HSE compiling background to Roma care order

The head of the HSE’s Children and Family Services has indicated that some information heard in court resulting in a Roma girl being taken into care on Monday may be made available to an investigation by the Children’s Ombudsman.

Gordon Jeyes, who is chief executive designate for the new Child and Family Support Agency (CFSA) which will take over responsibility for child protection in 2014, said he had not spoken with the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) as of Thursday night.

However, he said the HSE were sealing the files linked to the Roma case and was seeking the description of the information it must provide, such as the level of social work involvement in the case and the level of wider consultation.