Sarah’s Law and police lies
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First post...my partner was convicted of an online, non-contact offence back in 2009. His sentence was suspended for two years and he was on the register until 2019.
I did a Sarah's Law check and the police told me I had to collect my stuff from his home, never speak to him again, never see him again. They also told me he had served his 9 months behind bars.
He didn't. He never went to prison. He did EVERYTHING by the book and turned his life around. Now we are being hounded by Social Services based on a lie from the Police. Is this right?? He has kept his nose clean since the incident, he has no intentions of repeating that mistake.
First post...my partner was convicted of an online, non-contact offence back in 2009. His sentence was suspended for two years and he was on the register until 2019.
I did a Sarah's Law check and the police told me I had to collect my stuff from his home, never speak to him again, never see him again. They also told me he had served his 9 months behind bars.
He didn't. He never went to prison. He did EVERYTHING by the book and turned his life around. Now we are being hounded by Social Services based on a lie from the Police. Is this right?? He has kept his nose clean since the incident, he has no intentions of repeating that mistake.
Hi,
was this the initial contact after 24 hours or the in depth interview at the 10 days mark? I thought that they could only give what the person has been charged and convicted of within the request. That's what I was told by a police offender manager. Obviously they can pass information on to ss regarding concerns around your children's safety but they absolutely can't order you to go and collect your things and have no further contact.
From your post it seems like your partner disclosed to you and you have done the right thing in requesting clarification from the police. It concerns me greatly that they have got incorrect information listed for him or have possibly confused him with someone else whom a request has been made for. I'd be cautious around believing your partner over their information whilst at the same time making sure that their information is accurate. I'm unsure of how you can ask them to make sure that this is correct without coming across as being naive and therefore unable to protect your own children. Does your partner have documentation with his charges and sentence on that you can potentially take to the in depth interview? xxx
was this the initial contact after 24 hours or the in depth interview at the 10 days mark? I thought that they could only give what the person has been charged and convicted of within the request. That's what I was told by a police offender manager. Obviously they can pass information on to ss regarding concerns around your children's safety but they absolutely can't order you to go and collect your things and have no further contact.
From your post it seems like your partner disclosed to you and you have done the right thing in requesting clarification from the police. It concerns me greatly that they have got incorrect information listed for him or have possibly confused him with someone else whom a request has been made for. I'd be cautious around believing your partner over their information whilst at the same time making sure that their information is accurate. I'm unsure of how you can ask them to make sure that this is correct without coming across as being naive and therefore unable to protect your own children. Does your partner have documentation with his charges and sentence on that you can potentially take to the in depth interview? xxx
Hi,
so, the information I was given was at the initial point, not 10 days. My partner has told me of the offence he was convicted of and all extra measures that were taken to safeguard during his sentence. We are still awaiting evidence from the Police with regards to the details they hold on him but there are over 50 people able to testify that he never went to prison.
SS have given mixed signals, with our Social Worker being very militant in her approach whereas her supervisor has made it very clear that the case is historic, non-contact and there have been zero cases of reoffending. Obviously, I know she is just doing her job but I feel that the entire situation has been exacerbated by misinformation given by the police in the first instance.
so, the information I was given was at the initial point, not 10 days. My partner has told me of the offence he was convicted of and all extra measures that were taken to safeguard during his sentence. We are still awaiting evidence from the Police with regards to the details they hold on him but there are over 50 people able to testify that he never went to prison.
SS have given mixed signals, with our Social Worker being very militant in her approach whereas her supervisor has made it very clear that the case is historic, non-contact and there have been zero cases of reoffending. Obviously, I know she is just doing her job but I feel that the entire situation has been exacerbated by misinformation given by the police in the first instance.
When you say about safeguarding measures do you mean with his children? Were they under the same local authority if that's what you were referring to? If so then the sw should have details on file. I'm not entirely sure how it works if it was under another local authority but you would hope that there would be some way of the sw finding out what measures were in place around other children xxx