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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to condemn the media witch hunt of social workers. More details
Submitted by Phil Dore – Deadline to sign up by: 16 December 2008 – Signatures: 131
More details from petition creator
The death of Baby P was tragic, and should be thoroughly investigated. Anybody involved in his care found to have committed negligence or misconduct should face disciplinary action.
However, we utterly condemn the witch hunt that has sprung up among the media and on the internet. Professionals, especially social workers, have been named and vilified before the investigation has even begun. This is wrong.
In some cases social workers had recommended that the child be take into care, but were overruled by their superiors. This has not stopped them from being publicly crucified for failings that may not have been theirs.
Social workers have a vital role in protecting children and vulnerable adults, and the social work profession needs talented, capable individuals to join their ranks. This kind of public witch hunt will act as a very real deterrent to anybody considering joining the profession.
Current signatories
Phil Dore, the Petition Creator, joined by:
- ian brocklebank
- Gemma Saywood
- Chloe Emmott
- Leigh Johnson
- Marina Russ
- Anna Brown
- Jackie Godfrey
- Amanda Haines
- Jennifer Jones
- Amy Fort
- John Styles
- John Bennett
- Nicola Joyce
- Paul Morris
- Kate Connolly
- Claire-Lise Braun
- Katharine Thresher
- Eleanor Jones
- Rhiannon Beswick
- Nat Titman
- Christopher Lyth
- Jessica Haynes
- suzanne crump
- C. J. Gardner
- Louise Oliver
- Clive Simpson
- Kate Patterson
- Elliot Elam
- Val Dobson
- Aisling tempany
- Gina Allnatt
- Elizabeth Horton
- Elizabeth Walker
- James Kael
- Russell Townsend
- Matthew Byrne
- Matt Horsley
- Abdullah Rhodes-Taylor
- Rosie Bryant
- Alison Eales
- Ceridwen Owen
- Daniel Hickman
- Jonathan Martin
- Stuart Hibbins
- Mark Gradwell
- Anne Garvey
- Lindsey Barry
- Laura Morris
- Janice Kellam
- Robyn Bates
- Mary Hallam
- Robin Drake
- Christopher George
- Katherine Humphreys
- Jacqueline Colemn
- Alexander Drake
- Rose Corrigan
- Steve Saywood
- Rose Stark
- Jamie Hankins
- David Fellowes
- Gerri Parker
- R J Geen
- Laura Carson
- Lynn Allington
- Ian Renton
- Dj Walker-Morgan
- Ken Shinn
- Robert Fahey
- Lorna Coupland
- Phil Roberts
- Stephen Whitehead
- Carol Adams
- Maire Horstman
- Saul Glasman
- Mark Howard
- Hilary Keane
- Karen Baggaley
- Sharon Batty
- simon coxall
- Adam Swales
- Jenny Thomas
- Nadine Stott
- David Boothroyd
- Thomas Cusworth
- tony booth
- Jo Lee
- Ross Brierley
- Peter Lageard
- Bob Rayner
- Nina Way
- Matthew Hopwood
- Sarah Carter
- Gemma Lockyer
- Sam Morris
- Bridget Morrey
- Graham Taylor-Paddick
- Lauren Stonebanks
- Pete Jordan
- David Juster
- Catherine Stretch
- Sean McGinness
- Linn Rafferty
- Nick Dixon
- susie sykes
- Alistair Bland
- William Gaisford
- James Doncaster
- Stephen Crane
- PaulJarvis
- Kirsty Moles
- Sheila Baldwin
- Joel Hames-Clarke
- Nicola Berkley
- Louise Kemp
- Chris Burnett
- Jenny Irvine
- Nick Williams
- Conrad Wace
- Ms J Scott
- julie yates
- Rob Levy-The Daily Mail,is Toilet Paper..
- Esther Craddock
- Wilma Parkinson
- David Gray
- Loz Pycock
- Melanie Johnson
- Sarah Byng
- E. Saxey
- julie flynn
