Emotional and Psychological Abuse - Find a freedom of information request

Request

1. Does Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) Children's Social Services consider Parental and Grandparental Alienation a form of child emotional and psychological abuse?

2. Over the past five years, how many reports of parental alienation have been made to Social Services?

3. Over the past five years, how many cases of parental alienation has the council investigated?

4. Over the past five years, how many reports of child emotional and psychological abuse have been made to Children's Social Services?

5. Over the past five years, how many reports of child emotional and psychological abuse have been investigated?

6. Over the past five years, how many reports to Social Services have been received regarding parent to child emotional and psychological abuse?

7. Over the past five years, How many reports concerning parent to child emotional and psychological abuse does the council investigate?

8. What is the gender split of council employees working in LCC Child Social Services?

Decision

1. This is not an assessment factor we record against.

2. This is not an assessment factor Lincolnshire County Council records against.

3. This is not an assessment factor Lincolnshire County Council records against.

4. 4673 reports of child emotional and psychological abuse have been made to Children's Social Services in the past five years.

5. 304 reports of child emotional and psychological abuse have been investigated in the past five years.

6. 4673 reports have been received regarding parent to child emotional and psychological abuse in the past five years.

7. 304 reports of child emotional and psychological abuse have been investigated in the past five years.

8. Lincolnshire County Council does not hold this information.

Reference number
FOI1311
Date request received
25 February 2020
Date of decision
20 April 2020