The report concluded there were “a number of missed opportunities and where practice could have been better” but that on the basis of known information, professionals involved could not have prevented Jai’s death.
It said Jai was being cared for by at least four adults – his mother, father, maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents – and was known by two different names, and the impact of these circumstances on him was “not sufficiently recognised by agencies outside of the formal legal process”.
“Whew! Dodged another bullet. Pass the biscuits.”
... known by two different names ...
ReplyDeleteThis has a familiar ring to it. Is there any reason why people from the Indian sub-continent in particular are all too often unable to give an honest unambiguous answer when asked their names, addresses, or even which languages they speak?
It seems as if ' learning from this tragic event' has taken the place of the hackneyed phrase 'lessons have been learned'.
ReplyDelete"This has a familiar ring to it. Is there any reason why people from the Indian sub-continent in particular are all too often unable to give an honest unambiguous answer when asked their names, addresses, or even which languages they speak?"
ReplyDeleteI wonder if there's a 'street name' in there somewhere too...
"It seems as if ' learning from this tragic event' has taken the place of the hackneyed phrase 'lessons have been learned'."
Yup, it's the new watchword.