Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care
Review Social Services and set up an independent body to review complaints
Closed
125 signatures
What the petition asks
•Introduce an independent body to review decisions made by social services to ensure unbiased judgements.
•Require the recording of social services interviews/visits
•Require the recording of social services interviews/visits
I have seen and read so many complaints about how social workers have allegedly manipulated situations to give them a case through mis-quoting parents and professionals as well as hypothesising without evidence. Social workers are given the power to use their opinions to remove a child from a parents care. There is no independent complaints procedure for the decisions that are made outside of the local authority or the courts.
Timeline
| 6 Jun 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Dec 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
125
Status
Closed
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
6 Jun 2022
Closed
20 Dec 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.