READ, ECs GA WELTON eae nag tomar cape tft oe be prosecie ter 0 lengthy police inquiry. isto ese ct Sulla ildrens home, “fsx umbels of sa from Wihervack House have been to appest 2 Sore magiinee ater this month i oe Three due in court on = cluilel cruclty € charges » ene se -s dtc ct ist) Te SSPE al eso fiat ate Met are Atl beraE he Baa) Churps tyre 1AQua Ree Ady = § Ss Seu - SOCIAL SERVICES TO GET HOME TRUTH AN independent expert in child care meets founcliiars next week 10 tell them how soctal serv Sunderland's trouble‘tor services must Improve, Faby Cassam was cle in bythe city council on the rezompendatioe of the Socal Sefviees Taspectorate (S31) ‘ters yeam of ngpectors produced 3 amt Stat of cuigren Homes. eS apie leg ‘a ormer sat a me surety im raed wapuumense | oe iia Sa ie aate eee fo ae os‘Wtherwadi ltermediot Tecimes! Ul one ofthe tras homes Feeviy eis. fsa’ HELP PLEA FOR THE \ACTIMS OF ABUSE | ERS abused while ia Sunderland re should ve offered counselling wo help ‘0 terms with thei ¥ sve) Cash is missing Sidertoud Este — ater te, | the vital targets § | soem, ore eee | | a2.Sunderland cho, Tusdey, Merch 3 19923 || In your Eeho. tomorrow. _Shoek claims of Wearside care ‘hoy: From Pae 1 Riietnttemee sons rigrptgy urate Eimear ceo Sigetare eM erin, Titanate Serna Se Te Ge Eee ice Peete eget puimoetoaet Rae amet et 1h tained hee eas See aes ST” eevee, a et Q ‘Soca services cheirmaa Coun Bate Seng, alleged Seeing white be scare TWO MEN TRA IN BOND PED F FEAR ‘wear on the terraces ee im and Bryan, oeneauns Sticesereemes = and what you raeacehaan ee me should if we get to eee nts Wembley... jpacommontonl Rec Sorceress rer ana of taken sug Ser ten sep adele a ee whave % PLUS - eating, .| drinking, health, ele FREE Lewin, TPR aR een, soa " mticaiteenee ect ae ie Sees LSE cee indian I cao a hem Poe ae = Seca i EM ae ih Wes r ON AUUSEDICARS WITH IP O04 YEARS TO PAY as ue ong ie secieom eae eat rete nooired oes SiC rche al anda pine Pome aah Srey ok Pon ae iS ON EDce, es me ine oe SURES, SNS ‘a sens cuss, Seg ePinas esa Le _ it’s art for rt's sake fh pages) INSIDE 120 and 21 g today eee Behe roc eplaes ung Weartide:men today broke Hae dheass sorehe eather st Echo out the suffer ing they. By ecniired ‘2 Sunderland childran's home. Now both 20- Seaarae Sen12—Sandarond Echo, Toendey, abrery 11, 1992 {cho Phoned: Weare 534 a] TV PROGRAMMES GUIDE ON PAGES 14 AND 23 es Talks behind (tS closed doors in care crisis Pie cae p< ENS oes ae | : UNDER vondels. te torn 197 iene || Repair staff have = work Secu Felice USL aes B ta Mpa Se At Seiwnn, aealee Wenieg aE "Re aoe etext maane | meee ee Ee ap creates Se eas eee Re ent ae eae sins a = sy tne iid a eet BS Eb at ha to Sete meetetee See a a oe a i ac ESE S | haem emeaa, Se aman See ae z2e==|CARE HOMES REELING Soap IN A TIDE OF CRIME 54 BARBARA NcCLENBIAN, need eer J oxi ‘homes and social services bases across Wi earside sioge by thieves and vandals Whorate ea See oe svar eile: Se ob tneoters Es i seeany"s Secb ts Wea = Be cost driver £50 {AON ante Ren ae ee = = ee ss geeceee Graffiti squad i pean cnet hy nee eee : sca eis tules, OK ... Se 121200 Bn ae Sei ieee oleae an esac oe eeu eee score p : eee eS seers: = a ee ti ‘St arminest ase DYLC tah. Peerage ecm geon = Le en a ag Tite gee ee caesar ome | Saat Se Seas ea Bara eee ane SR a | TRS cane See Tae ane neta te ate wc aie at SEERESERE ROSMRSES GEES Sees | weet REA A Repo Drama on bridge Fain ease ie erie a dete Pa en ip ispe conceit Sor Bear oe ue te he emis | ESPs! a ee of BOS | ey» cir apn nat tay gt ede ideas penny Se de ea cen an SS Sciatic cn TES erect pda eg | we ane mat yes pne ha ee Saas = Hinks Sr ot rea agers ne Binal ee wy ean a Be eae ener ‘SSR neat | ee ge soe Sta = ‘eM pai ts wnt w wes Seendadoné tho, Went, Fob team pute uN esTetmunty TORE Renee a Las of changes (has been, Roem Le AuMgerland Social Services after the getaled Snspetion ‘of three children’s jomes. “I way carried out in November last yess, and a6 wah talooking a the homes, the jeam, Jed BY AC look aicesinspeetor JK. Corcoran hie socal sersidenis, parents and former warning bls over the cae oe House, whe reonmsing Ie cs eye Bah ane Avenue Vivian caer two hemes, elghowee eood staiv/ehitaren ay residents. ST drat pot sound orenilren ec tio rne ROE no erat Stam Mec wan ene eeaaiaenenart Bde sadener Tae ene te ive nen 118 of augenicien cS ae cect Sera “Fie included la ge tomes gees aie a se nk ual rutomike appesmace of some Lee Ne soe Great s Saag Spe OE "i WE ARE PLEASED 70 BI ASSOCIATED WITH THF Top-level probe a demands action 28: sor pacintenrrmrn fata Hao ia ieevig ane resorts cont rent nee aes sat Be dirt and damage INSPECTORS, drew Gaerne nat “en tern ot seven Hom th Department gf ents Soe vA sno es tad dundeions tee 79912 ExGivtaeadlh ab aaentonestaiion Sie hein oma epred bw non th napa mokes dsterbing reading. Nah rfc (ape ete ata e881 aoe ae trea ta counetors 90 dio muna! tar, sorbor noes 9, Meclonar io mutate good, he Bod ond he va ace Seema eon he tnt me ev Sober tk ‘ates rare ars, eRe Me tin ‘SEs sess Taw Sensei hanyere ares le tg cuca, ‘WRLEESLE Nea Spt LES Ee See Ce iaaseceee ees OCS icine ona aE See cures 8 faeSunderland eho, Money, Febery 3, 1992-11 eu Swhdatlaals et tern ault of t00 little cash ets ior ‘in charge of social ‘services. So er eS Fas sa cont! si, art Com Ere Tins i bi a Se ANE Rae Galerie seatomieces Pinon senna ot rc 8 sty in deciding a plan of action, tailor. ‘COUNCILLORS ate ai vig Secale otis set Pindown is wevarersoes blamed for |¥ DELL SOMEONE) SS nonhlamea -SPECTAL YOU br cag Met men LOVE THEM 8 se — ait The densest ref tne tro Specal Tres Section appearing (OOSE FROM seat See ke Soni ee sheet Recents eer Sees 8 EL op SoS soeaiiyemtanae eae emcees Skuainaney |¢ Eetimnmmseeey Rie Senate ee She see easier: Se ea See Jt Wit sone of Smet moe esp ‘Seog youn chiaiem are nai gas ‘ompte chee, eee cas OM «ome onan Snes “ SA mctonn che ae eT ane ee oes ras ti hse, enor SS yestermansen Sexe opaecaneetoe sino xreniceo See es faa eet, See Sety Ts ealoaaesiaPpesiid yoiey sy SOME Ht iE HOMES ALLEGATIONS of serious sexual abuse omong residents of Sunderland SUNDBRL: children's homes have sparked a owen major inquiry. een Se ue [aR AT ame] to have been ray and sexually 2 Se ia bused by elder children in care in at S942 se fences again Tow eet least one of att 12° Sunderiand ° ie ieatteged 10 have: id commie thea i tin essere ‘sunderland Suvedi Boneh to Re Changer of psi eg tet Se ~ oie Se ramane sect pee pee Se caaeen ee ‘Sy Saati sides een eae SB, Ral St Sh snes Ses en Se | sounder fen’ i preter o Prices now from Setuntee tn pe dee oy Pater te only spate socal ee cr Plompninesccen £49 95 (were £129.99) ee cetera nse | ALL SUEDE & LEATHER chau ci ward ate wc Seca sien |} JACKETS MUST GO SAVE £100 ODEN COAT Sel ets ret Calan eT "* |] A SMALL DEPOSIT WILL SECURE ANY SUT FOR THAT SPECIAL EASTER WEDDINGCare inquiry centres on sex sacking By BARBARA McCLENNAN unico! Ete 4. POLICE investigation into Sundevnd Couns ches homes centres ona former nore vrorker' "who. was sackee Tor ving sex‘ witha ‘Tesyenraid resident it also includes two male stat who trged children in the ewe to ata each other, Social services chiels sparked afte ines thy ald ite the woman and her two Colleagues being sacked 158), Depart of Healy Seale barter of Fe er Hee Inpectorate (SI) who ar ined in Sonderind to cay out checks on tree ofthe tons T2 oiler hee ecors dacovered the ine- dente hag been dealt nich nat hte te eee ‘ot pace being informed. Normally the coun! works vith" police and. between ‘hein they decige whether an incoeat Imetitepoice‘r covnll action, ‘This happens whether the ease inves ahd Ire oper son working fr the authori A souncl spokesman” said “This a not happen tn 1987 an Torn 10 Fo ORwr~ 4—Sunderlond Echo, Tuesdoy, Februcy 4, 1992 Inquiry centres on sex sacking © From Page 1 when the SSI pointed it out we immediately called in the pote, We took the ultimate sanction, sacking," the time Bui for some rease alice weren't called in'= “The thre saffall worked atthe same home andthe men were sacked aher 'e was discovered they ‘wert setting “children iy thels ae apt each oer Urging them o’be violent cach ether The council spokesmen said Sunderland's new Gir &¢lor of social services Rey Parker, was keen to be ag frank as possible about the. |: Police inguiry and one the | ‘council has launched Tseht “There are obviously feet conan ave to respect but we have nothing ide “Larkely “for our own Peace of mind we have set pan inquiry team to tat trough all records of chs, rem itt our care {0 1985. The aim as to ens fe wehave not missed any hd possibly being abused While our care score hae fous no cases of physical, sexual or psychological abuse The spokesman dis. aissed ‘Claims. by "social Workers ‘that chiiron in cares ut of control and involved in legal sox ac among each others ‘ling oF prostitutign ple must realise we have'no secure unite The children nour ‘ere "po about in the community jstlike other chien, but Ing in our homes. “They come across inf. eertichslvent abuse tugs, and sex ike any other child. intel the ini ents highlighed inthe press ae isolated ones, nis othe case that every glue sniffer promis, uous Youngster of car thie? fame from children'sSunderland Echo, Thursday, Februory 6, 1992—17 = FUN AND GAMES FOR ALL THE FAMILY — PAGE 32 a eee TORIES DEMANDING Metals |sta (0) CARE HOME PROBE =--.. = By BARBARA McCLENNAN, Municipal Editor ‘\Experts called in SUNDERLAND Tories today cE formally asked for a public inquiry into th ils - to solve problems | ‘tiers aa | SPECIALISTS from Aycliffe Child Develop- ied in to help Sunder- Social services spokesman Coun confirmed that a wiry had been made management. of Health Social Services Inspector- icised almost every aspect of care at the ‘was not clean, it was poorly decorated nalised appear~ he government. hey are undertaking 1d we all BE has to be publishes. he added, a number of actions had been ve the borne.w in x ooaa ioe Me ott the r t aed Row bon. ee Pike ‘ser ost ‘es 5 ees he kent Share fae fone oa po ans Star Series, EAST'S BRIGHTEST 1 a Untrue’ report harmful ALLEGATIONS of a potential sex abuse scandal at Wearside children’s homes a eee ‘strenuously denied by council of- ficials. Press allegations of youngsters being raped and sexually abused by older children in at least one of the 12 homes run by the council have been branded as “untruc and harmful”. There ino inquiry ofthis nature being undertaken by the council. We have no knowledge of reports of an organised drug ring at one of the homes, and there 3s virtually no vandalism of any of the homes,” said ‘spokesman for Social Services According to the spokesman the reports in By BOB the press of child prosti ALLAN ‘ution sexual misbehaviour, _ council Smoliey incilrics fad), otcoeding toe pater ‘nolbaais'of truth, 136? ino sexual lepations sai erste ty oe Buh tae eee tat Sarita te Raubal needa which sh carried ais iat fo on Palma Gare tame Seen Eaten ana ome ae ea ewua(belrtioror warns mae. “Fao Pinor, aneyig on yt omnes AER Comening nae eae, ae Services Director, cn SEASMMRR a, Sparco tan Seton ere ee Me Sm hare ‘three homes to be investigat- work, and had been working sickened Set TOROUNRERLMie wwe Cl Hh LD ‘In Kids homes ‘scandal probe 'HREE people h been d by “THREE people have boon quizzed by é Renorts cops probing a child abuse scandal in in the the North. Sunday sen Two men and a woman were ARRESTED as part of a major investigation into the run. ning of children’s homes in Sunderland. And a council chief has RESIGNED after it was revealed his wife works at one of the homes being probed. Sun I ei J Meanwhile, the Sociat Services Inspectorate have con- Radda hoc REGAN he Re on part in the “outer” ‘spokesman fr the SS sad: “This was NOT a routine inquiry" == Detactves swoopedon Thursday ates dngee eek ie eon FLASHEAERE to how we broke buck TEN years. The three people arrested mee suetaoned Seat the neve lest week. - Say slogetons that's wma et caate had'sex with a 4 yeareld | By NIGEL GREEN agiater, Couselioe, Cisie boy at a home in 1987 as One at Seemed oles: aulnic all ell as clans of ptysical Bae Comcllor Gumikoy : thd cate Shia" ahe tar chaed one 1SyearQld boy moter taded” aban) Cae he bor. iiipe nd chews Setocai nate fag sto otis Seuit'aians gris a orvoct keener ete vr yeas citta afte. "AE wen came © "a evan merry INQUIRY ices Commitee, Tlvays minlield. of conlet of firmed last year's Sunday Sun investigation inte aieced ne sg| sbu06. in. "Sumderiond” counctl hemes into gleged sex investigation. An SS spokesman std “Repors in the Sunday Sunn June 1991 played a major part nthe descent ouneheas sean abuse against youngsters, faid ews worried there aes ap met ann a Wie 2 No charges “have” been tule Seeger ee rotates the ives pose SO minerieco ERDAS" 6 eased tnt pending TAL his home i Ardross nye or us of See mney a Facer, alts * 2" 2 fo More th 8 DOZEN oer desred te fat wat'ay eros, © OT uma dlgatonsarobe. wie waradetthehame™ 7,991 6 expected co Sclmesteniad ys pre - see cadre ‘The inquiry is expected to ty Services Mares ‘But they have already ssid Pmtisreres 88R. they’ were concerned’ that rol Alarms Jast manths, staff “lacked guidance and Ble shock sensor as gut es veechgtnan of “he Sl frst ooked at the rs, boot & bonnet | the Social stvice” comm running of witerack & fit fee following the police House in Sunderland, ng ltvestgation at the Rene Wolestey Neuse Seal 1s with flashing hazard Fen tian Blyth and Avenve Vivian in st remote fob, sal focal "worker and Eur folowing sheir ie i worked atthe home at he turbing findings, dhe $3108 me time of the alleged offences ered “Sunderland ‘Council ‘el Alarms ier fe conduct tn agury ie ae. ning MO, saeston tes’ md he ° that rs Cuming, ya owed wc leak aes wes ibs involed inthe incident” QUIT... Tom Cumiskey, S2hames, mis ® a Ta fiting he Fe 18 With fitting:_ Damning report _ from the expert VICTIMS OF ABUSE YOUNGSTERS abused while in Sunderland rork Council’s care should be offered counselling to help -as- them come to terms wit! ‘ir suffering. ‘Shut at least one ehildean’c hamma’BD einy 1 2Ladds Feue kDay ADE hee 23 UNION HAPPY AT ABUSE INQUIRY THE leader of Sunderland Council's § ————————— 3,000-strong Nalgo branch today said he would welcome a public inquiry into the running of the city’s social services. On Tuesday Nalgo stewards meet to discuss the latest developinenis inthe cild abuse senate has rocked Sunderland's social services and 0 fared to sin arrests by a special police team, fas tune ot me allegations of phys Seval abuse by stil and isrmer staf on igen ie tng it the chy T2chld- vag aching the fasue meh homes are coming To the ‘Among those aresed position. weeshse ME wore Nalgo members worieSnpeing” Pret tit edit Fut acl tan endthenfrat dhe cin Uton fas: grown increas: Mer n i hare aee Fa ingly concefned over lack and residential ene Afgpport by management: thst a seed aga arnerS Socalscnice workers te rceueat were hariied when WWE wouid suppor any Ing staf caring ou their such cgi fa groan {8 acording tery ste lehasioun proceave wer paid nor abesionng “that led 10 the branch “hese Sait algo, warnings amber were should sce the end oa considering beyeatting Seon unit tavakeg Peon ieee Sanat ety Sle 1 ratgnships with pol- take on ¢ hee Sou eReane, MST ee, i Nalgo branch then fel fee i earge oe “did noi eel reamured® police neg’ maned eee over the way managemem PONCE Reteuuakofdus Suiced-moy v Buiag jo [8308 Jou pue wuasaid x16 oF paj “aphotaee nai aiao 72) 05 Poy Y>iun epuos ut pres ay peng Pe PUPA “19mod JO Si0PLu09 94) ‘uruuns asoui Jo i994 ay ie soWoy s,uaIpinyp z 30) aug 5 ou 21g saxersius yee seq 5 IWaunedap sa214u im eis pur sssquia uspopuns fo sued ay ‘iayon Sut 3001) Uo [and ssisupe jo. oping. ul 18 210m SiagUi9UH SI PIES OH ‘wousseuew <9 paizafar usog pey s2ssoq pue soyson ons up 104 woddins sisquau sy" $a91Asas Tepes sf Suruuns ajdoad 8} pauwepuos kepoy Goa woUN se[foo-ayLYA jo buntow esaye tupeads sen sie 8UOI}S-Q00°E s,[19uN0> Pueprapung Jo rape] AAT ge jo suar 0193 padouny od pomotachur 19Q {RIS S23nA198 NVINNTOOW veWguVG Ag J3IHD NOINN SAWS __“3INW19 OL FH.NOA DeDIuS yi0q. wesse JN PUR [gg 3) Woy su0day, "wise uxjuig UadeD tuapuodapur “oy ese fyjrudaheo pus UE ISS Su Aq poryaiiyaly sonst ayi use Sh KLOMITE sta, donee SuNDE EH \ mee992-7 Ris Sunderland Echo, Friday, May 8, | + rn bit ie chil GIRL, AGED 0 New report reveals Rit SonDeecadd ME, IN SEX ABUSE SHOCK iv clo Fry Dov = A ONE-YEAR-OLD girl and two boys under four have been placed on the ‘Sunderland child sexual abuse register, a shock report reveals today. A further 27 children under one- year-old have been added to “at risk” registers to protect them from varying forms of abuse. Sunderland’s child protection committee register now covers 335 “at tisk” children, according to the roups’s annual report, "Orthos caren 177 are boys and 192 th 1 uns fut Year eport is compiled by health, social and volte wore a ween mise ns than Boys 9 on the reiser tinder this category ive to ten yearend over ten years age groups. Numbers on the register under sexual abuse increase with age for gitls Significant he "rave concor” category, which has 48 new registrations, covers children who are risk because ofan abuser in the family © uti cot ant on an in hs cat 8 aged up 10 four vere found to be almost twice es tikely than gts tobe on the register, but rates for GE 10s in Bh sexes were partially Bie toil number ofhideen on he risk riser the spit m types of abuse was: ‘Senual abuse = I6'per cent Biysical abuse ~ 184 per com Neglect ~ 15:1 per sent Emotional abuse ~ 95 per cent Grave concern ~ al pef ent, All of these showed egutions on the previous year, except the “grave concemn® ‘roup which had increased by ten per cen, “Throughout the year 170 children were taken ofthe at a a jut the report wares" “it appears 1 there is more sexual abuse of male children than we are identifying “itis clearly necessary to consider that the child or adolescent abuser may have been a victim of abuse." VULNERABLE It also says: “In general, younger child- rea ae iateasngh mame Sas “iy ache aee “oe "Youngs bs pve to be partly a. nak the pane nce ad tt Cer fom our work with older senuly buted pis hat ey have beet abused ch earn ees ae het hiny ae seg of dace Ompared with elsewhere in the region, Suncelan's ld abuse acs a loser partcuany compared with’ Neweaste, North ‘and South ‘Tyneside, ‘But ‘Sunderland's rate of abuse. per thousand is sihily higher at 47 than the osha a a in Newease the figure is 6.2 per 1,000 children, ee a ‘Newcase’s annual report states that since 1989 the number of children on the ter has increased significantly In 1989 thete were 389 registered. This ose to 440s 1990 and latest gues showWwesday LIST May (2 BOY FACES TRIAL ON CHILD RAPE CHARGES By BARBARA McCLENNAN, Municipal Editor A 15-year-old boy was today committed for trial at Newcastle Crown Court on two charges of raping young girls and a third serious sex offence involving a boy. ‘The boy was living in a children’s home in Sunderland atthe time ofthe llegea offences along withthe Joungsters named as his victims, ije Magister Hod who highlphied ear declined jurisdiction ict cases of abuse by Becatie ofthe seus ea "ithe bos is acetmed 20Re. unreported 19, of coming’ ape fale and tha e's Bewecn Yancey “fe fllsale nau 1990and Apri 1991 Led by Acting Det- anda second rape bet. fS186 Superintendent Seon See ePE Re Dave! Wison Nori year and January 15, pamela eee: pet are aged Berces pe Thouth ghiaeen’ re. Greco came tp feces ch went lighter the Depart: Before today's iting ment of Health’ Soe. f Sinderland Juvent ial Services He cour, t Inspectorate $81 charge, 9 ived'on Wearside to) indecently asulinga look atthe state of girl ear the boy Tineechidren’shomes 28. dropped by magi acne rates but the boy still ame: faces five other CHANGES —chatses. Te Samat on eae See Tcenly ote ARE ssi ver ee A ee femal ie eh a es hhe uncovered afier he 1 Yast year and Jase ook up his new post ary 15°this sear last year. He also stands ace- SS gu bel eesti ae ieacre aS Shee hp "HES ngage Seated aSunda City reels, over care probe © From Page t several years a fends and famiy aay she deeply distressed and Inystified by. her “They say she has not been Told what allegations led to Mr Marsden’s ation. Today, fighting back teas, she said: "have ‘been told Tam not allowed to Comment on this ‘matter is Mian was inter ‘viewed late Jas year by the ‘oty's former Dit ctor of Social Services, Gohin Smar over slega: fions, made’ by another Separiment member, Seling back 10.187, fonds say she was never told exacay what the all gations were but Was | {id no action was 10 Be Quit ia abies feta iit ts eee Pane de ide atl na ‘ee io er peasants Pers eee Bsa Me fens one) sony octane Sa, aS os ral oe at eee i cet eae Se orsieear SSae aeCare workers in child cruelty trial THREE former Wearside care norkers accused of id cruelty will face tial despite atempla (0 fete ee Hck out curt, suspects were arested as part of 3 major be By detectives and socal sevice Inspectors eee running f cid rer homes inthe oy. Seven mea and women were arrested bot only three tae so fa ben charged as a ofan ingly aot orthumbris Police's chile Protetion squad, ‘Kern Rate, Alan Ding- yall'and Glynis Tamblin fake. aligstive of abuse 2 13eehand WEF" TRIAL..Dingwall. “The allegations relate wo events at Witherveck one Roe for problem children and daring ‘camping tip the Lake 1 Bigmict "PO ij ‘Yesterday, the susp {- = \p smpeared betore Senders | land magistrates for com mittal” proceedings So py) expected te last a wel > Their solicitors, Paul _ & Turnbul, Cecil Emmerson Children cruelty that the clients had no case osnswer and caled forthe Sarge to be ched out ‘But {oday. following vie ‘gence from two lByear-old former residents 0 wack, Mr Emmerson said The and his fellow defence sokettors, accepted there ‘Nas accase {0 answer, Magistrates committed she te for tal at Dur- hham Crown Court aa date Roffe, 29, of South Terr= ace, Southwick, faces nine ‘Dingwall, 33, atelephone ‘Street, Milifield faces eight ‘And Tamblin, 36, now living in Hatehin, Henfore shire, faces seven charges. "The suspects are all on unconditional bal Reporting restrictions ‘have not been liftedrye Noenbe 3 Garter & Two guilty of cruelty Two, _Nowh | socal ‘workers at ¢ councile run’ childyen's home escaped jail after they ‘were convicted of carry- ing out ritual punish ‘ment on youngsters. Kevin Roffe, 30, was Tomblin, "37, to two, vile they were working at Witherwack home in Sunderland. They were both sen- tenced to a year's jail, suspended “for six months, at Neweastle ‘Crown Court.(COMMEN Nightmare in care BLEAK and forbidding — oms...flimsy furniture, of uring Allegations that a care essistont had sex with o 14 year-old boy...cssaults by stoff...encovragement of youngsters to fight each other... © Mismanagement ... inexper= ienced staff...iack of training...kangaroe courts. This is the nightmarish picture Rot of @ prison comp or a grim © Dickensian institution but of life in some of Sunderland's © children's homes as we near the end of the 20th Century. lt hos been drawn not by some agitating pressure grou or rabble-rousing’ T Programme but in a frank ond damning report by the Social ices Inspectorate about conditions at three homes, and by two young men who have © spoken to the Echo about their experiences. here could be court action, Files have been sent to the Crown Prosecution Ser Domages claims are by considered. 2 e But top priority must be given fo putting ight what so, clearly wrong. The $5 concentrated on throw homes. It says 57 changes . should be made within the next Pw months iano e appalling possibility Exit tot timer abuses could | be @ in all 12 cour homes, as Social Services | Director Roy Parker sonsibly : accepts. The council must now take the initictive. it must stop trying to blame the media for problems which ore © matter of acute Public interest. It must set out to ensure thot ; oll its homes perform to @ high standard the compassionate service for which they were created — caring for youngsters who have already suffered the forment of © disturbed childhood.W DEMAND FOR PROBE INTO CHILD CARE SUNDERLAND Tories have repeated their demand for a public inquiry over allegations of child abuse in council-run homes. \ Social services spokesman Isabell Graham + | first called for the inquiry after it was revealed \ 4 \ it police were investigating claims that children waa had been physically and sexually abused while DEMANDS ... Coun Isabell Grahom — in the care of the local authority, Thiee men and a women have so far been questioned by police over allegations. ihe woman and two of the men were sacked in 1987 ‘over slegaions of sexual and physical abuse, ‘The third man's still employed by the counel in one of ‘ig homes, “The 1987 sackings were not reported to police, but this guy came to light when the Department of Feith Sunk God ter Services Inspectorate (81) arrived to carry out in-depth checks on tres homes run by the borough : "igen Gethin pt sel vc haan Coun Ee We Kany ar ‘mmins in the hot seat by demanding to know when an \ internal inqury Beatie police matter and why pote ON THE SPOT ‘were not called tn in 158 ‘Coun Timmins aid procedures covered algatons of noma Fhesenhode Suspension or sacking of staff f neces “Ftimust not have been deemed neces sary atthe time to call in the police The Stal were dealt with under foeal govern: ‘ment ale books, ‘Coun ‘Timmins condemned media handling of the care ens and said the result was children in Homes Were being Stigmaised by otters MEDIA TRIAL One child has already wien to John Mayor over press handling of the issue. Tral by media isnot and never will be the way 10 deal with ihis situation He said he id not believe a public inquiry was in the best interests of ebild- ren in care, but Coun Graham was free suggest thai at next week's health care and general sub-committee. ‘The SSI report on the three homes will be presented to councilors on Tuesday and five ofthe inspectors will be on hand {9 discuss its contents, he added © Coun Bill Hilton demanded to know ‘when the appointment of Roy Parker a5, director of social services would be not fied to full council He took over after Colin Smart's shock decision to quit the job he had held for just year Coun Erie TimminsTHE MAN FOR THE JOB ete £ wncle~\ / Confidence vote for abuse investigator By GARY WELFORD, crime Reporter WEARSIDE?’s police chief has given a vote of confidence to the senior detective leading the inquiry into alleged abuse in children’s homes. Social services staf say there hasbeen a breakdown in he relationship betacen socal worker nd police, with chile cae safering 268 Feu Thceatmans mae afer" et Ch Top, Bane Wilson Sead of Sunderlond's child Ehed an inquiry into hi abe ‘ietercrulted member of thee Slee en Nags Stich represents se ia one ine =e orl Sen xcllenttelationsh win thepalc porto fo feat ‘cones For working oper if hecontinutd offic: DAVE WILSON bcking But Chet Supt Ted From the op woke "Warde iis in he san abi of ional ‘commander, decl- Mr Wilson in his handling. ared: "I have total ofavery difficult and sensi Confidence in him tye issue,” “He was tasked with "Mr Holder, who has had peatng thi ngurg: which clear heai als wth Ste has been ongoing for some deviané Counel chef exee- lime, because hels senior tive Geoffiey Rey and dsteave Socal services officals, ne “fie was following up a. sated there was no Witch ling oUinqurg ighihted. hunt being conducted the Soctal Services insp- against the department ectoraic as an area, of St oe We are both pent fem in is feport into the fonal organisations and we fromes. ‘Po cannot afford 10" fal out "ihe Crown Prosecution ver ths- Service hs a close mierest°"“Wwhen it comes down to gas ity ose wth we ae bah concerned the police over the mguity. about the welfare of people SPhave total confidence who are vulnerable"ASO. 92UAS 241 YEMOAM SA\Pm yous Tuas ey OL pres Slasnge jessie pus jem USK Ap woniza1044 “fog” paiapis urats” pappe aan gS aq Buluelg tow we Sete che y ~ 25 pe oN 01 Pao soloydiuaa uaUlLIedop pup] | vena anor] ‘anim uonsaiaid puryo saayjod ayy yn oF 2 ‘08feN uorun seioo amy 343 Jo SioquioUT Supe (ri00g, j2oflod qr suonejax ut umopyeaq & ynos) SaLayns S| 919 pO Buywrep axe apisieaya wo s, Ewe ‘95 “0473 pucjiepung ULLY eS episi09m sspouoyg o4s3 o e ib 6OQ Dumedeen Vo nek th Whay 19% YOUTH ACCUSED OF NINE SEX GASES By BARBARA McCLENNAN "Manet Edtr COMMITTAL papers have been prepared in the case of a 15-year-old boy accused of nine serious sex offences. The offences are said to be ageinst fellow residents of a Sunderland children’s home. ‘The boy made another brief appearance at Sunderland juvenil ‘court today to hear m: ‘rates adjourn the ease: ‘wo weeks fer formal com rttal proceedings, Among tne ottences ged Have been come 86" By the boy” are two Fanes, indecent) easing {ee girs and two boys. ote neous cna of Snecand commiting an act ohindeeeney with another Soy The boy’s alleged victims areas young as and the ftlences are sao" have Beem commited a far back ss Janvary 1990 He was original charged” with three off. ences. including rape. said 10 have been committed 1n October fast year when he was living ina. children’s hhome on Wearside, ‘The boy was only moved to Aycliffe secure unit after tis first court appearance in January ‘That was brought about after the. 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VALENTINE DINNER neets her in ‘chowoman, >¢ How is designer fashion’ designer Karl Lagerfield doing in the region? (> Thureday: tos Giver looks at the latest news and views for Wearside | notorsts in ORIVE_ 4 iy i it 3 a gf Sina ill Vy : 283 Be ibe HE Ha Hh site ial 7 a li ri F au ad n atl | Peal ay on TEP ale FLING gH AUR Eo Bih Pia Ball eo we i au ee iit agi as: lit an ETA ai sa fal ape ion nig iliah ae fi, al Hod cola ivyaoa : oe S| Vou Si has Sinan esTHREE former care staff are to be prosecuted after a lengthy, police, inquiry into alleged abuse at a Sunderland children's home. The ex-members of staff from Witherwack House have been summoned to appear before magistrates later this month. piwakentait2 Three due in court on avcane Senne Child cruelty charges ‘Alan Dingwall, 33, and alleged cruelty to children subsjudice and no further Cassam, ‘A statement, issued by polize, comment will be He was called in by the Nonthumoria Police today Page council after a repon by the said: "Following inquiries “The news is the latest Social Services Inspectorate {nto events in 1987 at development im the scandal (SSI) highlighted Witherwack House which has rocked the city allogations of physical and chilaren's home, three Councif social services seul abuse is Homes people have’ been department in recent Seven people were Eummoned for offences months rested in all, and other concerning alleged crucity "it comes only days after files are still being to children.” ccouneillors agreed tO make considered by the Crown added: "AN nave lef sweeping changes in the Prosecution Service the employment of wayitschildren'shomesare | Inaddition,a 15-year-old Sunderland Social Services. run following a report from boy has been sent for crown “These matters are now childcare expert Emlyn cout thal on sex charges.TORY. BLAST OVER TRL CCFAKED TO ABUSE ‘COVER- UP" SUNDERLANDS controlling Labour group was last night accused of “sweeping under the carpet” facts surrounding the police inquiry into child abuse at the city’s children's homes. chums Marae Fark demanded thal aril Soia ie brought tothe counel for Toll depute. Pouce volvement Uni docs Gn atiedtvomdais. By BARBARA McCLENNAN, noncpa tare ing fis ronvents oF the allegations of physical And. psychological me he spe hy Det net” was unteie, she we uncovered hy Chie asp Dave Wi id fix Depsriment of wan head of Nonth: "Wont yeu not Health inspectors. umtvin Police's eh qrnenicr eaepl wnt, ul sock services protection ni the eapet a more nee hatinan Coua tne "Sefer pics bave Meseription vo Timntine sail the top. ine viewed six former agement ofthe On hats “heen deal oF cesting socal serv itr Stith by hiscommyitee cs siafleoser alga ‘un Tinvmins anditnas neamatier tons of abuse of wamed that Anyone Of Tait “coumesl hildeen in their care, leabigg informattan i the Press rou ace S Coun Fares. chal 'SLIPPED' egal actinn ereed-Are yon any. A Sacarald bey it ane cml bas ng toe rhe councll fe aly Facing charge 0 i a x hot made fapaina hl not sirrised ta be inte ni stein ciien wea Netnkeninovesretn 1M protect? White he aetin eave She accused the Coun Timmins Labour party oftiying claim thatthe cases “This authority: has hide the facts sure! davestigated by. Mr nesce swept anythin founding the” inguirs, Wilson had! merely. nde! the earpet Thunehed severai ‘shipped throweh the the ieneenfchildee —— —__. ever wish to ah singe thave tem disly ni confident YA ectHe 30.44.92Exclusive by PATRICK LAVELLE ABREAKDOWN inthe re- lationship between police and a social services department at the centre of an abuse inquiry is «.| having an effect on the ® | quality of care for children, it was claimed last night, =| And social workers in Y| Sunderland have expressed | “grave concerns” about © | working with police in child 3 | abuse cases wwnilo a top 1 | detective remains in his job. | The ft between the city's | social services deparment and >| Stinderiand police's child. pro- 5 growing deeper ban 150" of the 2 | and. more | doparement’s start ~ including & | inde ofthe cts socal workers Benet last night to discuss ‘The secret meeting followed the arrest of 9 high-ranki | Social worker on Wearside anc the questioning of his 40-year old femaie colleague. Sunderland's director of speial services Roy Parker was quiaed hy ‘worried saif_ over the police “handling of an Inguiry into allegasions of child | | dA. AL 92 DCI Wilson: ne comme abuse ond neglect. ‘The latest arrests follow the questioning. ty" police of five ther sorters who are or were fmpioved Os the citys sce Serictsdepariment, over allegations “of physical and Senual abuse ‘One of the past emplorees ~ a “female care assist — dlusget to Save had sex with a ‘year-old tay ina couneltan children's home. Two. of ber tale colleagues are allezed 10 Fave Stneted youngsrrs fo "flo on shore allegations ~ which date tate 0 1987 — bas boon handed to. the Crown Prosecution Service ‘The ongoing police inquiry 8 A YOUNG Russisn girl who benefited from some of the aid rent by County Durham fli to their twin town of Kostroma, bas tent a touching note of thanks. ‘Ann Barilo, sx, was one of the shildren who feceived tovs from the convey of aid ta the town, horth-east af Moscow, last ‘month, ‘Abuse inquiry police rift fuels jchild care fears sa to baye undermined con fidence within she department and union membors want Jgencios involved in chold abuse to come rogether and snare Information A letter was cireulated (9 all membere of ibe union algo ‘wap attended ‘ko crisis meeting One of she claims it. mado vas "Nelga nste tho previous Greens relatanah with the police prior io the appoinement St DCI Wilson and have grave foncerns ‘or ssorking together with his continuance in offs Detective Chief _ Inspector Wilson. the ese of Sunderland polices child procection unit Res. repeatedly cecined ta fomment ver the concerns fxpressed by Nalgo. He was not vadable lar comment last niga. ‘The letter said members had considered bovectting child protection work as 2 result of fhe arrests, but ao decision had yet been made. Nalgo's Wearside branch secretary, Bob Seott said last fiat! “There has ‘been 3 Frealcdown in the relationship ‘between police and the department “Tam not blaming the police. But while thie 8 going. on children. are not being” given pro. Russian girl’s aid thank yow’ In her to Durham County Council she wrote: "Hello, my dear fiends. “Miy name is Ann. T am six. T have mother, father and brother. His name is Vva. He is 1, "received a bear-cub, a little dell ana eat ike ‘Gooubye. Ann. Tlove you’ By 1d to ey +} stop the APROJECTin the North-East to hale ehiléren who have been fesually abused may Belpre Cent he ets beaming ab ers themselves. A disturbing ceport published today ty the National Chi en's Heme, suggest the Sumber of children bo == ually abe other founssters zmov be muel higher than people ink But the evidence is many nav have been abused themselves Elan ever to provide sep and treatment (or ict told J Sunderland. where coun run children’s homes have St ‘enceclnee in sccent months because of alogoions ef pre Gal and sexual abuse of come Scungstore, the National Childrens Home s planning Spooal contre to ty t0 cle Be problem Pare of Sim initiative by the Charity to upen a nerwork Sentres acres the country, if Sri provide. teasment nd Counseling forsexually abused ctuleren, and il also be sup- bored by the health authority End soci services ‘They sll work with children ‘withinehe context theta ‘overcome some athe prok- lemathot ean arise when le fen fave een abused" sad NCH regional” spokesman Davie Tebb. ‘The letter reached the right hands against all the odds ~ it was dressed to “Count Darem. Counei of Countship." Tony Sorelle, the county ounll’s international exchange biliesr, said it showed the huge Gmoant of aid. donated by thousands in County Durham ‘had reached the right people.5 34019 am OvaHsVI *S3}0UN410% pay (5291 aS |01D0S YON 94 433j0 pojdnus soy wuois 7 ASSOd i | ISSIMY Jar 10d SH AUR 81 61 SY “opung Ns xvaNnsBy PAIHICR LAVELLE A MAJOR investigation into allegations of child abuse and neglect took a new. twist, yesterday when it emerged a high-ranking social worker has been quizzed by police. ‘The senior official is the seventh person ™ who works or has worked fo Sanaa ssl orice Interviewed in an ongoing. police ry in the city headed by Det i. 40-year-old female quizzed over allegations of gent meeting bolween inderland Cou gget_on with their jobs without having their confidence totally undermined.” Union bosses will meet logal pr cians and senior social services ‘man- ‘agement next week, Det Chief "Insp. Wilson yesterday that another ‘questioned but was ne any further details ‘Female worker questioned for three hours was afterwards extremely distressed’ totally undermined’ ‘The inquiry centres on U yearold buy ~ had not been reported police. Sha hon pp cial "workers versity's Racecourse g Lancashire Earn your keep, Dr Jenkins tells flock By DAVID TAYLORJob pressures too much, says chief Journal Tep social ”* services boss to stand down By LINDA CALLAGHAN € “The extraordinary num Baneoctnemas He has Risctietenn os Ripeetaienea did gt Hiei Jenin reat Amoi neice § GIVEN a tas ol Sar a lm nanding doy, Sesge and tie has given & lot 0 the myviakaiasses lot to ib Pe ote pe Jews that Sunderland's - judgement.” cage on Suet: the job DES seul Be Smart is 10 quit at the end of vices director ‘for, Durham County Council said as one Story, alter 28 years in Rebpoary, er 28 yar © _ Gouin Timmins of ne couneys one Le a ics serdces Roy Parkerbasbeen, EONS core around the region. servis Roy Packet Over iar bgn through many complet Sue weeapty Heisprob- Sig's cole, subject 10 Su citicalk orgeuisaione) avin opine best focal gpproral by coupons next Shane®t i OM services , directors in the week “1 can understand the services oeer'Rorthumber- Sr’ Smort was appointed personal toll which the oor country Soon Bennett. igecrorarSundetiand where unuing pressures of the job Others re bared the social services budget is will have taken on him. ects tees Ne ecg Mex omayearsover There wil be 8 cation Set unned toheerhis 12 months ago, seer sede ofelleis deanion ? months HEP move he held throughout the region Who ‘Sunderland Borough the same post at South have at one time or another Came, BEY NS eto ib eats. beneied fom gedieation Gaumel ss “saying 52. a council spokesman ssid and commitment.” ‘year-old Mr Smart hadasked = Mr Smart ‘believed _ his 2. yearcld Mr Smart iadasisd Me. Sardeinihe best _,Notihem chairman, of retirement because he felthe future interests of ‘Social Association of ‘Social Ser- retirement becanse RETO TS Ages in Sunderland and YET DICHS Ce gouid no lange, cope wih eres uched to pabiely ie, David Siena ma The task of implementing thank the council for ‘grant- the spotlight had been turned wpe Chen Aceae wel Epi oa spor onsale ie the NHS and Community ‘Smart who is marric tors in recent year ic the NHS and, Community OF iyo tecmge chlaren, 20 Ni 80, ike “the Cig ce ne nae Mas om of he ates and oot Oo americe increasingly tight financial contactable. abuse controversies. iheemingly pt finance) COGN esi Timmins chai “People, expect 2 mast framework, i become 12 yan of te socal seers higher quality, of services Tatement man of the Sear Smar’s and rightly so but itis diff: Siemens porough’s joy pow one ofthe mest cult always to HVE UP 10 Cee ee Pal Btkeutiniwsgoverament. them,” he sa Fe et SeEcho Phonads: Wearside 534 4 motorn Wicombe’ Boat be " another pertygoer Emir approves budge The Emir of Kuwait. Sheigh Sabai ss athayed buat Pr Beng ate: | ord dehci'or! More than £0 | Bion inthe fg full hiseal Since the Ost 1 Economists sy the alk ofthe gefe ie due'o increased mittanc sree about five tines the eve pee seven-month ecagare Good for business ene parks Alten. Towers and Chessington were likely to benefit from text nosth's opening of the Bai complex near Pat eee i POLICE have arrested a fifth care worker as part of their continued invetsigation into child abuse in Sunderland children’s homes. ange ike tl wong so Be aztesied in Sunderland focaeed child abuse Hes the second person to be arrested im Somer ted cild abuse Signa rail Suspended from hs postin May tas cart alow Investigations to ke pace serie oy meant May st yoariog fig Sec workng for Tay SaspaRa ARC gaa sera couse 8 BARBARA Wt akeaman adotited I tomgeeehets Been moved one home in logy we com? peers Neaoonger hag ham 1987 which igre"? Somacr with ads mysteiously chien He woman was Sacked Araya! ABEPector, Dave. over ema wi sacked lange eheRt Of Sundar Sxuaiyabacors tat she fancy child protection Fettaly ab Aes deat Soni oe ae a SHRAMER CaM aa result putty WR wee di of his team's on gomme revealed ait semana Ingaiies theSame hone sree ont aflce robe alegedy oe, MEY, Both both pnyrea BANERS ot Chitten Engel, abused sbine BPH and eal layer aman hem abuse oryoungster by cit 1a alone pamnetiar hone OME ihe town sn ehopeAPE” BOM chit execave n change of ks satertainments eh, said the French heme mee isin fhemarker for simiiar Compicnes eae latest arrest is not thought 10° be “conneciee ‘ith the 1987 incidents but CHECKS same to light “a5 police cpatenn ag Aer the tnided throgth sete for oil Series! fealt's thar home gabe ese sor Social Services. Inspectors tt eats, { tied cee oMdeBeiectives expect to & Ehldren Hao” TATEC hand over fey HBCEL to ‘children’s homes, the Crown Prosecution Ser. [1 cling orToeeeed the Mee the eorgaten Set | [a SGKiNg Of two men and'a Leverm Me feat following ||, woman care worker from $£¥° ——}]|® et =Woman tells of abuse in home SOCIAL serie chi Weds ett wesnids, Yamin ise cs owt sheshas caine forsard the Echo of the setting up ane er (of records fn Hy szareh svn REBELLIOUS “twas rebellious, angry and confused when Twa 1 1 We put into cate 10 get avay fromthe wotenee and sex abuse 'd end rc for” ern atthe side of my step father instead of being eared for ‘eae abused sill further find the more | kicked against the sysiem the ies they cared “They ost didn't realise that couldn't cope with ny more threat 8 with them since 1 ‘ess four-yearsold. and Fad got my fist beating fan away repeatedly But thoy: never asked why. never (ried to Understand A'Sunderland Council spokeswoman said: "We gan confirm that 3 ential member of Stath Stas dismissed for prof sional misconduct fal fwing disclosure of 3 onsenting relationship Svithsan adult who had Previously heen inthe fare of the author. The. officer concerned fnpested through the ermal chas ha hs © See also Page 10 EC He yo 5, 1992 GILL is just 20-years-old and a seven-and-a-half months pregnant unmarried mum-to-be. Despite her youth. however, she has arrived. on the: doorsteps of around a dozen women's refuges Scckingan eseape from the men in her life Snes mow living ata secret addcess ‘ION ’92 — LOCAL AND NATIONAL ROUND-UP IN | PAGES 14 BevbaraMcclengon about Cid wounds" ond imisted Social workers fnelly Sid act upon, hor complaints. The nome of the woman hasbeen changed to protect her identity. cliegotfon of obuse by © joung person brought ree he residential homes. {his time it hos come from @ an Sunder, san nea tation of a house OUtSIe the area Siivoughow her young ite cat fas fallen victim 30 then who fave abuse the trust she rmtakenly placed Inthem A she Hot her fist eating ay the age of four. By. tne inn she nas seven a excl pi teguat abuse ws ned SLEEPING ROUGH | From the age of seven cena say trom ome, sleeping rough tn a Shelter vat’ Seabutn, ter © |Mepfasner branded her aisruptve “Wen she Final called for help from snciat ser {eta "They tok her under tive wang. tot Teter at home. The. abuse Intensified, Finally Call ae pu TIO residential cate She sats st on weekend sints home parental abuse necer told, {was ton terrified. He said bed kill 1 teed, wp, te anger nd fear and noes Seinen oat | Scaring tne ean Ea stent she ran, AL ane sage she spent thice years Saihe run livin 1m South Shields she was just 12 years old Stony before she was 16) police caught up wi Irv, Breas returned tothe some home “Then she went back t0 tise wth Mee amily 1 ier further abuse. That Eutinmateds she says in her Stepignher raping her i a Sunken rage T went back (square fone and ended up back In the counell home again. ‘She did the “odd tuner" until’ holiday tip to Ber Wick on her 17th birthday That trip, says Gill. turned sour daring hi fuin apa eh sa and fthcr residents SEEKING REFUGE She says a drunken woman worker put her arm Broun hee ifs SMe mest thing 1 knew she was palling "my arm around my throat and 12s oing parle “Gill'eseaped and ended packing ete 3 focal hospital ‘She Says she complained aneut he ‘reaiment bu frothing. happened io the worker invalved, Showy her she turned 18 it moved into a coun ia ear the home Within weeks © cere worker from the home was Citing her ‘Gil says they ‘became close frends and sack Up 5 Seal relationship. Gidvt want it to happen but he wuld te ten Becauee fal the threats ad had #9 acid nat say nob wa st foo Tightened. He even {iveatened to bill mse it Noid ansone it went on for several months and. locking back iciieve he sexually abused Gill complained, the worker wae suspended and Tinally sacked. No-one fram i eres fel her wat happened she says she heard if from frendsFS IZ Ex-kids In Care may sue council NORTH council ar the centre ot a child abuse scandal may be sued by tor: mer children in care 8 year nid men nave Deoughe in solicits at fee telling” detectives hey were assaulted oy stat ata children's home ‘hen they were toune (one has lodged 4 claie foe Sompensation with Sunderiand Council The Social Services Inspectorate were Syroughe in after the Sun day Sun reveled crim nal allegavions. against Sta ac three homes Detecoives are still arom tng claums chat a ke ‘yescnld boy had sex with Semale member ut sta Sind chat atker aovs were ohysicaly assaulted, he Sunday Sun cevealed thar despite stat! being sacked in 1987, the aller gations weren't coierred {9 police, Since our ceports. three men and 2 woman have been arrested FLEAS can jump 200] times their own| length and acceler-| ate faster than the | Spoce Shuttle. |Full investi child care at centre of sex- ‘Ifit comes to light that other children were abused, as part of this review we would obviously investigate these cases to. Margaret Saunders ‘ime about the Lroversy last night, where the Soc ‘can and ace what needs to be done." aid stall ured Children, parents and stalf were being interviewed about the alleged sexual end Physical assaults in 1987 end the use ot me by the untrained ‘repressive regi loged to have incited Me Saunders and hor it comes to light re abused as par, ‘ould obvioualy in tial was there for claims ren who come into our fare are vulnerable ‘for ‘all sorte reasons, Th the police ine isp. Dave remount led abuse gation of child abuse that to happin. We are morking townrde removing that potential and addressing ‘number of levels." She said she accepted the criticisms in the SSI report and ‘anid they were rein forced by evidence obtained during the course of the internal nol reported to pol being investigated gramme of extensive stoi Witherwack House waa now underwng She oaid the nature of the work inW/} NCL Witherwack House: the report sald the use of restraint on children living there w: Jocal authorities to implement it, ‘The SSI_ report on Sunderland re- pentedly criticies the lack of training and experience of staff looking after children in the authority's care. Itsays that in one of the homes -Wither- ‘wack Houee -the use of restraint on child- ren was “akin co aseault” Bert Smith, Sunderland branch sec retary of the National Union of Public Employees, said stall were not sure of what to do in situations where unruly children needed to be checked, In law a reasonable parent has the right tocchastise their child. In children's homes The department did not follow correct procedures in bringing possible abuse to the attention of police in 1987 ‘Sunderland social services director Roy Parker staff have 8 “higher responsiblity” than the reasonable parent. Mr Parker agrees that staff at Wither- wack House used excessive force in re- straining children. That wan because the staff were not adequately trained, Only eight out of the 12 children’s homes in Sunderland now have a qualified officer in charge: "This ig a national pattern re- flected “here in Sunderland," eaid) Mr Parker, ve pee gespeet tt Re children who mould Bt in with fase, iene maga meter eee ee Esbour'sspolesperton. for. ehildren, sop a ae authorities if they do not have access to Pe cae eee Sean + authority to consider the report and report back to the SST on what action it proposes to remedy the situation as a matter of urgency.” lew-t teacl.say the children’s home crisis is not just — ; ; confined to Sunderland ] Mh i ae ——.—u“wue «aay ffs ‘This is a national ROAMING enn EE! A DAMNING report on the running of children's homes In Sunderland as led to a public outcry about child care and the use of restraint. The Authority has beer ordered to review how it looks after children as a” er of urgency. The demorallsing picture of abuse; lack of staff faining and inadequate facies painted by the report Is not peculiar h {6 Wearside, according to leading experts in the field.: Reporter ? PATRICK LAVELLE examines the root causes of the probiems and : a the events leading up to the crisis; “'\: | u N INCREASING number of children in care are not , youngsters" abandoned by, their parents but violent teenagers out of their control. * tig stator. eiben,beloce foul arente are keen to Toner = ( ‘noma Sider ut ia ; : oe inom alder children with teevcur “age ; CT ey cl ey Pe te Fain ae DR DIY j . ory ea daenee art ce aaa Atlee. Scorers, Spiel é Rhacepomtong me rele “Those are’ the views of the count ‘Sngest serving director of crview, Bran to geek A ‘ity Couneil ® Va oe fine cel His views where- echoed’ by: .. " C i irector of Sunderland’ docial ‘services, - ‘oy. Parker, who admitted that hit Spun no low he ret eed ringing ponable abuse to: BAS ars ly, eStats 96S. YE. dung the last 20 years but ad national politians ‘peclning in the management of homes ° Sia "eare agree that the efi in ei ‘ ie ns homer is not iolnted to Sun. has not kept pace?» ‘Mand. ‘ : Sundererd sol series ~ af the nite of a poe prove ina. alleged - unl and physical tbure in childs», Child care ia given Mow eetecmn” and | ines "en toverey etc tothe the sels and Wiican carey ot | sae eee the “care ‘nnd control-ef emotional Mr Parker admits the SSI criticianis disturbed children. “are “exceptional”, MG tats Pe epee Lids, But "Sunderland, according. to. Mr croft, the past precident of the geroft and. therein aol_alone of "Dhrectarn of Soc | sarnide's problems may be worse than Services Pevertasta i sere =| ser areas but the crais a's national children in cae during the past 20 yeare shlem which can only be tackled ky an has changed “dramatically”. ' Tease In training end experience of” But the management of homes, i . ratlnaly hag" Kappa with he \ report into residential care services cherie, renting in the crisin in care | Biden by the. former cher epi in Sunder -tor of the SSI, Sir ‘Willian Utting, ‘” Ho anid the Children Act was “e good 3 5 70pe of sail employed in children's thing” but the Government meuls feet nen are unqusliied. to provide a stendy stream of cash toPEOPLE in be baie Healhei lif, a Mad vy, Yew Vorn out by a year on Wearside tm Smart has been around the al serices scene for along tine. 418 years as director of South baile under his belt he moved sn the road last year 10 head derland’s much lager SSD. itwasa shock when after onlya fia the postand at the age of 52, asked for carly reizement ber ‘e he said he could a0 longer with the demands ofthe job. 5 the residential care cris un- ‘an Sunderland yah a fillscale vestigation, arress of fout her care work. and a ential report on the rom, hi PS tomes have put under Inieroseope. hart appears Ne enough en for a doven ston $0. why he. suddenly out? Why not his seemingly rds energy weather all storm clouds a adhe really fut of steam, fd he see the nding cnsis {to bit Sue ud’ residen- Shui care and ed to escape the going — his reputation se good? 1s dhere some conthet henseen rewlyappointed director, deter ‘dt sveep out every broom ‘oard in socal services. and ‘cans or officer? Or thd he fee becaie of his own investiga and concer about adequate protection, the only way he 1 get change was by leaving the ony ‘e only public comment fiom ‘Ls far about his sudden depar- comes in a council press re- “The task of implementing ‘egislation while providing qual- ices within an imereasngly financial framework, has be- too much for me.” tial sereices commitice council: ‘ay he was working 70 hours a week and appeared ‘overstretched! as he moved from second to first division social services. "He tends wo run things hinself rather than delegate. Sou may be able to do that in South Tjpeside but not in an authority the size of Sunderland,’ said one member, ‘Smart has spoken about bis Tong social services career bit wall not publicly discuss his troubled year im Sunderland. ‘quick review of his carcer shows ‘extensive experience of child care. i) He held posts in the West Riding, Faling and Oxfordshie children’s departments before becoming asi tant director in Cheshire in 1971 and then moving to South Tyneside as dicector. In the early 1080s, he was on the panel ofa child care inquiryinto the serious seglect which led to the death of a Bexley child, Lucy Gates. Smart was vicepresident of the Associaton of Child Care Officers before it merged into BASW in the ‘early seventies. He-was then the first ‘chairman ofits family and child care ‘section. This wide experience proves Smart was no novice, but leaves nore questions unanswered about his decision to leave Sunderland. Smart has also heen extensively involved in work on drugs minuse, both in dhe north east and nation- ally forthe Drug Advuory Service Ta the eurrentsituaton in Sunder- Jand, sis worth remembering that through the later work he was seconded through the SSI on four Separate oceations, to undertake this {specting role on drugs misise, "Because ofthe experience on the inspection side, one has a way of Tooking. at things wich can be applied w working life, he sr Smart wan aio founder member ‘fhe Local Authority Drags Forum, and he sat on the Adswory Connell on Drag Misuse Inbich ads gor ramen on the problems of drugs | and AIDS. For the immed 4 ate foture, Smart has no aftermath flee job lined up but hopes to pursue his inter: fst in the Held of Girugs misuse He plant wo ake some time off and. per haps wite — A year on ‘Weare ‘Mong the tines of Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence is one ide ‘Meat back at Sunderland 88D, former dep- ty ‘diector Roy Puker has taken lover a dicector: Former director of Norfolk SSD, Emlyn Cama, is 10 cany outa review of the residential lal care series sn the eit, Joak- ing paricolar athe managersent strucotre of the department Smart isa selEconfewed works holie and. sat wh. of reccving Computer printouts withthe time of ‘am atthe top ofthe paper. "Thode who have accused ine of being addicted to work are BOC too far wrong. he sys “Teds well known T am notorioas for sending memos at weekends o¢ Tank holidays. T have even been om to write a memo over Christ rman he ays. His family, s€ no one cle will be shad he bas taken early retirement. ‘eine trek Sanna 17 March Progress in making tes end connec- King’s Fund Cenure. London. 071 267 aul. 18 MARCH ‘Teenagers and death ‘Symposium. Institnte of Chile Health, Bristol 0272 921856. 19 MARCH Disability benefits Care and Repair Led. Leeds, Apply: 22a The Ropewalk, Nowingham. 19 MARCH Impact of the Children Acts Unmar- red Relationship Breakdown and Ar- rangements For Children Natonal Council for One Parent Families. Bristol. 071 267 8030. 22 MARCH Families Need Fathers AGM. London, 081 864 9589. 22-24 MARCH Housing and residendal accommoda- tion for people with disabilities Spasties Sociery. 0491 37851, 25 MARCH ‘Mental health awareness day Cenire "70 Mental Health Project. London, 081 671 4879, 1 APRIL Education and training for older people Educational resources for older peo- ple. London, 071 883 4748. 13 APRIL Child abuse and special needs Spastics Society, Wallingford, (0401 37851, 6 APRIL To search or be found: How is the adoption contact register working? South East Post Adoption Network. London. 071 284 0555, Please send any People and ‘Events information to Catriona Marchant or ring her on 081 61 4964 ‘COMMUNITY GAREals iRS SAY’ fear 99 rect our cornmuit “ants or Sfusuim cen ators. All vouticas sarnes now had ‘Dr Sadawi said chat despite grants on choir agendas and deniais by the Archbishop of | these would vecome reality iN | Canterbury, Dr George Carey, the next parliament. a sigue Seton domed | He said Mustins snoula to lead a new campaign, Soear- ignore the author Salman ‘head. from Lambeth "Palace | Rushdie, ending the “great yhext aurumn had refused to | harm we have inticied on out: etract 4 statement that there | selves while Rushdle has be. come rich through our publ ity efforts." ‘ Abuse complaints check at children’s homes after arresis DOUGH, sewing ore: sacidens of alleged abuse, but rows allegations of abuse | police were not Sie at i children's homes afer | "The men were sloged to have oc arrested and quested | incited eden to" voleson, socal vorker and thre for: while the woman allegedly ther sat | allowed 2 is year-old boy 0m Socal rorkrsin Sunderland | dle er breast, ae checang records of joung | Pobce questioned che three people in care over che past | two wseks age Seven years tose complaints | Vin's separate incident, a boy wworeatiedon, who “vas formeriy in count “Te move flows the faking | care claims a soca) werkt it oa ea Sal Sess tm nin, Spectorate, report cnitcal of| Police questioned the man childcare. last eek an invescigation has shows that socal services| ben lunched by the counelh falled to give poice details of | which has suspended fim oh Alleged assets and ‘sander: | fll ey Sood to have found evidence of | "Acai! spokesman said a 2 “represive" rere team of ax soeial wero’ vas Social services tnspectors | working full time aifuiny were asked io invesigate ‘he | thronah foungstery les, Funing of three. Sunderland |'"“We aro Shecking: where Ghuldres homes folowing gov-| there were allegations of abu arnment ells for tighter checks | These are passed to police” he pin down scandal in | “At the same time, we want Staffordshire. to see that if allegations are ‘An examination of records at | made they were picked up By fone of, the homes — Wither. | social werkers at the time.” wack House — disclosed that | “Action was already being ‘women anda woman were ds- | taken an the report. which was ‘missed in 1997 in two separate | to be published in afew weeks.// February 29th, ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachey, will be writing for Outlook, 3 new section in Saturday's Guat ro avoid long queues. order your copy now. ink, |2= i pm ° | Aferre-writing history who else would veu"yoo wou poysnand aq oy 420 st Sawoy Mpunoo pareyapung ayy yo dujouns aj uo 4odar tuaur Mussuop 8 seui0o 340ui au ‘SaWoY S,uaxpEYD 42 asnqe yenxes pu jeorssyd ‘ouy uoWUasoAUT Ue UTA worosuuos Ur paysalie weeq aavy siaxsom Tetoos reursoy whoa Noo¥o9 Nosiiy 4@ eqoid osnqe pyryo ut pojsorxe Jyeys ore) { AWANVSS SAWOH 1S31V71 NI G2iva SUV HNO SV Suid HSGNN TIONTOD 1 STAC CAM SHI EE l Leh esse ONS aco 7BY CATRIONA MARCHANT ‘A tasjor_ invenigntion han been launched by police snd the SSI into allegations of physical and sexual abuse of young people in Sundertand Children's homes over ten years. Sunderland police's child protec Gon unit hae Sreted four former fare workers at Withenack House in © the iy, and the SSI i ivesigasing all the authorig’s 12 children's homes ‘Community Care understands that the SS was called in ast Api by the newlyappointed socal series direc tor Colin Smar following concerns shout protecion of children in homes tt is now snderstood. that Smarts sudden redrement from his post carer ths month wns direcdy linked to these concerns “The Sunderland invertiatons fol tow the recent scandal of abuses by Frank Beck in Leiceterhire child en's homes, and wil inten fears government ‘Local authority care plana for elderly people could be placed in jeopardy ‘ext year if the government further delays « decision on bow much social security is to be transferred to each ‘SSD in Apeil 1993. From this date, income support for” elderly people needing residential ‘are isto be paid by local authorities under the Community Care Act. Au thorities were told by the DoH last year thatthe funding deuails would be ‘made available by the end of 1991, But it has now emerged that full ewils of what each authority will receive from the DSS are unlikely 10 bbe announced before November — ‘slmost a year late, Social services directors, some of ‘whom were told of the delay by DoF officials are warning thar they will be tunable to, plan and, budget for the care needs of elderly people. "Ta June this year my members will Care plans at risk over PET sere cotrtunit ¥ ene Mo 292 New child care scandal shakes social services that Beck's is not an isolated case In Sunderland, a leaked draft report from the SSI on die homes is | 8 15yearold boy has been charged with rape against young children at the home, and is awaiting tial understood to refer to a ‘repressive 2 Sunderland has called in Norfolk's regime’ at Witherwack, and to lack of management guidance and control. ‘Three of the four arrested former workers were dismissed in 1987 be- cause one of them, a woman, was accused of having sex with a I4year- fold boy, and two were accused of physically abusing children. The fourth was working at Witherwack ‘anal his arvest last week, ‘The SSD admitted this week that police were nor informed at the cme ‘of the alleged incidents in 1987. The police investigation was launched at the end of last year in response 10 concems about the safety of children. ‘The three men and one woman arrested are on police bail, facing Karcher questioning, Following a sep arate incident last year at Witherwack, cash delay proposals for 19984," sid Chris Gostick, director of Westminster SSD. “Without knowledge of DSS cash, we won't be able t plan care for elderly people moving from acute hospital beds into nursing care. ‘Bren f the DSS is able toannounce national funds to be transferred in ‘aly, chi will noc indicate a geograph- ‘eal breakdown for each authori “Authorities fear that the total funds may fall short of the needs of elderly people because of the current gap beoween income support levels and the costs of residential care. The ‘Association of Metropolitan Authori= ties estimates the gap will rise above £900 milion in- 1998-4. ‘The Tory chairman of the Com mons; health. committee, Nicholas ‘Winterton MP, told BASW's London ‘members last week that unless the sion and ager! ld exe @ see Comment pope = Sick assed br ipa bhaai former director of social senaces, Emlyn Cassam, as an independent adviser to look at residential child care servicesin the city and in partici Jar the management structure of childeen’s homes, Roy Parker, now director of Sun- derland SSD, sad it was carrying out recommendations contained in the draft SSI report and lessons learned were being applied to all 12 homes, ‘The authori is currenly working With the SSI to review staff training, luse of restraint on young people, complaints procedures for children and decor and furnishing in the homes, “We have serious problems to ad deat and we are sioply geting on ‘with dat a, sad Parker “EE NHS backs down on joint training ‘The NHS appeared to sealow is ‘Roping abowt ols guliesons for a poquaifed ce suits at emergenty mevig of the Care Secor Comore he week NHS represents ld an iter nal connilaton had teveled ores Stheting support for” iacped Tonal vocttonal qualifeons, wh 80 per canto is anagers and Trainers vourig the propos “The NHS was quite emusic about the concept of going foward on integrated marta ffrent response om what might hae been txpete, ed Care Sector Conor Sit chairan Garth Gimblew ‘oul now te NHS hasbeen Take warm about integrued sare, Vesa cael ef stop ape feared log sai o tetera local authori job Bor i's Beeved to fave boved {3 presure tom the ferermmens, wich, has. seoogiy Eicked inepated mands for the 300,000 care. staff in. the health and social services sectors. , saletie oir wopadne inst O° Pes PSHM aie tna /FOURTH WAN HOMES PROBE © vawuanion: throvgh ouree © once Your vndoratond se By BARBARA MCLENNAN Fao you ac! e SRTRINONE i eoped vp thelr offensive 'spley ancy AOLICE probing the on what hey canes eau tea Puchotors req chine of Sunderland ‘ice te the unions, © THEREAFTER ghildren’s homes have eae ek ihr leon yore ae interviewed a fourth ‘erson | f2pport their claim that the Govet Published" f i ; n romote your iB connection with [oy Were coe allegations of child abuser ' m trenches: he tiVES Questioned the man launched postr campaign produg- oper Suge, te weekend ans man IRE dence which hey ay protest igh rote niga? GAD 3t 2 borough | ingen rong ees seve] ADVERTisie fiulren’s home before’ eerQugh io SOLD. We him on “bai He ‘has’ ni ane propery, Wa charged. bern in rt month hee formers [7 et Bee i! fiom the someone Sioned sey abo eae or iafsiae? | Racist police’ charge sore Share 4 ies say eee Nib wee ue tc empree wae rented eer who Simei Sf gon ctv farm 967 and taoegeeln Seon so were sacked inte samme norte ead allegations that eg 2 rere one *. ‘PROPERTY Maj = ENCOURAGED : staff of our Pro te men ae er aco. © THEsameDa sation: that fey enconea gee THeAMEDA to mack each a homes called in to look at child ‘Youtgon gemstones ater aream foot ge Bie © Once UNDER iment of ean’ By te Dep- ond yourbuye "Ge pineon eg whats go, $80 ren g oroua © IFYOUAREN: iscovered deals of the servcefais te: had not be same day're ce and only intreah eased Noshumbna Police's inguin, ip LEEW TS) Pein ced ot by Sunda Biers: is eal SENG moun ‘ling nan outige cnmounced i se on hoa gus rer cere stem,Dire pro! child obuse scandal in the North have arrested o FOURTH suspect. ‘The man, a residential social worker, was also SUSPENDED from his jab at a children’s home in Sunderland. Police swooped on Friday after having already arrested two men and a woman who used to work at the home. ‘A filth person, also employed as residential social worker, | was ‘questioned before being allowed t0 return t0 his job. The four suspects have not been charged and are on police bail fas child protection bificers continue their investigation. Detectives, backed by social workers and Government inspectors, are lnoking at claims of Sexual and physical abuse against children ft the home. ‘ani the investigators are wpe thcough files going back 39 sears, ‘The Social Service’s inspectorate were called inaiter the Sunday Sun Feyealed at least. SEVEN ‘legatioae of sexual abuse at thildcen’s homes and Centres. for the mentally handicapped in Sunder San ABUSE ‘One man froma home for ihe mentally handicapped ob last year after Dring uecused of a sex tse ona female col league. Tie had been questioned TWicE about sex abuse claims against res fdents— once 12 years go and again four years ‘eo. ‘A member of staff at sanotier home was quizzed in 1990 about claims of sex abuse agsinet a Sz-year-oll mentally handicapped ‘Police sent a file 10 the Crown ‘prosecution Service but no Tusther fetion was taken and he returned to work: itis believed the police dand the $81 are not looking further at the allegations fof abuse against the met tally hanéivapped. ‘But they are following up more than 4 DOZEN crim oe inal allegations relating 0 ehildren's homes The full SST report inte tne running. wf children frames wan be publistie! For anathor fow werk ‘hut a spokesman for the Government. watchs Body eanfiemed stat ‘LACKED GUIDANCE AND CONTROL.” Those airested sn fae being questianed be hats ta works ad se ‘There are also aces ations that claldren were Skeauited “and urged drtack each other. ‘Three staff were sacked after the claims. were nade. ARRESTED Bot Sunderland Council admitted thas police were NOT informed atthe 1% ‘And a 1yearald bev nus been cha ape and oer sexual Dtlences against girs. as Young as EIGHT... in the ‘rounds of the home.pnseuneseBGiP ha. aes BRaeSSSPRRERINEENNE + wor ot BAR 6B» EATEN! UALLED IN TO SORT CHILD CAR SUNDERLAND Council is calling in am [=== outside expert to help sort out its care system. The external adviser is likely tobe an Focal authonty social services directo he “and [By BARBARA NcOLENNAN tha a 1 ind protection offered sty 200 youngster is month following. 1 ‘ched an invest Gen_departure of Colin alleged incide! ‘Smart sing back 10 1985. ALE aes Pa ee AIMS WHITE GOS FEATHER Boneauineia Soa ‘sta i COTTON VELVET, 48° WIDE Ina wide range of colours ‘when perlet £8.99 6, ce anRTH EAST'S BRIGHTEST FREE NEWSPAPER Star Series, Thursdav. February 13, 1992 Reports of neglect at children’s home CONTINUING unrest over conditions in Sun- derland children’s homes the issue in the public eye, Ateport by he Social Ser- vices inspectorate was crit cal ofa numberof aspects of child care fa the town: But no mention was made fam peti caren prob Jers with regard to child sex- ual abuse, as had been alleged by Sections athe ine al modi. However the main target of the inspecorate way Watnerwack House. which HARD on the heels of the report on Sunder- land children’s homes comes the news of a sexual abuse unit to be set up in the town, The council have de- scribed the move as “io. aly uneted 1o the findings of the report the Social Services, In spectorate.” The unit is tobe set up in premises owned by the Father Merona Trust in al Road in 3 partner” sip between the! council, National dren’ Homes. and Sunderland District Health Authority Dealing with alt aspects of fama sen abuse I il ‘mainly provide therapy for More help: for abused By BOB ALLAN they described as. ben “hy damaged, and acing in basic amesiten ith fo Home comforts the ca A spokesman forthe Bor- ‘ough’s Social Services de- partment vas anaious, fo point out that the council had taken immediate actin 8 soon as they received the report to weeks ago, in light of the report we fave std changes fo Witherwack | aid “Certainly if there was any evidence of abuse in our children’s homes, we ‘would certainly be refer ring them’ to) this new unit ‘The objects of the new To minimise the to term eset of chit ihe cle ane Young Sieua tse Base Sto contribute to the process ‘of planning for these viims # 0 develop strategies to ibe penile ofon Etat alpen yougsters recover from the raoma of sexual abe The partnership agree. ment 16 set up the eenie “Our Director went to Witherwack accompanied by bailing experts ang aie specied the home from top 1S bottom, aa “The report implied. the att" would "benefit rom ‘More imlensivetasning and Se ace iating See to tems that eaten “the added’ "We have a) ‘eddy been n ouch mith the Agelite Child Development Unit and they ae drawing up a sia taining pros Brtpine for us “Mecungs have also been arranged Between the staft and the children, to try and ther more involved in {Be devo day raming ote “ifwe can get them to par- ticipate im mprovingcondi- Yong, then _petaps i ocean ath Beheatt MAS te econ ot wna eg Pesgernd Ie aga Teele Eiki toile erp ar “aly 8 aly hited cnbadront cates Roomate ee iS eh mato ner eee Sear tele Achar Th eae ei creat seed Bahco seiaend sures ras ar eeel tle he ieee gh Root erm Shes Soera res, Sarcoreae ‘No conflict of interests’ COUN Top Canis tasan- Vice Chairman of the Social Services Commitee ‘na statement, te council lor sad the feet that his we Jan cipployee at Witherwack Hest hid ever ben ane Dediment ro his membership Sf eommate. (26 re om a sof attention on residential re taking. place within the ‘Borough teal can no longer Search for r b Pp {ikea prominent oleasa Viee imman would witha ts ‘omnite. do not wish fo en? terthe minefield of confice of Inlerest "his satement said “thave beet involved So- ial Services" matters for 10 Years and iis my main inter” therefore saddened to be standing down, but [felt 's m everyone's interest that oso. T mil however continue {eserveon the Socal Semvoesstar Series 6 2-92 (EAST'S BRIGHTEST: ° ‘Untrue’ Shia STAR harmful ALLEGATIONS ofa potential sex abuse scandal at Wearside children’s homes has been strenuously denied by council of- ficials. Press allegations of youngsters being raped ‘and seaually abused by older children in at Teast gnc of the 12 homes run by the council have been branded as “untrue and harmful” There is no inquiry ofthis nature being undertaken, by the council. We have no knowledge of reports of Pe Organised drug ring at anc of the homes, and there Se virtually no vandalism of any of the homes.” said a spokesman for Social Services. According, to the spokesman the reports in By BOB the press of child pros ALLAN lution, sexval Inisbehaviour, council ci eeaice angus hed’ abearding USE, no basis of truth TUEy into seal allegations “rhe investigation by the gesulted am three dismissals Soci Gersues Tgpectorste from the anions homes Sich way carried ove last ene ora sexual offence and Jenrwhen heyarnsedin the thecther two for citing ASan to" investigate three olent acs but an “oversight homes, “Wiihenwack, —esulted in the reasons for Eoeeorthand Avenue View, the dismissals nat being re fancnasafinenmnaion of pov tthe rice a he | Fetiowing the Pindown. Commenting an any inks Orkney, Cleveland and Lek” with ihe departure of Social terre etmaons. Geniee, Biri Conn every county wasinvestist, Smart the spakeyman ri analog wah ther Amar hare Abin the oun pref mmestobemvesiza~ works and had Heer NOTE areas, ene the TO hours a week sets any polec ims gre, HPN Te Seca aE SF 288 Bie Ghar yp hese alleen. re oa all 9 wononmalschois ane ore Beaveases Seger yemendeye erste CH CSE nave a good femal hese unfounded a working relationship. wath Feations WOME Gndareeongiant- “These Kids have, been iyi toveh wth them hang we want stopee THE JOURNAL Monday | | 5 a a mh iSe IADAY, JUNE 6, 1992 “The issue is still very, resolved while I'm still very much, alive," The British author said ‘Stale rgie flies im: The Duchou of Sone ered in Argentina ¥ seat to, her mother Jawyer John Bryant, Star fined: Carlton Palmer was jf England socoer star fined by maxistrates| picked Shettield Magistrates monitored his J-regis- “48 mph in a 30 mph! penalty points at Court. after police tered Mercedes doing ane Poland’s PI f szyeurold form Secmie, Poland's var fan Olsereli' ble tne dmc by paren ow over alleged socret agents ening A woman whose MI: Waldemar Pawlak, ere’ Teader, yesterday’ ‘now Prime Minister Bf a wolf, is to be forced to red taken to make owner Sharon ‘Hawes limit the number sat her home in th ‘of dogs she Keeps village of Carmo, Rapist hunted Posy mnted oor toa man posing a | ‘rovealing party li the use of KGB agents} ew HIGH-RANKING officials have been severely criticised in 2 new report into the management of founcil-run homes where young sters were sexually and physically abused. Leading national Cassam, who has damning Teport on the running of Gidren's homes in Sunderland, ac- Gasea tho officials of failing to react to the erisie. “And he believes the same type of abuse cou eppening 2 one ‘homes nationwide, ‘Mir Coseam, a retired social services direstor, 1 calling for a sweeping review ow Sunderind ‘Council looks after es Call for big changes: Page 6. —_————— “is report, which follows an eztier Iighly-crtical the Services expert Emlyn ‘produced the roport Tnspectorate, contains 20 rec- ‘ommendations. ‘They include closing down at least one home ~ and possibly a = as well fas introducing major changes. Sunderland social sere ot the centre of a pol gation into cent ot iybea! abuso ern. Seven pot and prsent members of alt have been quizzed by police ~ inciuding & igberanking social worker ~ and a file is Pgh the Crown Prosecution Service to Yetermine whether charges will be Drought. ‘One former Female worker is alleged to have had sex with @ 14-year-old boy in her care in 1987. “Two male colleagues are alleged to Ive nce gounates Co ‘violence. All three were eacl for abuse ‘homes officials rap ‘By PATRICK LAVELLE. Mr Cassam cays staff were dismissed for assaults on youngsters and there was Sexual abuse by children on other child- ren, Neighbours complained about the Youngsters ond there was a high level of sbsconding. He adds; “Of particular concern is ‘that most of these probloms must have ‘been present for many years. “And yet the eity’s homes aro regu: larly visited by eouneillons of all parties, senior managers and homes officers. “And the conditions must have been known to, field social workers, pro. fustional staff from other agencies and vil ‘and the ‘The earlier SSI r home, Witherwack House, children were subjected toa “repressive” regime “more akin to assault” "One of those children ~ now a youn man ~ claimed the abuse, ind Yeangaroo courts, powerpunchi citement to violence 8 Srethod of control known as “Running ‘the Gauntlet". ‘My Cassam says one of the reasons staff may ave used those methods, of festraint waa because there were oo Gisruptive children for untreined ‘o cope with in one large home. ‘The treatment would have been viewed 38 ‘because, other Yaw what was happening and colleagues or the essaults were dis- ‘missed but reinstated. ‘His recommendations _ include counselling for all children who have Suffered abuse and a “radical change) in the way in which some staff view their ‘responsibilities. ‘Mir Cassam said an inguiry by experts into whether other ebuse went un- detected should stop, so that they ean foneentrate on abuse that may be 0c earring now. said that in oneExpert team buts the spotlight on Wearside children's homes] ‘ores ALARM BELLS == home ' iad LIST of changés has been given to ‘Sunderland Social Services after the detailed inspection of three children's hon was ated ot in Noverter 1 Py ellaslooking athe homes ine aan ee eas hel seca abies ingpesion Ke Coes ee tewed staf, residents, parents: sno Tavs ideas ng bells ove OVER CARE SUNDERLAND : Top-level probe demands major improvementsSy Pee ..Lifestyle’s good pub guide today Good, bad, and ugly |/f€ace of child care MURDER POLICE IN IN NAWA RAIN & Y[ COUNCIL UNDER FIRE AS FOUR ARE BAILED IN LATEST HOMES SCANDAL Mae sa Sanpay Care staff arrested in child abuse probe By ALISON GORDON FOUR former social workers have been arrested in connection with an investigation into physical and sexual abuse at children’s homes. "The move comes as a Govern= ment report on the munming of the Sunderland owned homes is ser to be published next ‘week, ‘A leaked aratt of the report condemns the courell for, S'implementing 3 "repressive (BSjroviding general chile care below Se Geoaplable sandard over the fast een. "The Social Services Inspectorate Jaunched am inquiry afer Cover ‘Bent sale for sphear ehecks in tne (ake of abuse seancals in Leiester- Shs and Statiorasre. Three of She" saupects, now on povce ball, is threatened. with closure right swe feet this s' pobtieal measure, ‘There "are so profes: Sanat ‘reasons fers Gesing. US wa discs. ay. Sens le By sige we can ansest 2 Tse imate dlesely and auiesty" ‘ng co child sexual and physical running of the homes. Ab the dene Bisco a being consiivred by ioe of hus retirement announcement he fi pnyteal and sexual mbsse. BPE hone thd’ee art in clos ad he could no longer cope with oar ae eeltcrices admit coniadt ith them about how dey the, demands of ihe job. He at ene MSEEAMS, “Giorathe police of ean best implement the reporvs ec- ungble co comment lst night beTadesations at toe ue Smmendatons! Th response to. recoripendations een ome aie mas working "The police vestigation was outlined by the SSI Sunderiand has ae THROU, SPE rested Tack launched” after "social services called in an independent adviser 0 SotaBOS cther hemes investi: rector Colin Smart and ibe Sot feview residential child care Furs oy ihe BS vere Avenue Vivi- expresied the concern. Services Envy pencenoases and Wellesey "Mr Smart, $2 is iaking early A spokesman fg the council said ‘Nausieal Sebo! in Biyth reltement of the end of he month last tithe “the SSI has indicated nA Ot spokesmen tid ast night: Stier under a year inthe coo. His problems hat we need to address athe Spot "hae aise “coneema eosicn i beueved to be connected And that 8 what we are dong le Tee chldren's Somes relat: {yh trusted efforts to improve e Social workers involved ‘in ‘aleesterie child, abuse scandal treo. be Teinvestiqnted by thet Disaster as campaign faces ban | eresagass up 2 pebee mauiry which. led to Prank ‘eck being ‘alld last year rds Autherny i set 70 TNE Aterting Sands [ay PAULHATHONGON ] 5 EAA SACGUNNNG RUNES aaaae | Sig keen Canagandeat | tpt inp eer ce ee Bon a Government ace | Medi Nertisement in Enaland for he Best tim “she, aavert, In trouble ‘once beferey warns That sasting eraay les fo Ing which that there arming iesst evidence fer the calms Sand had died in It had “rH datsters shown Sythe Envitenment and fe be reploceg with a 3Macking when the, ever? first rece nave ben, mabe or Seng claw, might consttuce a istpunary oifence ‘Shion oifcinls say the move is smixtimed an may Tauke stat elut "ant to sive fall grdence te a. Gov femiment snquiry bap last tmonth, fy Micha tea ae) complained the ba Shout = news Crashed ain. ner_fuse advertioement "By own hall on WALCO ‘he Tine sadieatereteim Energy Departments. shot af crashed cars. | ents “hal SR a ete ameter ts, *ioimaged train, New the secretariat cf An Environment _aiine senemes, pce is ake Bec ingury, 0 have Fett their jobs|Sanoiy Sendo £2 Ex-hoss to solve crisis at city kids DAVID IS SA ete NOT n ofter a dispute in- is brand-new car wos At first, the furious motorist =| blew a gasket and told me all about his problem, Kh Vat pA ca SovileF MaroysEWS cAdem Community pee New child care scandal ° hakes social services pensioners who are Shi componeot of BY CATRIONA MARCHANT ay sior investigation has been that Beck's iv nat an ilatek caw a Years fy has bee charged fin Sunerlard. a leakeeteralt report with rape against young ebileren at the ote, aliasing ra B Sanwlevisna has eae in Norfolk's farmer directur af spc seniees ing allowance. Sow with Community launched by police and the SSI into se iuing wo idenuly allegations of physical and sexual from the SSE on aber homes is ares income abuse of young people in Sunderland urlerswl to svfer Wa ‘repressive wo atl had the extra childeen’s homes over ten years. reogmte” at Witherwack, and to lack of . ercecisnl puliee’s chill prosee ohanagernent guidance and contiol, — Enalys Gaswen a an independent oF seta policy com fie! unit hs sees four former Three othe Four aed omer sar eo ak a relent bl ee reer amg care warkersaa Witherwack Howse in workers were dismissed in TBAT evar seraces in rece moe reas an ahe SU ie esting cmse mae of ern. a woman, woe Te he wagerent URE Bee eeercrapport. Al tke anthony’, 12 eifdren’s accused of a ws with a Hkveat= «hens mes Iams SAU ex. and two were acciaed rt Rov Parker, now dirertor of Sore BS OSS ete casein ina ftv ateet rath MG heh she SSE se all an AMerease He sie is tend teil the ei ot st Gear in expose soups pres chitren guardians ad Ttem ia linked to these vanect Seeing fora large The Swidevanl ovesugations tok The dhire eee ced change (oe the reeent sia of abuses by. ares are on pore tu, feng pee ieek un Tewesershire chit further questioning. Following seyr skew ate we aire simply getting on cir rates of ey ie Fra ek oil vty leary aetna lst eat a) eat, — wh Hh ash, wl Parker yy f the inner and north\ E of guardians this week Neen ne ee EEE i claim, which i+ seceigeee Care plans at risk over) NHS backs down on joint training i Susser SOVErTMENt CASH CELAY | re 5 eran mate = 6 per hour set by the 22s 100 low in view of misgivings about joint qualifications He en ilies Local authority care plans fr eldery propos for LOML' ait! Chri | for ll unqualified are aft 3 ee TRenitwcot people could be placed in jeopardy. Coc tire tr of WesminsterSSD. | an emergency mecing of the Care Wut knowledge of DSS cash, | Sector Coasortium this week. hen and sine ssonan oan "We fave series pretense ate ‘sith 80 per cent of ts managers and elderly people needing residential nagnal funds 10 be transferred in trainers favouring the proposals ce four eee MSalbetocasaortees Js oxndicatewgeograph Se rege fest ea te gvemen free a een nne eenow much socal we nmi be ahle to plan cave for | NHS repress an inter “security is to be transferred to each iderly penple moving fram acute | nal consultation ad eeveatett over Sim apt 183 were annum cse | Sheng suppor tor inept pabuse: eRe scomesupportior “Benitne DSS sahle annonce | autora vratonal quainsone | tre obtained the first snder the Community Care Att, Air eal breakdown for each authori “The NHS was quite enthusiastic a ae dual thaties were tail hy the Doll last Authorities fear thatthe otal funds | abous the concept nf going lorward, | on integrated awards: a liferent See alarge quand of scar thatthe fraling eis wok be may fll short of the ees of ery Seg ME Corrcpon: mde avaiable by teend af 19, people Heeatse of she cnerent gap | response [om what might have been ERP liguos Maat "But i as now emerged that fll between ince support levels and | expect’ al Care, cine Conor dent nkat wach arthority will the rows of eesiendal care. The | tim chairman Gareth Gimblet an alogedsinal abuse receive ftom the DSS are unfikeh tw Asociaion of Metropolitan Akar: | Un now the NHS his heen Ike seep emenged he annamced Petore November — is exinate the gap wl rte shove | warm about interated wards pry * depicting sexual vio- almost t year late v0) mon a IL Ipecause some ofits top management Ane teem was Socal services dirctors, some uf The Tory chairman af dhe Conn] feared losing sa petra ea) tani Pelercon cad whom were told ofthe delat by DoH mons health commitie, Nicholas | authori jobs, Buti is believed to wneud are warning that they mil ne Winterton MP, told BASW's Loncon | have bowed co pressure from the i's Obscene Publicar unable to plan and budget for the members lat week that unless the | government, which has strongly faid that an organ care nevds of elderly people. Shortfall is made up. ‘chaos, confu | backed integrated awards for the te temple of Prychie "In june this year mv members will sion and mayhem’ would ensue 500,000 care sai! in the health and 1g invessiguted. expest me to make hard spending @ See Comment, page 1 social services sectors 199yf Sunt KIDS" ETECTIVES probing child abuse scandal the North have arrested a FOURTH suspect. The man, a residential social worker, was also SUSPENDED From his job at a children’s home in Sunderland. Police swooped on Friday after having. already arrested. two men and a woman who used to work at the home ‘A firth person, also employed as a residential social worker, was ned before being allowed (0 ‘quest Feturn to his Job. The Toor suspects nave not been charged and are.on police bail fe. chile” ‘protection officers continue. thelr investigation Tetectives, backed by socisl workers and Government inspectors, are looking at claims of Sexual amd. physical buse against children ft the fo ‘nul investigsors are sith es ping tack 1 soar “Tie Social Service's Inspoctorate were called Inaiter the Sunday” Sun veiled ‘ot least. SEVER Miguations of sexual sbure we eihdsens homes and Stniser for she mentlly ftcapped "in "Sunde. ABUSE ‘one man froma home for she mentally handleapped ‘tut bs job lant year ater Tieng wtcuced. of ex stuatk ‘ow 9 female eo Te fad been questioned TWICE” about sex abuse t Sal Me-3. 92 ARREST No4 IN nOBE AT ATEN claims apninst res Wdems— once 12 years fo sed again four yeuts ore "A. member of staf at another homme was quieeed in 1990 sbout claims of se no farther em and he farther atthe of abuse against {aly handicapped they allowing up "oz crim > ined ina allogations el children's homes, "Phe full SSE report inn the running of childrens Fromes want be publi foranother few weeks ot a spokesman for the Government watelon. Tidy, "confirmed stall “LACKED GUIDANCE AND. conTROL” hase arrested! 4 fa ane boeing questionet bane cial ‘There are also HC ating that ehilren were “Three staff were sacked alter the claim were ‘de ARRESTED. ut Sunderland Conve sated that oles were NOT informed atthe ‘And a 15yearold bay fence charged with fences againe! a Soung av EIGHT... inthe irounde ofthe home Detective Chie Inspec tor Dave, Wilson, mo Ieads "Sundertand IDs hud protection sud, he i sam eve fourth pers ‘hase treated? sud i corey tn police ba “Ail peenon waiter viewed "but velense hou ehargeare Sunderland Echo, Thursdoy, Februory 6, 1992—17 FUN AND GAMES FOR ALL THE FAMILY — PAGE 32 sass | TORIES DEMANDING needed to CARE HOME PROBE ---.. . By BARBARA McCLENNAN, Municipal Editor $f Experts Called in | suoeatan Tories wosay to solve problems nua dffice flood Two 0 Coniston louse, Washington. were imaged by loosing she idee arte pes “and lft them ‘ning. asked for a public sharity cheer Sunderiand Fed ve Towniwomen residential units. Bs raised Social services spokesman Coun Shildeen"s Graham confirmed that a peal ‘equest for the inquiry had been made to Chief Executive Geoffrey Key. Burglars fail atter a Govern- regime used (0 CREATE The mesting approved the cy taking place profesional officers 0 Drive. Sunderland, Deen fined £40 for fa informs bythe government They are undertake View and we will BE Fesponse and repo has (0 be published ince then, he added, a number of ‘Weare asked to point out the offence did not an accident. We apo ior the evr.: LEAS: ‘S ‘BRIGHTEST ‘Untrue’ report dubbed harmful ALLEGATIONS of a potential sex abuse scandal at Wearside children's homes has been strenuously denied by council of- ficials. Press allegations of youngsters being raped and serwally ‘abused by older children in at least onc of the 12 homes run by the council have been branded as “untrue and harmful”. “There is no inquiry of this nature being undertaken by the council. We have no knowledge of reports of an organised drug ring at one of the homes, and there is virtually no_vandalism of any of the homes.” said 2 spokesman for Social Services, According 10 the spokesman the reports in By BOB the press of child prosti- ALLAN tution, sexual misbehaviour, council and police inquiries had no basis of truth. ‘The investigation by the Social Services Inspectorate ‘which was carried’ out fast year when they arrived in the fown to. investigate three homes, itherwack, Emsworth and Avenue Viv~ ian, was at the Invitation of the council “Following the Pindown, Orkney, Cleveland and Lei- According 10 the spokes- may am sovetgtion tn into sexual alegations resulted in three distnssas from the authority's homes One fora sexual offence and the other two for citing lent acs bot an ‘oversight Fesulted in the reasons fe the dismistals not being ree ported to the police at the fim Commenting on any links with the departure of Social Seslershie | investigations. Services . Director, Colin cyerycounty was mvestigat. Smart the spokesman $310 ed, ‘and along with other | Rar Sine had ded authorities we offered these through "great "pressure of ihrethomesrosemvesieae oath ea ori 9 cian rutne® aid Mie ¥gimandhad pen woking Boge é " OEE sie pstunin. "We cexpraelt it fo vestigation iY Sues cea ap tex “alegatons roe conn <4; The children in these homes there is 2 constant low level police involvement in all Such cases “The council have 2 good working relationship. with the police, and are constant- 40 to normal schoals and are finder tremendous pressure {rom all these unfounded al- legations. wSThese kids have been—— Sin Child scandal report riddle REPORTS of an alleged child sex abuse scandal in Sunderland have teen played down by sources close to ine boroughs social tervices Separienent Press reports alleged yesterday that a sebret investigation as under way into the running of 12 children’ homes inthe Sundetland Srea where 200 youngsters are in Police, child protection experts ang Government inspectors mere Said\to have launched a major inquiry into the homes after a Sodial Services Inspectorate report tras said fo have claimed staf at the, councilun ‘homes, Tacked guidance. and. control, that oungsters were allowed io have Eexwiheach other and that there Sasa general lack of dscipine Bur lastnight a highly-placea borough council source. said 3 fopott by the Social Sereices Ingpeciorate was merely routine and nothing ta cause concern By ANNE TAYLOR He slammed Press reports naming homes at the centre of the inspection for leaving the youngsters open to the taunts of ‘And Acting Det Supt Dave Wilson, who heads Sunderland CID’ child protection squad, sai “As a matter of policy I don't discuss such cases.” The social services source, who did not wish to be named, said that there was a draft report into thee children’s homes which was being checked for accuracy. “Investigations into the running of care homes are regular and usually contain. constuctive criticism,” he said. “The current report is being ‘checked and will then be officially presented to the council and, until then, we can comment “But reports have linked this THE JOURNAL Monc inspection with other incidents from the past which are entirely Unconnected” The source alo confirmed that tere was a separate police inquiry into allegations of sex between youngsters living in one of the Homes: but this wis not connected to the investigation bythe SI ‘Aad he etitcised the report in the Sunday Sur, which named the three ehilden® homes 3 the centre of the ingpection “Most of the ehildcen in these homes goto ordinary schools and wall now face the taunts of thelr lassmates after thele homes were named," he sad ‘We are suppoted to be in the business of protecting and caring for children, not exposing them" ‘A spokesman for Sunderland Borough Council sid thatthe SSL Feport was a draft version and tubject to factual checking by the departments ofcer in acsbrdance sith asta! practice (Nadas Redline COME SRR affarOa Child scandal report riddle REPORTS of an aleged child sex abuse scandal in Sunderland have been played down by sources close to the borough’ social services department Press reports alleged yesterday thata seeiet investigation waz lnder way fato the running of [2 hidren’ homes inthe Sunderland fea where 200 youngsters are in Police, child protection experts ang, Government inapectors were Said to have Inunched a mejor Emguiy nc te homes fre bal Sevies Inspectorate report seas said to have claimed sta at The couneiltun homes lacked guidance. and” control. that Foungsters were allowed to have Bex with each other and that there Sasa general lak of discipline But lastnight a highy-placed borough council source said a Feport by the Social Services Ingpeetorate was merely routine and nothing o cae concer By ANNE TAYLOR. He slammed Press reports naming homes at the centre of the inspection for leaving the youngsters open to the taunts of Classmates, ‘And Acting Det Supt Dave Wilson, who heads Sunderland IDS child protection squad, said: “As a matter of policy I don't discuss such eases.” The social services source. who 4d not wish to be named, said that there was a draft report into three children's homes which was being checked for accuracy. “Investigations into the running of care homes are regular and usually contain constuctive criticisn,” he said, “The current report is being checked and will then be officially presented to the council and, until then, we cant comment. “But reports have linked this THE JOURNAL: Monc inspection with other incidents rom the past which are entire nconnected.” y pine source alo confirmed hat re was a separate police inqu into allegations of sex between youngsters living in one of the Homes, bt this was not connected to the investigation by the SI "And he criticived the report in the Sunday Sun, which named the three children’s homes athe etre of the inspection “Most of the chien ia these homes goto ordinary schools and ill now face the taunts of their Slassmates after thei homes Were named" he #31 “We are supposed to be in the business of protecting and caring {or children, ot exposing them." 'A spokesman for Sunderland Borough Cour s6 thatthe SSL report was a draft version and subject to factual checking by the departments oticers in aosordance vith usual practic. Dahan anantina tae taal | RR-affer