4th
October 2019
[…] “It also made a number of findings, primarily around the limitations of
one of the assessments of her, the way in which agencies respond to missing
children reports, misperceptions around what constitutes good attendance at
school, and communication and engagement with children, young people and their
families – including the need to involve interpreters when English may not be a
family’s first language.
[…] The review noted that Viktorija’s family’s first language was
Lithuanian, although she spoke English, Lithuanian and Russian.
The report said:
“There wasn’t consensus amongst front line practitioners who came into direct
contact with the family about how well Mother or Stepfather understood English.
“It was identified
that interpreters were not used by professionals consistently or effectively
and there was a belief that the availability of Lithuanian interpreters was
limited.”
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