Scandal of 'unqualified' experts who advise our family courts: Decisions about the care of thousands of children routinely flawed
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- Category: Court Ordered Abuse
- Created: Tuesday, 13 March 2012 22:49
- Written by Katherine Faulkner- UK Daily Mail
Life-changing decisions about the care of thousands of children are routinely being made on flawed evidence from poorly qualified ‘experts’ in the family courts, a damning study reveals.
More than a fifth of these vital reports are being produced by people who are completely unqualified, the Channel 4 News investigation found. ‘Experts’ used in hundreds of family court proceedings are frequently unqualified or unreliable, the study reveals.
In some cases, reports on parents or children are being given to courts by doctors who have not even seen the individuals concerned.
Shocking: Life-changing decisions about the care of thousands of children are routinely being made on flawed evidence from poorly qualified 'experts' in the family courts, a damning study reveals
Shocking: Life-changing decisions about the care of thousands of children are routinely being made on flawed evidence from poorly qualified 'experts' in the family courts, a damning study reveals
Until now, these ‘expert witnesses’ – often psychologists or psychiatrists – have largely escaped scrutiny due to the draconian secrecy surrounding the family courts.
Source : http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2114173/Child-care-scandal-The-unqualified-experts-advise-family-courts.html
