1. DOB 11/04/2012 Adopted without Parental Consent: 13/03/2014 Mother: Ellie Popova – Bulgaria – London

2.  future emotional harm  mother’s assessment where she was labelled to have “maladaptive sexual scripts” by a non PHD expert of behavioural analysis

3.  So-called Experts ◦ Professor Jane Ireland  http://www.ccats.org.uk/images/Expert%20Witness.pdf http://www.ccats.org.uk/images/Expert%20Witness.pdf  At least 20% were not properly qualified.  At least 20% strayed far beyond their field of experience.  90% of the reports were written by ‘experts’ who were not actually engaged in psychological practice.  65% of the reports were ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ in quality. ◦ Family courts and how incompetent (but highly paid) so-called experts are failing children  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2114616/Family- courts-incompetent-highly-paid-called-experts-failing- children.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2114616/Family- courts-incompetent-highly-paid-called-experts-failing- children.html

4.  Foreigners are being targeted ◦ British parents suffer, too ◦ 1 child every 20 minutes is taken!  The Vienna Convention on Consular Relations is being violated routinely ◦ Foreign authorities are NOT being informed by Social Services ◦ Policy does NOT prescribe informing foreign authorities  Foreign authorities don’t know how to join proceedings ◦ 4% of children in care are adopted

5.  Mind the gap: ◦ Between Rules and Realities  It’s Policy! ◦ John Hemming MP says so ◦ Austin Mitchell MP has it in writing  Hence the necessity for EU Policy: ◦ Bridging incompatible legal systems

6.  Secret Family Courts ◦ No family / media / general public  No ‘equality of arms’ ◦ Local Authorities get their way

7.  Council of Europe Resolution  EU Charter of Fundamental Rights  EU Convention of Human Rights  Vienna Convention on Consular Relations  UN Convention on Child Rights

8.  Pressure on UK Government ◦ Commission  Children Screaming to be Heard ◦ International Workshop to Bridge Incompatible Legal Systems in the European Economic Area  Social Media Exposure  European Court of Child Rights