Jo White MP
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END OF MAJOR SCANDAL AT RAMPTON HOSPITAL
With local people working at Rampton Hospital, I am kept informed of issues that need government intervention.
A major scandal that I raised with government as soon as was elected, is that prisoners, some serving life terms for heinous crimes, can claim benefits whilst being treated for mental illness. Some have spent years or most of their sentence at Rampton, building up huge pots of money.
This is not used to fund the costs of their treatment or their incarceration. This is a private wealth fund, that has amounted to over hundreds of thousand pounds for some long termers to spend as they wish.
This is not fair for tax payers or for the victims and families of their crimes, and it has gone on for too long.
I welcome at last we have a Government Minister who has been prepared to do something about it.
Thank you Pat McFadden for putting an end to this scandal.
Pat McFadden on GMB
🚧 Potholes, Potholes, Potholes! 🚧
I hear from so many Bassetlaw residents who are fed up with damaged roads. I use these roads just like everyone else, and the condition is simply not good enough.
Mayor Claire has committed £8.3 million to tackle potholes, yet Reform ran Nottinghamshire County Council has chosen to spend £75,000 on flags. Whilst I love our Union Flag, roads should be the priority.
WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS? 🤔📱 | Under-16 Social Media Ban
Before Christmas, I ran a poll asking whether you support a ban on social media for children under 16.
83% of you said yes ✅
My concern is the impact social media can have on young people’s welfare and mental health 🧠💬
I’d really like to hear more from you, do you agree, or do you have a different view? Let me know in the comments 👇🗣️
We all expect the very best for children when they need extra support or social care from our County Council, especially those who are especially vulnerable and need support services to step in and provide the protection they need.
It's dissapointing that their Safeguarding Hub has been criticised by Ofsted. Inspectors said "that while many children’s needs are identified and early and appropriate support is put in place, responses are inconsistent and, in some cases, insufficiently rigorous."
In particular, Ofsted said a lack of professional curiosity and incomplete multi-agency checks had resulted in some decisions being taken to close cases or take no further action when statutory intervention may have been required"
Vulnerable children have been let down by a Reform-led County Council and I will be monitoring this very closely.