[Le4] Summary of Information on Lewishams Child Sexual Abuse Documents

This post is a summary on 11 Jul 2017, [Latest update on 17 Jul 2017], of documents found so far on Lewisham Council and child sexual abuse.

It includes links to FOI requests, documents asked for, and some released by Lewisham Council, some by whistleblowers and my blog posts on Lewisham and child sexual abuse.

Lewisham Council still are obstructing [6f] , thereby exposing that they have something to hide, and I will be releasing more posts on Lewisham Council soon. Any other documents or information about child sexual abuse and Lewisham would be gratefully received.

Thanks to daedulus for all the documents made searchable

Mini Timeline of Requested Documents and other Documents

1973 Apr 2 Memo from DH Morley Assistant Director Social Services to staff [29]

1975 Nov 27 Memo from DH Morley Assistant Director Social Services to staff [30]

1984 Aug 8 Report of the SSC residential review group 2.pdf [7a]  3 pages,  Special SSC meeting report 2.pdf [7b]  11 pages, foi [7c]

1985 Jul 2 Social Services Committee Minutes 124 pages searchable, [2] original [2a] foi [1b]

1985 Jul 23 Social Services Minutes 1985 Jul 23 17 pages searchable  [4] original  [4a] foi [4b] [2 pages Leeways p5,6]

1985 Sept Leeways Inquiry report Antony White c 140 pages searchable [1] original  [1a] foi [1b]

1985 Dec 10 Minutes of Special Meeting pdf download 21 pages searchable [3]  original  [3a] foi [3b]

1986 Feb 27 Chief Executives Inquiry Report in one document searchable [6]  original  part 1 [6a] original part 2 [6b] foi [6d]

1986 Sept Report of the Elizabeth Lawsons Independent Panel 1 year on from Leeways Report – Lewisham Council say not held by them  [6e] foi [6f]

“We can confirm that the information is not held by Lewisham Council. We
are obliged under the FOI act to release recorded information (unless
subject to any exemptions) which is held at the time of a request. If
after carrying out adequate searches the requested information is found
not to be in our possession, then under the terms of the act, we are
entitled to state that the information is not held.”

1986 Mar 5  Minutes of the Report to Council on 5 March 1986 (This should contain discussion of Chief Execs Inquiry Report and was referred to in “After Leeways” see post [8]) – Lewisham Council say not held by them [6e]

“The SSC minute books have no record of a meeting on that date of the SS
committee. In order to advise and assist, the minute books were further
interrogated to ascertain if any meetings took place at any time around
the date given in case there was an error with the date requested. We can
confirm that this information is not held.”

1987 Mar 19 Leeways Report Running Order Social Services Committee [31]

1987 Mar 19  “After Leeways, Challenges, Changes and Achievements” published by the London Borough of Lewisham on March 19th 1987 [5] – Lewisham Council say not held by them foi [6e]

“The Council relied on the exemption, Section 12(1) in its original
response on the grounds of cost. However, a search of manual records has
been conducted and I can confirm that the Council does not hold this
information. Hard copies of documents are only held by the Council for 6
years and electronic records go back only to 2002. The information you
have requested pre-dates this.”

 

Missing/ Unaccounted for Documents

1986 Sept Report of the Elizabeth Lawsons Independent Panel 1 year on from Leeways Report – Lewisham Council say not held by them [6e]

1986 Mar 5  Minutes of the Report to Council on 5 March 1986 (This should contain discussion of Chief Execs Inquiry Report and was referred to in “After Leeways” see post [8]) – Lewisham Council say not held by them [6e]

1987 Mar 19  “After Leeways, Challenges, Changes and Achievements” [5] published by the London Borough of Lewisham on March 19th 1987  – Lewisham Council say not held by them [6e] foi [6f]

Cathy Fox Posts on Lewisham

2013 Nov 12 The Leeways Inquiry Report into Sexual Abuse [27] 

2014 Jan 21 Council Response to Leeways Report  [26]

2014 Nov 24 Lewisham Leeways Report and Social Services Minutes July 1985 [25]

2016 Jan 24 Paedophilia around Piccadilly Part 5 1980s and Operation Circus [28]

2016 Oct 1  Lewisham Council Chief Executives Inquiry Leeways Childrens Home [20]

2017 Jun 19 [Le1] News Articles on Leeways Childrens Home [23] 

2017 Jun 21 [Le2] Lewisham Council Obstruction of FOI Request [22]

2017 Jul 7 [Le3] Lewisham Chief Executives Report [21]

2017 Jul 17 Cathy fox blog  [Le5] Lewisham Council – Whistleblower Documents 1 [32]

 

Links

[1] 1985 Sept Leeways Inquiry Report by Antony White c 140 pages searchable https://cathyfox.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/the-leeways-inquiry-report-search.pdf

[1a] 1985 Sept Leeways Inquiry Report by Antony White c 140 pages Original https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/226159/response/563208/attach/3/The%20Leeways%20Inquiry%20Report.pdf

[1b] 2014 Aug 20 foi https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/lawson_report_1985_leeways_child_2#incoming-587780 This is second foi for it, as first copy provided was incomplete

[2] 1985 Jul 2 Social Services Committee Minutes 124 pages Searchable pdf https://cathyfox.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/social-services-comittee-minutes-2-july-1985-search.pdf

[2a] 1985 Jul 2 Social Services Committee Minutes Original https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/226159/response/587780/attach/3/Social%20Services%20Comittee%20Minutes%20July%201985.pdf

[2b] foi see [1b]

[3] 1985 Dec 10 Minutes of Special Meeting searchable pdf download 21 pages https://cathyfox.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/leeways-response-10-12-85-search.pdf

[3a] 1985 Dec 10 Minutes of Special Meeting Original https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/184669/response/473239/attach/3/Leeways%20response%2010%2012%2085.pdf

[3b] 2013 Nov 12 foi  Social Sevices response to the Leeways Report on child abuse 1985 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/social_sevices_response_to_the_l

[4] 1985 Jul 23 Social Services Minutes Searchable 17 pages pdf https://cathyfox.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/ssc23jul198517page-search.pdf [jpg 2 pages at end?]

[4a] 1985 Jul 23 Social Services Minutes Original https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/338492/response/872834/attach/3/Leeways.pdf

[4b] 2016 Sept 26 foi Leeways Childs Home, 17 Edward Rd, Bromley https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/leeways_childs_home_17_edward_rd#incoming-872834

[5] 1987 Mar 19 “After Leeways, Challenges, Changes and Achievements” published by the London Borough of Lewisham on March 19th 1987

[5b] foi see [6e]

[6] 1986 Feb 27 Chief Executives Inquiry Report in one document searchable https://cathyfox.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/chief-exec-doc.pdf

[6a] 2017 Jul 7 cathy fox blog [Le3] Lewisham Chief Executives Report original https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/le3-lewisham-chief-executives-report/

[6b] 1986 Feb 27 WDTK Chief Exec Report orig part 1 https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/338492/response/1002450/attach/3/redacted%20doc%201.pdf

[6c] 1986 Feb 27 WDTK Chief Exec report orig part 2  https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/338492/response/1002450/attach/4/redacted%20doc%202.pdf

[6d] 2017 Jul 6 WDTK FOI Reply containing Chief Exec report orig https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/leeways_childs_home_17_edward_rd#incoming-1002450

[6e] 2017 Jul 6  foi reply https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/leeways_childs_home_17_edward_rd#incoming-1002450

[6f] 2016 Jun 6 Foi to Lewisham Leeways Childs Home, 17 Edward Rd, Bromley https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/leeways_childs_home_17_edward_rd#outgoing-549340

1. The dossier “After Leeways, Challenges, Changes and Achievements” published by the London Borough of Lewisham on March 19th 1987
2. The minutes of the Social Services Committee 23rd July 1985
3. Review of Childrens Residential Services believed to be July 1984
4. Chief Executives Inquiry Report, subsequent to Leeways believed to be February 1986
5. Minutes of the Report to Council on 5 March 1986 (This should contain discussion of Chief Execs Inquiry Report)
6. Report of the Elizabeth Lawsons Independent Panel 1 year on from Leeways Report

[7] 1984 Jul Review of Childrens Residential Services

[7a]  Report of the SSC residential review group 2.pdf https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/338492/response/996594/attach/3/Report%20of%20the%20SSC%20residential%20review%20group%202.pdf

[7b] Special SSC meeting report 2.pdf https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/338492/response/996594/attach/4/Special%20SSC%20meeting%20report%202.pdf

[7c] 2016 Jun 6 foi Leeways Childs Home, 17 Edward Rd, Bromley https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/leeways_childs_home_17_edward_rd#incoming-996594

[7d] searchable

[8] 2016 Oct 1 Cathy fox blog  Lewisham Council Chief Executives Inquiry Leeways Childrens Home  https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/lewisham-council-chief-executives-report-leeways-childrens-home/

[10] 2014 Nov 24 Cathy fox blog Lewisham Leeways Report and Social Services Minutes July 1985 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/lewisham-leeways-report-and-social-services-minutes-july-1985/ full leeways and ss mins july 85 releases jpg section j

[20] 2016 Oct 1 cathy fox blog Lewisham Council Chief Executives Inquiry Leeways Childrens Home https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/lewisham-council-chief-executives-inquiry-leeways-childrens-home/

[21] 2017 Jul 7 Cathy Fox blog [Le3] Lewisham Chief Executives Report https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/07/le3-lewisham-chief-executives-report/

[22] 2017 Jun 21 cathy fox blog [Le2] Lewisham Council Obstruction of FOI Request https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/06/21/l2-lewisham-council-obstruction-of-foi-request/

[23] 2017 Jun 19 Cathy Fox Blog  [Le1] News Articles on Leeways Childrens Home https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/06/19/l1-news-articles-on-leeways-childrens-home/

[24] 2016 Oct 1 cathy fox blog Lewisham Council Chief Executives Inquiry Leeways Childrens Home https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2016/10/01/lewisham-council-chief-executives-inquiry-leeways-childrens-home/

[25] 2014 Nov 24 cathy fox blog Lewisham Leeways Report and Social Services Minutes July 1985 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2014/11/24/lewisham-leeways-report-and-social-services-minutes-july-1985/

[26] 2014 Jan 21 cathy fox blog  Council Response to Leeways Report https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/council-response-to-leeways-report/

[27] 2013 Nov 12 cathy fox blog The Leeways Inquiry Report into Sexual Abuse https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2013/11/12/the-leeways-inquiry-report-into-sexual-abuse/

[28] 2016 Jan 24 cathy fox blog Paedophilia around Piccadilly Part 5 1980s and Operation Circus https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/paedophilia-around-piccadilly-part-5-1980s-and-operation-circus/

[29] 1973 Apr 2 Memo from DH Morley Assistant Director Social Services to staff [Le5] Lewisham Council – Whistleblower Documents 1 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/le5-lewisham-council-whistleblower-documents-1/

[30] 1975 Nov 27 Memo from DH Morley Assistant Director Social Services to staff [Le5] Lewisham Council – Whistleblower Documents 1 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/le5-lewisham-council-whistleblower-documents-1/

[31] 1987 Mar 19 Leeways Report Running Order Social Services Committee [Le5] Lewisham Council – Whistleblower Documents 1 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/le5-lewisham-council-whistleblower-documents-1/

[32] 2017 Jul 17 Cathy fox blog  [Le5] Lewisham Council – Whistleblower Documents 1 https://cathyfox.wordpress.com/2017/07/17/le5-lewisham-council-whistleblower-documents-1/