Minor Needing Help

[stevec000]

need your help guys , firstly am in scotland incase its diffrent laws...i had a 15 year old come to me because his stepfather hit him (but no witnesses) i called the police who took a statement and i said i was willing to watch him so they were happy with that and said they would contact social work how turned up today , they said he has to go back but the young lad is petrified and said no , so they said the police will come and just take him ...what can i do if anything???

[stevec000]

forgot to say he is pressing charges against his stepfather if this helps

[ladyalex]

There must be more to this story than either you are telling us or than the young lad is telling you.

My only suggestion as to what you can do is to phone the NSPCC.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/services-and-resources/nspcc-helpline/

[Peter Pedant]

Oh nothing !

you have correctly involved the authorities and you now are obliged to buck out.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1122632/

tells you what happens if you believe the child and take on the social services. - the one in the article was a serial complainer about doctors and also had a record and THEN managed to get on the board of regulation of the doctors ( GMC ). My! didnt they squawk !
[ erm no they applied to the high court to have her removed and she jumped ( resigned ) before she was pushed ]

and here is another one
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19700909&id=0ZJAAAAAIBAJ&;sjid=IKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4496,1697608&;hl=en

completely sanitised here

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_Pinney

whom I met as a five year old ( good memory huh ? ) but she didnt kidnap me

so Steve if I were you ..... I wouldnt

[ummmm]

The police won't force a 15 year old to do anything against his will.

[Peter Pedant]

the legislation states Children Actthat the interests of the child are paramount

[Answerprancer]

"The police won't force a 15 year old to do anything against his will"
...so let him know he's welcome back if he needs to lie low again.
That's just my opinion.

[Peter Pedant]

read my two refs

...so let him know he's welcome back if he needs to lie low again.
That's just my opinion.

can land you in prison .....[ given the right conditions ]