Pure, Unadulterated, Prejudice and Persecution

1 January 2013 Last updated at 18:01

Sex offender at Southend Hospital was CRB checked

"The Local Safeguarding Children Board has sought assurances from Southend Hospital about the case

A known sex offender got work at a hospital despite being criminal record bureau (CRB) checked, it has emerged.

BBC News previously reported how the person was employed by Southend Hospital via an agency before they were dismissed in June.

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the hospital has now revealed further details about the case.

The hospital said the agency had carried out a CRB check but the results were not passed on.

The identity and exact role of the worker employed have not been disclosed.

Responding to the BBC's FOI request, the hospital said the agency worker was hired to provide optician services and saw eight children between April and June.

Position of trust

Sue Hardy, director of nursing, said in a statement: "It was when the trust queried the individual's qualifications we were informed that he was on the sex offenders' register having been convicted of a crime of a sexual nature involving another adult.

"We were confident that there was no risk to our patients and the individual concerned was capable of performing his job.

"However, we informed the independent contractor that, given this individual was employed in a position of trust and was providing direct health services to potential vulnerable groups, we could not allow him to work for us in this capacity.""

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-20876674

And?

PUBLISHED: 10:49, 28 December 2012 | UPDATED: 19:53, 28 December 2012

Nearly 1,000 doctors could still be practising despite convictions for possessing child porn and drug trafficking

"Medical bosses cannot ban some doctors because it could breach their human rights {BS]

"Hundreds of doctors convicted of serious crimes – including obtaining indecent images of children – have been allowed to continue to practise, it has emerged.

A total of 927 have kept their jobs despite being found guilty of offences including trafficking drugs, kerb crawling and causing death by dangerous driving."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254047/Almost-1-000-doctors-guilty-crimes-including-possession-child-porn-drug-trafficking-allowed-jobs.html

927 doctors and surgeons 'have criminal record, including child porn and sexual assault offences'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/927-doctors-and-surgeons-have-criminal-record-including-child-porn-and-sexual-assault-offences-8432531.html

Concern at medics with criminal records 

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/concern-at-medics-with-criminal-records-1-5261999 

Pediatric dentist charged in kid porn OK’d for work

http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2012/12/pediatric_dentist_charged_kid_porn_ok%E2%80%99d_work

Upholding Proper Standards Of Conduct

Monday 24 December 2012

Lifetime teaching ban for convicted sex pest

"K has now been issued with a prohibition order despite a Teaching Agency panel recommendation that K should be allowed to apply to be put back on the teaching register after 10 years.

Recommending a prohibition order, the disciplinary panel said that it had “regard to the protection of children, the maintenance of public confidence in the profession and declaring and upholding proper standards of conduct”.

Alan Meyrick, Teaching Agency deputy director, who gave the final decision on the Secretary of State’s behalf, said: “Mr K has four convictions for sexual assault.

“These offences were serious and took place in an educational context on several occasions.

“The panel has found this behaviour represents a serious departure from the standards expected of a teacher. Indeed the panel has made clear the offences constituted a serious departure from the personal and professional elements of the latest teacher’s standards published by the Department for Education.”

Mr Meyrick said the panel found the offences “amounted to misconduct that may have or did seriously affect the education and/or well being of the pupils concerned, include evidence of a deep-seated attitude leading to harmful behaviour and were serious sexual offences that led to the imposition of terms of imprisonment, albeit suspended.”

The decision means K is prohibited from teaching indefinitely in any school, sixth form college, youth accommodation or children’s home in England.

K has a right of appeal to the High Court."

http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/local-news/crime/lifetime-teaching-ban-for-convicted-sex-pest-1-5245353

Bollocks To The Law, You Are Out, In Any Case

Tuesday 18 December 2012 

Sex offenders face taxi driving ban

"Rules surrounding sex offenders [sic] becoming taxi drivers are set to be tightened after a review.

Preston Council conducted a consultation looking at automatically banning any sex offenders [sic] from driving taxis in Preston. It was one of 44 questions asked as part of a public consultation over the city’s taxi trade. The authority has now said legal advice meant there couldn’t be an automatic ban on sex offenders becoming taxi drivers.

However anyone convicted of serious sexual assault will have to go before a tax sub-committee, where councillors will be “minded not to approve” them.

Serious offences have been defined as rape, sexual assault, indecent assault, and possession [just that?] of indecent images of children ['serious']."

http://www.lep.co.uk/news/local/sex-offenders-face-taxi-driving-ban-1-5234299