MAKE BODY CAMERAS AND RECORDED INTERVIEWS MANDATORY IN CHILD PROTECTION CASES

Background

We are calling on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring all social workers involved in child protection investigations and child removal proceedings to use body-worn cameras and ensure that formal interviews involving children and parents are audio or video recorded.

Additional details

We are calling on the UK Government to introduce legislation requiring all social workers involved in child protection investigations and child removal proceedings to use body-worn cameras and ensure that formal interviews involving children and parents are audio or video recorded. life-changing decisions are being made about removing children from their families, there should be full transparency and reliable evidence of what was actually said.