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Simona
18-05-2014, 08:56 AM
If you are against this please sign this petition to Gove

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/keep-profit-out-of-child-protection-1


More information here
Privatise child protection services, Department for Education proposes | Society | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/may/16/privatise-child-protection-services-department-for-education-proposes?CMP=twt_gu)

bunyip
18-05-2014, 09:15 AM
But surely in the competitive marketplace of Late Capitalism everyone will be so much safer being protected by the lowest bidder............?


Er..........................?


:angry::angry::angry:

Following the link right now.

Tazmin68
18-05-2014, 08:00 PM
Mad absolutely mad

Tazmin68
19-05-2014, 11:31 AM
I'm just bumping this up the post board as we need to sign.

Jayse74
19-05-2014, 01:39 PM
Ok I signed this last night, will tell more people about it.

I think what worries me now is some people will not bother taking notice or will try to bury it and forget.

Get it signed and make these people on high take notice!

Tazmin68
19-05-2014, 06:47 PM
I tried to put it on the independent Facebook page but failed I'm not very tech savvy

Bumble Beez
19-05-2014, 06:57 PM
Signed...x

Sarah x

wee_elf
19-05-2014, 08:27 PM
Scary Stuff!!! Signed x

Simona
20-05-2014, 08:41 AM
it is indeed scary stuff especially if we look at who could be bidding for the service: Atos, Serco and G4S

This article is an eye opener
Nothing will stop David Cameron's race to the 'weightless state' | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/20/cameron-weightless-state-public-services-beyond-control?CMP=twt_gu)

Thank you for sharing and signing ...this forum can reach to thousands worried by this senseless ideology

kaz26
20-05-2014, 09:21 AM
Signed Xx

tonib
20-05-2014, 10:33 AM
Signed x

Toni x

Tazmin68
20-05-2014, 05:42 PM
Now reached 9000 I think 10000 is needed

shortstuff
20-05-2014, 08:25 PM
9200 now x

Bumble Beez
21-05-2014, 04:42 AM
Now reached 9000 I think 10000 is needed

Agreed...anyone who hasn't signed, jump on board :thumbsup:

Sarah x

Tazmin68
21-05-2014, 05:52 AM
Now 9400 should reach the 10000 today hopefully as I think the deadline is only 4 days away.

Simona
21-05-2014, 07:42 AM
Now 9400 should reach the 10000 today hopefully as I think the deadline is only 4 days away.

I will tweet the link again...that way it will remind people to sign the petition
I think we have had so many petitions people are not paying attention anymore but this one is important

It would be good to see the forum management get behind this...does anyone know if it is on their FB page?

Thanks for your support everyone

Tazmin68
21-05-2014, 10:55 AM
Now at 9600 I did try to put the link on the Facebook page but I was not very good at it so it does not work.

Debbie

Simona
21-05-2014, 05:28 PM
Now at 9600 I did try to put the link on the Facebook page but I was not very good at it so it does not work.

Debbie

9968 now so only 32 signatures to go
It got re tweeted this morning to thousands ...I'll do it again later

lozzy23
21-05-2014, 05:46 PM
Signed 9983 now.

Bumble Beez
21-05-2014, 06:44 PM
10,025 signatures...they're aiming for 15,000 now :thumbsup:

Sarah x

Daisy1956
21-05-2014, 07:36 PM
I have signed, I can't believe that something so important can be given to organizations that are only interested in profit.

Simona
21-05-2014, 08:00 PM
I have signed, I can't believe that something so important can be given to organizations that are only interested in profit.

MPs are not listening at the moment as Cameron has given them an extra 19 days holidays at taxpayers expense.
Having a good go on twitter though...plenty joining in and now over 10,000 have signed :thumbsup:

Simona
22-05-2014, 06:09 AM
I was reading the Letter section in The Guardian last night and there were quite a few letters against this proposal
This is what is already happening in Devon according to one letter:

Child Protection and children's services including disability have been sold to Virgin Care (yes Richard Branson's Virgin Care ...none other) under the name Integrated Children's Services Devon

The letter says there have been cuts, redundancies and high quality staff leaving and a huge negative impact on vulnerable families

I want to know what does Branson know about Child Protection ...but then he is buying parts of the NHS as well ....is he not?

Keep sharing and signing...thank you and hope the forum management will come out and promote this petition

Tazmin68
23-05-2014, 10:53 AM
I don't think that the petition will do much. I can see this going ahead. I'm in birmingham and was on the radio today about this but because birmingham has just been graded inadequate again the general opinion has been can a private company do any worse than the LA. A difficult one for me to argue about but I did try.

Simona
23-05-2014, 12:25 PM
I don't think that the petition will do much. I can see this going ahead. I'm in birmingham and was on the radio today about this but because birmingham has just been graded inadequate again the general opinion has been can a private company do any worse than the LA. A difficult one for me to argue about but I did try.

Yes it's on the BBC News as well....Birmingham has an acute shortage of Social Workers and many cases have been closed
It beggars belief that this govt can cut money in Safeguarding teams while telling everyone keeping children safe is its top priority.