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workers. Are you going to tdll me off? No, but

workers. Are you going to tdll me off? No, but it is

workers. Are you going to tdll me off? No, but it is about thd safety

of your son. He needs to be somewhere safe. We are spending time

at Peterburg Children's Services to see how they protect fundable

children and families. And ht is the battle of the beers, who makes the

best? Norfolk Yorkshire? Revealing these stories that matter, closer to

home. Children's Services have a difficult

job. Maybe it is unsurprising that here in the east a third of

Children's Services social work department have 20% of their

vacancies unfilled. Joe Taylor has spent four days with the te`m at

Peter Brett see how tough the job is and how they hope to attract new

recruits. Are you going to tell me off?

Young mums, struggling to cope. I'm not going to tell you off,

but it is about the safety Sometimes we get our nose down

and sometimes we will feel We didn't get any response to

the standard we expected. We are spending four days whth

Children's Services in Peternorough and asking,

who wants to be a social worker And already there has been

40 incidents called in. So, your ex`partner burned him

with a cigarette? All of

the calls have to be checked out in I believe he's only remanded

until today. So there would be concern if he were

to be released and come back home because, obviously, there is risk

of death, threats, guns and drugs. An ex`boyfriend apparently held

a knife at a woman's throat So, obvioulsy, we need to look

at that one is a matter of trgency. It is a reminder

of how dangerous the job can be Have you ever been

physically attacked? It was a lady, I removed her

children, and she hit me. I left,

that was the best thing to do. One of my first calls is with

Sarah Masters. She's only been a social worker

for three years. We are going to visit a famhly

where there is domestic abuse. Sarah was forced to tell

the couple to split up or lose their children but now the son is

displaying some worrying behaviour. You thought he might

have witnessed that. I think he may have mimicked

something like that. I don't want him to grow up

and think that is the correct way Sarah is teaching this mum

techniques to deal with her son Children's Services got involved

when things were My son, especially, could hdar what

was going on upstairs Yes, he could hear that

we were both fighting. Where he was strangling me

and he still remembers it to this And how did you feel when

Children's Services turned tp? I was absolutely distraught

and gutted because I felt I'd lose Sarah seems to take this all

in her stride now. But when she first started

at a different local authorhty she was overwhelmed by the seriousness

of the decisions she had to make. There was a time when I was, like,

should I be a social worker? And I think when you start realising

you are actually making a difference, even if they `re tiny

changes, you think, oh, I h`ve had a Once you start to see that, you

think, this is what I want to do. It is Tuesday morning

and an urgent case has come in A 2`year`old boy brought

into hospital. He was vomiting

and became unresponsive and they were quite worried because when they

examined him he had very extensive bruising one over his body, which

looked like it was of variots ages. And this little boy has been subject

to a plan, a child protection plan, The little boy is already known

to them and has a sibling. Not yet,

we are going to have a structured Richard Ashdown is one

of the department's managers I got into social work from being

a youth worker initially. And it was just about how wd engage

with young people and Do you feel you've made

a difference? We know that quite often we are sent

to knock on doors where the police wouldn't go or where

the police would normally go with One of the things I've alwaxs

said is you actually don't A social worker has just gone

down to the hospital. We are not allowed to go because

it is such a sensitive case. They need to check the baby has

a safe place for the night Meanwhile, on the first response

team, social worker Denise Faircloth is dealing with an anonymous call

about a suspected neglect. Four children including a

6`month`old baby living in poor But is

the call genuine or maliciots? Denise has been doing this job

for 20 years so she's prettx good So it is really just teasing

out that information. Having a look at the childrdn

and just seeing how they prdsent, Denise first worked for ChildLine

before getting drawn I suppose, for me, it is

because there are so many children And I just felt that

if I could do something to lake it a little bit better, for chhldren,

then I'd do it. Taking children away

when you know you have to. Nobody wants to talk about that

do they? And listening children to cry

for their mums. Today's case isn't as harrowing

as that although that is not to say We have to do things like

if there is a smell of urind, or... Worse, we have to have a look,

sometimes we have to get Sometimes we will have a look at

the bedlinen to see if it is wet. Back in the office,

Richard is getting an updatd The paediatrician has concltded

the bruising is highly susphcious. And likely unexplained,

nonaccidental injury. The parents aren't giving any

explanation for these injurhes but I think we are going to need some

accommodation Because we don't think it is safe

for the parents to be looking Actually,

home conditions were pretty dire. Lots of laundry

and clothing everywhere. I'm not sure

whether that was human or animal. However, there was a dog thdre that

they've told us there wasn't theirs. That isn't my dog,

is what we were told. Denise has given the family two

days to clean up their act. Only a few years ago,

the team had two bad Ofsted reports and were held partly responsible

for the death of Tyler Whel`n. The five`year old boy was khcked to

death by his mum's boyfriend. Social workers didn't pick tp

on the warning signs Since then, funding was found

for another 25 posts. Vacancies have gone up

from 12% to a quarter The closing date for the application

for the post have been extended The director was brought

in following the Tyler Whel`n case. Any director can never

guarantee there is a case ott there that is something advdrse

would happen to that child. I have to make sure that those

families that we are providhng What I don't want is a gap

because once there is a gap, in that particular role,

that work can't be done. Agency staff plug most

of the gaps but stability If they can't recruit seasoned

social workers, they will h`ve to train up new ones to a hhgher

standard and keep hold of them. At least with the trainee scheme,

what we could do is look to see whether we could put contracts

in place to see One of the team is still down

at the hospital. The little boy with bruising doesn't

have a safe bed for the night. I think before you finish work,

you have to be sure that chhld You will have made arrangemdnts to

ensure that child is remainhng in hospital or that they ard

going to a safe environment. You wouldn't just leave a child

at risk. It is Wednesday morning and

the first thing I want to know is So, what's happened to the child

that was in hospital last nhght The parents began to understand

why we were concerned. I'm not saying that they

agree with our reasons. But they had an understanding

of why we were concerned. They have agreed

for us to accommodate their children Given the concerns we raised

at the hospital, we are looking to issue care proceedings todax so that

we can ensure that the children remain in a safe place, and we

share parental responsibility while These days, children are only

removed from the family homd A far cry from the old`fashhoned

image of child snatchers. The team do all they can to help

families change This young mum has been allowed to

keep her newborn baby, even though she has had another

child taken away. So he's in his cot now,

not in the Moses basket? On the odd occasion,

he is on the Moses basket. I'm not going to tell you off

but it is about the safety She's being visited twice a week

but her social worker Carolhne Just to make sure you've got

the right support in place because we want this to succeed for

you and your son as much as you do. This is a young lady that h`s

previously had a young child She had issues with her

mental health at the time. She suffered severe

postnatal depression. There was also some question

over her drug use. And a volatile relationship she

was in with a child's father. I fell pregnant at 19, I had my

daughter at 20 who was two lonths early, and she ended up not being

in my care after seven months. She holds

the social workers responsible I didn't want to be anywherd

near them. I still don't

like them social workers. Totally because

of the way they have been. From the beginning, they explained

what was going to be happenhng. Her new son has been rehabilitated

to her care, we are offering an extensive support package to try and

maintain his place with his mum I worked hard

and I'm still working hard. Back at base, the dog is

still trying to be re`homed. Trouble is, if I go there,

I will end up with it. She thinks the dog is one

responsibility too many. She is warning the family she

is coming over tomorrow. She admits she sometimes puts

on the rubber gloves herself. To me, it is common sense,

but for a lot of people... What I am beginning to see hs

that it is the same families Mary and John, not their re`l names,

have agreed to be interviewdd about their experience

of the social care system. Then she had two children

and they were also removed. Because she was

in an abusive relationship. She is now happy with anothdr

partner and with a new baby. But she is still only allowdd to

write letters to her other children. It breaks my heart.

a sibling on the way. It is our final day with thd team,

Sarah has organised counselling for the son that hurt

his mum being strangled. Caroline's new son is

receiving daily visits. What keeps me going is the little

children eating sandwiches, throwing It isn't rocket science,

it is just a feeling. If there is something you think we

should be looking into, catch up with me

on Twitter or send me an e`lail If you like

your beer you will know that there In Norwich alone, there are dozens

of smaller breweries, Norwich thinks it brews the best

beer in a land, but apparently, We like a bit of rivalry here,

so we put the two cities thd test. Beer is big business, in fact

brewing has never been so popular. Not only are we drinking more ale,

new breweries are popping up And brewing good beer is a latter

of pride. Every year Norwich hosts thd City

of Ale, claiming to produce the best beer in the land,

but Norwich has a rival, 180 miles to the north of here is the City

of York, it too claims to bd home I?m Toby Foster and I present Inside

Out in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. I?m in The House of

Trembling Madness here in York. And it?s where I?m going to start

my pub crawl to show you whx the best beer is not in Norwich

but up here in Yorkshire. Well, I don?t know about th`t,

but we?re up for a challengd, so let?s see if we can find out

which city produces the best beer and who is really entitled to call

itself the City of Ale. We?re going to visit a couple of the

top breweries in York and Norwich. And most importantly,

put the beers to the taste test Will know, we have been the wind...

Yes, that one. But will our testers prefer York

brew or Norwich?s ales? This is the fourth year for

Norwich City of Ale festival. This time around a record 44 pubs

and 40 breweries are taking part. I would say our beers are the best

in the country. A lot of the best malt and barley

grown in this country is grown in Norfolk, so it?s a locally produced

product with locally producdd grain and best maltsters in the country

are based in Norfolk, so all this excellent brewing starts

in the fields in our region, anyway, and York, they probably havd malt,

but the chances are it?s from this region, so without Norfolk

malt there would be no York beer. But York isn?t going to

take that lying down. It also boasts a proud tradhtion

of beer making. Like Norwich it also has

an annual beer festival, and this year more than 400

different beers will be on sale Like their Norfolk rivals,

the Northern breweries have won Maybe George has advantages for

location. York. We are near all the major cities. We are at the centre

of the country, and are a great tourist attraction. When totrists

come here and find great bedr, they definitely have a good experience.

We can probably compete better in this sense.

So what does it take to make a really good ale?

This is the Fat Cat brewery, just one of Norfolk?s 44`plus brdweries.

I?m just checking the spargd of the mash...

It?s like water that sprinkles across the

27`year`old Mark Winter?s bden brewing beer since he left school,

it?s in his blood as his dad is a brewer, too.

Each week Mark will brew up to 0 barrels of beer,

We have three different typds here. This pale malts. You can eat. Can

you? Yes. It is sweet, that is where all the sugar comes from. It is dry

at the moment. That is the Bali Yes, they are all malted. `` these

are Bali. `` barley. That whll be a lot like Coffey. Yes, it is. What

separates what you're doing here to what other mass`produced colpanies

do? We can keep a close eye on it here. We know the punters.

One of York?s newest brewerhes operates out of an industri`l estate

Called Little Brew, it?s owned by Stewart Small.

Stewart started his craft brewing business down in

He?s is passionate about bedr and has no doubt that York,

not Norwich, is the capital of the country?s brewing industry.

York is amazing. When I camd here I was struck by the quality of pubs.

The enthusiasm of the drinkdrs are locally for proper Yorkshird beer.

But the quality of the pubs is more than just at the beer and the

people. The landlord pride themselves on good beer. Thdy know

how to look after beer. There is no point making high`quality bder then

putting it in a hot seller. You get looked after. `` cellar.

But of course for both York and here in Norwich producing good

beer doesn?t just mean contdnted drinkers, it?s also good

I think it?s really important that this tag of City of Ale is placed

On our shoulders. The local economy thrives on people coming into the

region. With the hotel 's, shops, restaurants, they all benefht from

the fact that there is extr` people in the city. We had some market

research done this year, we found that one in four people herd in our

pubs were from outside the region. What we?ve decided to do is carry

out a very unscientific piece of research to see which city, Norwich

or York, produces the best `le. Now we could have picked dozens

of fabulous beers but the three we?ve chosen to do battle are

Nelson?s revenge from Woodforde s, we?ve got India Pale Ale

from the Grain Brewery and finally And we?ve got a tray`full of York?s

best beers. Centurion?s Ghost,

brewed within the city walls. One for the lager drinkers,

the Hop Studio?s Pilsner. that's the name of the brewdry,

here's their award winning Citra. Which is the best? What we have are

two trays of beer, one is York, the other is from Norwich. Tell me which

you prefer. A Yorkshire men in Norwich. There you go. That is your

favourite is it? Two for thd blue, you could be in trouble. Thdre are

two ways to look at this. The people in Yorkshire will be very h`ppy with

you, that is a York beer. No pressure, but the reputation of

Norwich is on your shoulders. I will buy both of them. That doesn't help

us. I don't like that one. Xou will never be allowed back home `gain

because you have chosen one from Norfolk. You have also chosdn one

from Norfolk. The people of York have votdd

and they?ve said they prefer Norwich beer?s,

but that?s fine they?re just wrong. Well after the euphoria

of the taste testing down, we won, Norwich didn?t just win herd

in Norwich, So I reckon with quite a bit

of confidence that Norwich can call To be honest,

I was confident from the beginning. That is it from Peterborough, catch

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