to identify children who have been psychologically manipulated to reject a parent (parental alienation).

2. Yes. Please see Report a safeguarding concern – Safeguarding reporting for the public - Lincolnshire County Council

3. 2,009

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6. 584

7. 150

8. To obtain this information would require all 2,009 safeguarding contacts received during the defined time period to be manually reviewed to identify who any allegations of child abuse or neglect were against and would take longer than the 18hours allowed under section 12 (1) of the FOI Act 2000.

Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information 2000 does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit is currently £450 or 18 hours at a cost of £25 per hour.

The exemption under section 12 is not subject to the public interest test.

Any refined request will be treated as a new request under the Freedom of Information Act.

9. To obtain this information would require all 584 investigations undertaken during the defined time period to be manually reviewed to identify any recommendations and this would take longer than the 18hours allowed under section 12 (1) of the FOI Act 2000.

Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information 2000 does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit is currently £450 or 18 hours at a cost of £25 per hour.

The exemption under section 12 is not subject to the public interest test.

Any refined request will be treated as a new request under the Freedom of Information Act.

10. To obtain this information would require all 584 investigations undertaken during the defined time period to be manually reviewed to identify any recommendations and this would take longer than the 18hours allowed under section 12 (1) of the FOI Act 2000.

Section 12(1) of the Freedom of Information 2000 does not oblige a public authority to comply with a request for information if the authority estimates that the cost of complying with the request would exceed the appropriate limit. The appropriate limit is currently £450 or 18 hours at a cost of £25 per hour.

The exemption under section 12 is not subject to the public interest test.

Any refined request will be treated as a new request under the Freedom of Information Act.

11. In instances where there are between one and five children that fit the criterion, Lincolnshire County Council are not including the exact number to protect these children from the risk of identification.

12. In instances where there are between one and five children that fit the criterion, Lincolnshire County Council are not including the exact number to protect these children from the risk of identification.