You would have thought that when social services place a child in a good home, see him flourish, watch his spectacular development, that they would automatically let him stay there. Well you were wrong, once again the box ticking culture of Haringey Council has led to the demise of another young mans life.
Child C (Named so for legal reasons), was illegally deported from Africa as part of a scheme that provided infertile women with children. When his presence was discovered he was shunted between foster families finally landing with a pseudonym named woman (again for legal reasons) who is referred to as Jamila Badawi. Jamila was in her fifties, caring and living in a well looked after home. When Child C came in to her care he was 18 months old, overweight, could not eat solids, couldn't walk and hadn't begun to talk. Jamila taught him to walk, took him to football classes, placed him in nursery. All of these measures led to his development and he soon began to call this woman Mama. Yet Jamila, a woman who through her own determination managed to enhance this boys way of life had Child C snatched from her cruelly. As he played outside a social worker took him away from his toy truck and he shouted out 'Mama Mama' to Jamila who was held back by another social worker. The reasons for this? Haringey Council and its box ticking culture handed Child C over to a suitable adoptive family. They were considered suitable as they were a young couple whilst Jamila was in her fifties and single. Yet this young couple abandoned him as he 'ruined' their marriage and once again Child C entered the cruel system where children have no home, just unfamiliar faces who they won't learn to call Mama because of lack of care and affection. So once again we can look to the red tape and box ticking ideals of Haringey and thank them for yet another child care failing.
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