When are living conditions too squalid for children to be allowed to remain at home? A senior duty and assessment service practitioner in the Midlands tells of one case where she had to decide whether the children should be taken into care
We were contacted by the police, who had visited the house. The police were concerned about the living conditions as drugs and associated paraphernalia were in easy reach of the children. The house was described as "a tip" - uninhabitable and unsafe.
Who decides how bad a house has to be before it becomes a risk to children?
There is no checklist of temperature or available food and facilities.
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