There are some NFA stories on here, we too are hoping for this outcome but have been told by the OIC that is could be next year before his phone is downloaded.



Sorry you are going through this it's not somewhere any of us what's to be!

I can message you if you want?

I really feel for you if this has been a true hack but sadly I think the police are nice knowing full well that SW will take their time. Our OIC said he was happy for my husband to return as soon as the SW was. It took just over 6 months to get to that point following a CIN plan :( It was another 6 months of my husband living at home but locked away in an annex above the garage with no unsupervised contact.



It might be worth thinking about putting a safety plan together soon for just the 15 year old just in case.



Sadly we are still waiting for any next steps for my OH, though he admited he looked at IIOC due to a porn addiction escallating out of control - that is almost 3 years now.



The "good" news it that in that time 2 of 3 "children" are now over 18, and life for us as has been pretty normal for the last 2 years. Just waiting for it to come crashing down again sometime soon-ish :(

@Scared mum

do you mind me asking was there a process the police had to follow to allow your husband home? Social services happy for my son to return home but police said no and they'll reconsider at bail review point in 2 months. I don't know if that's the process they have to follow or they're not being flexible. Frustrating!

@ Shfjaojsbth

I think it is so sad they won't let your son come home at a time when he probably really needs support from his family. Below is a link to a recently published report. It highlights the fact that there is no consistency in how different police forces handle things:

https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publication-html/policing-online-child-sexual-abuse-and-managing-registered-sex-offenders/

The only certainty is that the wait for digital forensics etc is only going to get longer. As quoted from the report:

"The NCA told us that the number of referrals they received increased from 25,645 in the year ending 31 December 2019 to 72,161 in the year ending 31 December 2023, a 181 percent increase. This has, in turn, led to an increase in the number of referrals to the police. For example, in 2023, forces collectively received 12,469 referrals from the NCA. In 2024, this rose to 20,704 referrals, a 66 percent increase."

Thank you. It is so needlessly cruel and senseless. He was just 18 and investigation for offences when under 18 himself. Back to court to try again we go! Thanks for the link, interesting and shocking. Something has to be done to prevent this happening.

Just no consistency, common sense or fairness in the approaches taken. The fall out for wider family and children is horrendous.

Sorry to hear that, it's hard enough for them as it is.

Has anyone been signed off from SW and had bail conditions changed we have been signed off from SW but bail conditions still state my OH is not allowed to stay over night, no unsupervised contact, should I be reading more in to things as police have still not checked the electronic devices.

Bail conditions are put in place to manage the risk while they investigate. SS are happy to sign off with the conditions in place as there's no risk.