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Social worker accused of misconduct avoids sanctions

1 min read Social Care
A former children's social worker who failed to make enough visits to vulnerable children has avoided being struck off following a conduct hearing.

Andrew Forbes McLauchlan, 58, faced 13 allegations dating back to 2002 while he was working in the children's services department for East Sussex County Council.

The General Social Care Council (GSCC) conduct committee found the facts proved in 14 of 27 allegation sub-headings.

These included not communicating details of a case with professionals and performing inadequate assessments of a child and a family.

McLauchlan also admitted twice spending over three hours on the internet at his office computer, accessing websites that were not related to work.

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