Dr Hibbert seeks revenge on mothers

"Dr George Hibbert was regarded as one of the country’s leading experts on child abuse, had lectured at Oxford and had advised MPs on the family courts system."

"When Keira agreed to work for him, it was at one of his Family Assessment Centres — places where families who had come to the attention of social services departments were referred. They were placed under round-the-clock observation while it was determined what should happen next."

"It was a very intrusive set-up, but Keira assumed that Dr Hibbert — who was highly trusted (and very well paid) by a string of local authorities — knew what he was doing."

"But protecting children is one thing. Ripping families apart — apparently for little reason — is another. Yet this is what Keira claims Dr Hibbert did, and on a scale that is staggering."

"Alarm bells first started ringing when she felt Dr Hibbert wanted his staff to concentrate on recording only the negative aspects of what they observed. And she became dismayed when the parents were set bizarre and, she felt, unfair tasks, to assess how they coped..."

"Quite how routinely babies were removed from their parents as a result of Dr Hibbert’s practices is not yet known. But Keira was not the only one to fear that her boss was abusing his powers."

"Earlier this year, Dr Hibbert offered to surrender his doctor’s licence when the General Medical Council launched an investigation over accusations that he had deliberately misdiagnosed mothers as suffering from mental disorders to fit in with the view of social services."

"The GMC refused to accept Dr Hibbert’s offer, and is investigating his fitness to practise."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2136388/Dr-George-Hibbert-worker-I-saw-observing-parents-children-The-woman-said-forced-babies-mothers-expert-played-God.html

Updates can be found on Researching Reform:

http://researchingreform.net/2014/04/23/dr-hibbert-cleared-of-malpractice-but-seeks-revenge-on-the-mothers-who-spoke-out/?relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=4041&relatedposts_position=0

http://researchingreform.net/2014/04/25/concerns-over-dr-hibberts-conduct-post-fitness-hearing-confirmed/