Arthur's Law | Enable Worried Relatives to take Abused Child into Their Care on SAME DAY

Arthur's Law | Enable Worried Relatives to take Abused Child into Their Care on SAME DAY

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27 November 2021
Signatures: 2,811Next Goal: 5,000
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Why this petition matters

Started by fortuna burke

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was a six year old child that died on 17th June after sustaining many months of abuse and torture at the hands of Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes.

Concerned family members raised the alarm to Social Services and were ignored. 

His Grandmother took photographs of his bruising. Social Services visited they recorded "no concerns", and simply put the marks down to "child's play".

This petition has two aims:

1. ENABLE CONCERNED FAMILY MEMBERS TO TAKE AN ABUSED CHILD INTO THEIR CARE THAT DAY.

- At the moment an emergency protection order is ONLY used in exceptionally serious situations - this means that a child that is clearly being neglected or abused is left with their abuser unless in immediate danger. 

2. RAISE THE QUALITY OF ASSESSMENTS CARRIED OUT BY SOCIAL CARE. 

Arthur was emaciated, malnourished and covered in bruises.

The Ambulance Technician described Arthur's appearance at the scene.

“Generally in ill-health. He appeared malnourished. His teeth were in poor condition. There seemed to be lots of bruises in various places. The one I noticed as I was putting the pads on, I noticed what could have been grab marks to the arm.”

Ms Haddada added: “We knew the age of the patient was six. He appeared very petite. The size of him compared to an average six-year-old was very, very small. He didn’t appear well-nutritioned.”

How in the world could a Social Worker see him just weeks before and report, 'there was no cause for concern'?

Like so many of us I saw the CCTV footage of little Arthur with his blanket on the living room floor, crying that no one loved him.

This petition aims to save the lives of all children in similar situations.

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