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SadAndWorried

Member since
October 2019

154 posts

Posted Fri September 29, 2023 7:32pmReport post

What information do social services get from the police after court is over.

My other half is being charged for 'making' but not for the conversations he's had that the police have shown him evidence of as I'm guessing CPS decided they didn't have enough evidence for the conversations.

Our case is currently closed but I know it will re open when court is over. Will SS just get what he was charged with and then what the outcome at court was or everything.... Not sure if that makes sense.

Thanks

Inthemoment

Member since
February 2023

358 posts

Posted Fri September 29, 2023 7:55pmReport post

They will most likely get everything, but it is up to the police what they share.

When the case is referred it most likely will go to a multi agency safeguarding hub, which is usually made up of social services, health and police, sometimes education too. They pool their knowledge to decide whether to open the referral for assessment and/or a strategy meeting.

The police make a decision what to share there and usually they would share intelligence as well as convictions.

Sorry I know that might not be what you want to hear xx

Ocean

Member since
September 2023

766 posts

Posted Fri September 29, 2023 8:22pmReport post

I believe SS received the offences and a copy of the SHPO in my persons case. In the pre sentance report Probation said they would be making a recommendation to SS that the case was reopened. It is now a couple of weeks post sentencing and we haven't heard from SS despite contacting them. I'm not sure how long it takes for them to decide whether to re open the case as we are still waiting to hear.
Sorry I can't offer any more help.

Distressed and pregnant

Member since
November 2020

997 posts

Posted Fri September 29, 2023 9:00pmReport post

Hi,

They get told everything post sentencing. In our case it was closed, reopened after a referral from probation, I received a phone call just asking if I was still happy with the original plan for supervision and then it was closed again.
If your case is closed with a safety plan in place and no unsupervised then it should be fairly straightforward. Although, they may still note it in any documentation you receive from them xxx

Summer

Member since
July 2019

394 posts

Posted Sat September 30, 2023 9:26amReport post

In my case my person was one attempted (decoy) communication nothing else, after sentancing SS apparently had been told everything well once I had referred us back in. I don't know if they had the transcript or not. But.... I am aware of the information from my side however the presentation from the SW was different saying that he had actually communicated/harmed a child etc. When questioned on this as I knew it was a decoy she said oh you weren't meant to know that? So much for being transparent!?

I would strongly advise you to have all the facts from your side so you can challenge and there be no surprises. However if there has been communications which may not meet legal threshold ss can still feel there's a risk so it's worth you knowing what those convos were about.