This request concerns characteristics that may be described as any of the following: Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII); Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy; parental ‘over-medicalisation’ of their child; or ‘perplexing presentations’ with regards to the child’s health. In the following questions, these descriptions will be referred to as ‘the described characteristics’.
1. Of the child protection plans that started in January 2024, did any involve concerns over the described characteristics?
Yes.
2. If the answer to question 1 is ‘yes’, how many involved concerns over the described characteristics?
2.
3. Of the care orders (excluding interim care orders) that the council was granted in January 2024, did any involve concerns over the described characteristics?
No.
4. If the answer to question 3 is ‘yes’, how many involved concerns over the described characteristics?
N/A.
5. Please provide the council’s current policy on Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII), including definitions, warning signs, care/escalation pathways, and thresholds for intervention.
This can be found at the following link FII and Perplexing Presentations.