Tragedy of 4,000 babies placed on 'at risk' register... before they're born - United Kingdom

Chris Engel 9/3/138:22 PM

"Thousands of babies are being put on ‘at risk’ registers by social workers before they are even born, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

"And campaigners say the system is weighted to presume that parents will be unable to adequately care for their children.

"New figures released under Freedom of Information laws show that more than 4,000 child protection plans – which are automatically implemented for those registered as at risk – were initiated last year in England for babies still in the womb, which represents a 13 per cent increase over two years...."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2408192/Tragedy-4-000-babies-placed-risk-register--theyre-born.html

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