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Hello everyone.
Could anyone please shed light on what it's like being on a CPP please?
Husband was sentenced 4 months ago, social services completed assessments and originally said CIN but the senior person above said no that it needs to be CPP due to the nature of offense, his risk from probation is high and my 'lack' of insight because I've decided to stay with my husband. I do understand the seriousness of the offence though and have started inform course and a safeguarding course, I don't know what more I can do to show I have insight.
Before sentencing, husband was allowed to be at home on a safety plan and they closed case, I was allowed to supervise in the family home however long I wanted but that doesn't seem to matter in their eyes now. Since sentencing, husband hasn't been able to have any face to face contact with our child, only over the phone and it's been horrendous. Social worker had said to even consider face to face contact he needs to complete offence based work, probation has said the course he is required to do won't be till next year. I just don't know what to do anymore :( I thought after sentencing things should start to settle but they seem to have got so much worse.
For context, husband was sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence, 10 years SOR and SHPO with both internet restrictions and contact restrictions. He had a very harsh judge and solicitor said he was lucky the judge didn't decide on prison as they are 'cracking down' on IIOC cases.
Could anyone please shed light on what it's like being on a CPP please?
Husband was sentenced 4 months ago, social services completed assessments and originally said CIN but the senior person above said no that it needs to be CPP due to the nature of offense, his risk from probation is high and my 'lack' of insight because I've decided to stay with my husband. I do understand the seriousness of the offence though and have started inform course and a safeguarding course, I don't know what more I can do to show I have insight.
Before sentencing, husband was allowed to be at home on a safety plan and they closed case, I was allowed to supervise in the family home however long I wanted but that doesn't seem to matter in their eyes now. Since sentencing, husband hasn't been able to have any face to face contact with our child, only over the phone and it's been horrendous. Social worker had said to even consider face to face contact he needs to complete offence based work, probation has said the course he is required to do won't be till next year. I just don't know what to do anymore :( I thought after sentencing things should start to settle but they seem to have got so much worse.
For context, husband was sentenced to 2 years suspended sentence, 10 years SOR and SHPO with both internet restrictions and contact restrictions. He had a very harsh judge and solicitor said he was lucky the judge didn't decide on prison as they are 'cracking down' on IIOC cases.
Another story where judges take entirely different views as our person's judge specififcally made sure that the SHPO had no contact restrictions on it. This is what should happen legally with online only offences, but often gets missed. It soulnds like it's the SHPO that is causing this with social services as they will be using the restrictions there to inform their expectations now. And yes, it is ridiculously unfair and the solicitor should have challenged it for you. Maybe someone with experience of challenging an SHPO will come along and give you some advice but I'm sorry you're stuck in this nightmare now.
SS will hold a S47 strategy meeting with all professionals involved with your family and they will decide if the threshold of significant harm has been met. Parents are not involved in this meeting. The SW will then inform you that a conference will go ahead and again all the professionals attend and both parents are invited to it. The conference is chaired by an IRO= independent reviewing officer. Everybody goes through the strengths, concerns etc in relation to the offence and the children. The professionals then vote on whether a CPP should be put in place and it's a majority vote with the IRO making the final decision if they need to. Once on a CPP- you will be given a safety plan, the SW has to do house visits every 10 working days including unannounced visits. You also have to attend core group meetings every 4-6 weeks for the professionals and parents to discuss the safety plan and progress. Feel free to ask any questions x
I had similar, not been through a CPP but been on CIN twice - first assessment outcome was limiting to us leading a normal family life, so we had to wait 6 months to ask for it to be reviewed. Currently 12 weeks before we are signed off, hopefully.
It felt like the sentencing date in the services eyes was the starting point of the perceived risk. Despite my kids being happy and secure spending time with my OH in the previous years, despite my Inform work, despite my OHs completion of Safer Lives and 30 hours of privately funded therapy (all before sentencing) and despite there being no contact restrictions issued in court etc etc. Fortunately I'd read on the forum about the SHPO, so mentioned it at every opportunity to the solicitor/barrister.
It feels counter intuitive- and often it is - but we have to roll our sleeves up and do the best that we can with what we've been given. Focus on the kids and making sure they feel age appropriately informed, loved and blameless. The rest will follow, it just takes time, good luck xxx
It felt like the sentencing date in the services eyes was the starting point of the perceived risk. Despite my kids being happy and secure spending time with my OH in the previous years, despite my Inform work, despite my OHs completion of Safer Lives and 30 hours of privately funded therapy (all before sentencing) and despite there being no contact restrictions issued in court etc etc. Fortunately I'd read on the forum about the SHPO, so mentioned it at every opportunity to the solicitor/barrister.
It feels counter intuitive- and often it is - but we have to roll our sleeves up and do the best that we can with what we've been given. Focus on the kids and making sure they feel age appropriately informed, loved and blameless. The rest will follow, it just takes time, good luck xxx
