By Dr Liz Davies
In Response to this post HERE
This is the first time I have read this report. All these years later it shocks me deeply. Herbert Laming was head of the Social Services Inspectorate at the time. He did a paper review and so would have been limited by which papers he received from the Council.
Please be assured we didn’t make it up. So much was never investigated – the police, who were working very well with me, were removed from one of the main investigations I was conducting into the most serious crimes against children you could ever imagine. Also the child protection police were very supportive of our work and other professionals such as paediatricians, GPs, teachers, probation officers, health visitors, lawyers and child psychiatrists were all working with us on the front line very closely and effectively. Yet, when reports were sent to the Islington Area Child Protection Committee – it found no evidence. The White report said there was no evidence and reported the police as stating the same thing at a time when I was working with police investigating organised abuse!
There must be professionals and survivors of the Islington scandal who could now come forward to Operation Fernbridge.
As I have said before, I am happy to respond to emails about Islington.
Dr Liz Davies
Reader in Child Protection
London Metropolitan University
theneedleblog 
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There must be professionals & survivors of the Islington scandal who could now come forward to Operation Fernbridge. As I have said before, I am happy to respond to emails about Islington. Dr Liz Davies
I went into work one morning and was told by the Assistant Director of Social Services that I would not have any police to work with me on the case. She said the DCI had been discredited. I found out that he subsequently led high profile murder inquiries and was not discredited at all. After working with him intensely for months I never saw him again to this day. I dont know who madethe decision but it was made and I had to carry on by myself protecting children through civil (care) proceedings as best I could. Sorry it doesnt really answer your question but I was on the front line and didnt know what was going on higher up in the management structures of both police and social work. One woman was telling me each week which child would be assaulted .. sometimes I got there in time and sometimes not.
‘Islington’, *shudder*. As soon as I heard that name I recoiled. Just when will all of Islington’s dark secrets be revealed? I just hope more survivors have the ability and courage to come forward.
Who removed the police from enquiry are the same powers still at work to cover for the tofs Can we trust the police to go after the v I ps I hope so
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LIz, could you elaborate on this?
” the police, who were working very well with me, were removed from one of the main investigations”
Removed how?