Speaking at the Conservatives' Social Work Commission, the group'schairman Pam Wilson said: "What upsets me most is the way grandparentsare sidelined. We're told we have not got parental responsibility sowe're not relevant to the situation."
She told the commission, chaired by shadow children's minister TimLoughton, many grandparents feel scared to report concerns in case theylose contact with their grandchild. "It's a child's right to have afamily life with each set of grandparents," she added.
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