Tag Archives: Child Protection

Poor record-keeping holds back pursuits of justice

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Synercon

Incompetent record keeping is depriving thousands of Victorians of  life-changing information,  but the Department of Human Services has ”a  profound conflict of interest” because fixing the problem would allow a rush of  lawsuits, a parliamentary inquiry was told on Friday. … Continue reading →

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Poor records hide truth from state wards

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Synercon

An inquiry has heard poor record keeping is contributing to the emotional trauma of Australians raised in orphanages or foster homes. A state ward trying to piece together their identity was told by the Victorian Department of Human Services their … Continue reading →

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The Shaw Report – 5 years on

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Synercon

An independent review of the systems in place to protect children and keep them safe in residential care between 1950-1995. This report is the direct outcome of a debate in the Scottish Parliament on 1st December 2004. The debate was … Continue reading →

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No records of existence of about half of Africa’s children, UNICEF

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Conni

There are no records of the existence for approximately half of all the children on the African continent, says United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The births of these children were never registered, meaning the state knows nothing of their existence … Continue reading →

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Child care report ‘deeply disturbing’ says Irish minister (Ireland)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Synercon

A report into the deaths of children whilst in state care in the Republic of Ireland, has concluded that the majority did not receive an adequate child protection service. … Ms Fitzgerald said the report showed a catalogue of failures, … Continue reading →

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Care system fails children (AUS)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Synercon

A review of the ACT’s youth care and protection services has revealed widespread failings in the system designed to protect the territory’s most vulnerable children, from inadequate risk assessments prior to removing children from families through to virtually non-existent early … Continue reading →

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Spain’s four-decade baby-snatching nightmare

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Synercon

Nobody knows exactly how many Spanish women were victims of the baby-snatching industry. Because it seemed to operate with the willful ignorance — at the very least — of the state, and with the collusion of the Catholic Church, the … Continue reading →

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Lost data may have exposed 800,000 people in Calif (US)

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Synercon

LOS ANGELES — A disaster preparedness exercise to ensure California’s child support system could be run remotely went smoothly, except for one casualty: the names, Social Security numbers and other private records of about 800,000 adults and children. Four computer … Continue reading →

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State care kids missing records: report

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Synercon

Two thirds of school age children in State care have no records of health or medical assessments while three quarters did not have a documented education plan, a damning report into children in care has found. A report by the … Continue reading →

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No child welfare excuses / End to privatization urged (US)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Synercon

LINCOLN — Gov. Dave Heineman acknowledged Thursday that Nebraska’s initiative to privatize child welfare services has “not gone as well as anyone would like.” …  Heineman’s comments were his first since State Auditor Mike Foley released a scathing report on … Continue reading →

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Nunavut weak at protecting children – Records not adequate (Canada)

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Synercon

Children in Nunavut are not adequately protected by the territory’s child and family services system, which does not even conduct criminal record checks on potential foster homes, according to federal Auditor General Sheila Fraser. In a shocking audit of Nunavut’s … Continue reading →

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Historical Abuse Systemic Review: Residential Schools and Children’s Homes in Scotland 1950 to 1995

Posted on November 22, 2007 by Synercon

An independent review of the systems in place to protect children and keep them safe in residential care between 1950-1995. Read the full report: Scottish Government, November 22, 2007

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Concerns about Recordkeeping in the NSW Dept of Community Services

Posted on April 1, 2002 by Synercon

In a Special Report to Parliament April 2002 the NSW Ombudsman reported evidence of poor record keeping practices. The report states that the current recordkeeping practices of DoCS mean that workers may not have known all information when required to … Continue reading →

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