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Digital copy of Page 35 from People Like Us: The Report of the Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home by Sir William Utting.

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Reference	ZC/D/AW1/A3/5/WD004704
Date	1998
Scope and Content	Includes comments about abuse in foster care. Refers to a National Foster Care Association (NFCA) study in 1995 regarding allegations of abuse in foster care, outlining cases of investigations of allegations and subsequent removals of children from foster homes. Includes comments about the number and nature of calls received by ChildLine from children in foster care compared to children in residential care, referring to decrease in number of calls concerning sexual abuse. Refers to cases involving foster carers who have abused children in their care mentioning Frank Beck and risks from the children in the foster family, referring to a NFCA study regarding allegations concerning the foster parent's own child and the foster child. Comments on the nature of foster care in respect of the vulnerability of foster children in limiting the choice of people to confide in or make a complaint to. Also refers to increased recognition of the fact that women may abuse sexually or otherwise, outlining importance that foster care officers and field social workers are aware of and trained for this. [For a full copy of People Like Us, see C/D/AW6/C/EE000145].
Names	Beck, Frank Utting, Sir William Childline National Foster Care Association
Keywords	abuse \| allegations \| child abuse \| child protection \| Children \| childcare \| complaints \| evidence \| foster homes \| foster parents \| fostering \| IJCI \| reports \| safeguarding \| sexual abuse \| social services \| social workers \| witnesses
Places	United Kingdom
Dimensions	1 pdf file
Language	English, French
Level of description	File
Access restrictions	Closed for preservation - please consult digital copy

Context:

ZC/D/AW Independent Jersey Care Inquiry

ZC/D/AW1 Independent Jersey Care Inquiry - Phase 1a. Evidence of and relating to former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes Witness Statements given to the Inquiry and the States of Jersey Police, and supporting evidence in the form of Witness Documents.

ZC/D/AW1/A Phase 1a - Witness Documents. Evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster care. Includes extracts from Children's Services client files, witness statements given to the States of Jersey Police and documents relating to criminal proceedings and convictions of abusers.

ZC/D/AW1/A3 Witness Documents - Witness Documents Being Read Into The Record. Supporting evidence relating to the experiences of former residents of children's homes and foster placements designated as Witnesses Being Read Into The Record as part of Phase 1a.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/5 Evidence about Foster Care read into the record during Phase 1a, in the form of Witness Documents.

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Digital copy of Page 35 from People Like Us: The Report of the Review of the Safeguards for Children Living Away from Home by Sir William Utting.

ZC/D/AW1/A3/5/WD004704

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