Social worker could be struck off after faking evidence in child case

Disciplinary panel will judge whether Bristol social worker can continue to practise after foster case

A social worker has appeared before a professional disciplinary panel after she was found by a judge to have fabricated evidence to bolster the case for removing a child from the mother’s care and then lied in court about having done so.

Linda Fraser, who works for Bristol city council, could be struck off if the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) concludes that her fitness to practise has been impaired by her conduct.

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from The Guardian http://ift.tt/2iNJaaI