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North East Lincolnshire Safeguarding Adults Board (NELSAB): I am bewildered by the absolute refusal of Adult Social Care and the police to meet with me. This is not a case of them choosing not to meet again – they have refused to meet with me even once, despite eighteen months of ongoing trauma. As I shared in the podcast, the only person who has made the effort to meet with me in person was the police officer who came to our home to compel me to sign the Community Resolution Order. This order effectively eliminated my last hope of seeing my daughter.

‘Complicit‘ is defined as ‘involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong‘. I continue to assert, unequivocally, that Humberside Police have been complicit in the coercive control and isolation of Lizzie Gladwell.

So, who else has refused to meet with me this week?

I reached out to the manager of NELSAB during the week commencing 17/02/25, providing a summary of my concerns and requesting a meeting. Since NELSAB holds the statutory legal responsibility for adult social care – regardless of their decision to outsource service delivery to Focus Adult Social Work CIC – one might reasonably expect the NELSAB manager to take an interest in allegations of safeguarding failures and negligence. After all, the ultimate responsibility lies with NELSAB.

However, my polite request for a meeting was met with the following bland response:

“I have raised your concerns with Focus, and I understand they are considering these.”

Given that my concerns centre on gross safeguarding failures by Focus Adult Social Work, I am astounded that the very entity responsible for oversight has simply referred the matter back to the organisation I am challenging. How is this an acceptable approach to accountability?

Linkage College: This week, I received a letter from the Chief Executive of Linkage Community Trust. Encouragingly, my concerns were accurately reflected in her response, particularly regarding Lizzie’s removal, the coercive control she has endured, and the role Linkage College has played in sustaining this crisis. The letter confirmed that the situation is being investigated “as a matter of urgency.”

I have attempted to contact the individual tasked with leading this investigation but have yet to receive a response. I will persist and try again next week. Given that Linkage Community Trust is a registered charity overseen by the Charities Commission, my sincere hope is that their investigation will be thorough, evidence-based and result in meaningful action. The evidence I have shared in the podcast – which can be fully substantiated with hard proof, including recordings and transcripts – must not be ignored.

Letters of Support: I want to reiterate my request from last week. To those who knew Lizzie and witnessed the strength of her bonds with her loved ones – her deep emotional connections with close friends and family – please, put your reflections into writing and send them to me as soon as possible.

Many of the people now involved in this case may not have known Lizzie personally, but they have spoken with me enough to recognise my passion, sincerity and the painful reality of our situation. They also understand that this is not an isolated case. The widespread ignorance surrounding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) has allowed similar exploitation of vulnerable adults to occur elsewhere. If you believe that what is happening to Lizzie is unacceptable in any civilised society, I urge you to put those thoughts into words.

These letters of support will play a crucial role in advocating for change – not only in Lizzie Gladwell’s case but in pushing for systemic reform. The letters are intended for Melanie Onn, MP for Grimsby. You can address them directly to Ms. Onn, to Lizzie (using her real name), or even in the style of a eulogy. The format matters less than the message: the affirmation of Lizzie’s secure connections, her family bonds, the love and understanding she received from her support network, and the dire consequences of allowing a vulnerable young person to be abruptly removed from that security upon turning eighteen.

The idea that a young adult, with a complex diagnosis requiring lifelong understanding and support, can be forcibly separated from those who truly know and love them is both dangerous and inhumane.

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