NFA but partner not allowed to see kids? What?
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Hi there,
I found the discussion board through some google searching and I have decided to post here desperate for some help and direction.In a nutshell, my partner was wrongfully investigated by the police for possession of indecent images of children. After examining all of his devices no evidence was found and the police informed us that there would be no further action (NFA). However, as part of the investigation, one of my family members with children was interviewed or had a chat with the police (my solicitor said they were just trying to shake the tree and see if any apples fell down). The problem is, because they have children, child / social services were informed of the investigation, and so the family was told that they should not let their children have contact with him during the investigation.So once the case resulted in no further action, I felt that it was all over. However, the family member contacted child services to say, "the case is NFA can we go back to normal?" But Child services said no, the original position still stands and he shouldn't be allowed unsupervised contact with their kids.
How can this be a thing? How can this kind of decision be made but he/we have not even be officially told about it? It seems like it is an indefinite decision that will simply last forever.
But what is strange is that it only seems to apply to this one family members' kids. And that is only because the police decided to speak to them when they realised they had no evidence (they did this a few days before the NFA result).
Surely if he was banned from having contact with children he should be officially informed in some way?
Surely also, if he was banned from contact with one set of children then he would have to been informed by somebody - because wouldn't it apply to all other children too?
My life is falling apart through this and my family relationships are getting very strained. My partner is in pieces and insisted from the start that he had nothing to hide and we can't believe this twist in the tale.
Please help me to work out how to move forward.
Thank you.
(I am not sure if I am fully making the point here properly that if there is a rule out there that he is not allowed contact with children then surely, surely there should be something official to tell us what the rules are. If that family member hadn't contacted us then we wouldn't even know. )
I found the discussion board through some google searching and I have decided to post here desperate for some help and direction.In a nutshell, my partner was wrongfully investigated by the police for possession of indecent images of children. After examining all of his devices no evidence was found and the police informed us that there would be no further action (NFA). However, as part of the investigation, one of my family members with children was interviewed or had a chat with the police (my solicitor said they were just trying to shake the tree and see if any apples fell down). The problem is, because they have children, child / social services were informed of the investigation, and so the family was told that they should not let their children have contact with him during the investigation.So once the case resulted in no further action, I felt that it was all over. However, the family member contacted child services to say, "the case is NFA can we go back to normal?" But Child services said no, the original position still stands and he shouldn't be allowed unsupervised contact with their kids.
How can this be a thing? How can this kind of decision be made but he/we have not even be officially told about it? It seems like it is an indefinite decision that will simply last forever.
But what is strange is that it only seems to apply to this one family members' kids. And that is only because the police decided to speak to them when they realised they had no evidence (they did this a few days before the NFA result).
Surely if he was banned from having contact with children he should be officially informed in some way?
Surely also, if he was banned from contact with one set of children then he would have to been informed by somebody - because wouldn't it apply to all other children too?
My life is falling apart through this and my family relationships are getting very strained. My partner is in pieces and insisted from the start that he had nothing to hide and we can't believe this twist in the tale.
Please help me to work out how to move forward.
Thank you.
(I am not sure if I am fully making the point here properly that if there is a rule out there that he is not allowed contact with children then surely, surely there should be something official to tell us what the rules are. If that family member hadn't contacted us then we wouldn't even know. )
Hi.
I would advise you to give the Family Right Group a call. They are available daily I think until 3pm. Just give them a google. They will be able to advise you as to what to do next as they are specialists in this.
They absolutely shouldn't be making these decisions on their own and absolutely not without evidence or speaking to you or the family in question properly.
Family rights group will probably tell you this isn't legally required and is more a voluntary agreement with social services. But they will be able to advise more
I would advise you to give the Family Right Group a call. They are available daily I think until 3pm. Just give them a google. They will be able to advise you as to what to do next as they are specialists in this.
They absolutely shouldn't be making these decisions on their own and absolutely not without evidence or speaking to you or the family in question properly.
Family rights group will probably tell you this isn't legally required and is more a voluntary agreement with social services. But they will be able to advise more