27/02/2012 Inside Out South

Hello from Southampton and welcome to Inside Out. Here's what's coming

up tonight. The mum and 13-year-old daughter at

the centre of the teenage contraception row give their first

TV interview. I was in the lesson and she asked

me if I was sure if I wanted to go through with it and I said yes.

Then I had it put in my arm and then I went back to lesson.

For sex under 16, that's wrong. What next? Abortions in the

classroom? Booking your dream holiday home

online, but this time hundreds gets scammed.

Complete devastation, humiliating as well. They stole your money with

no intentions of letting you have the holiday.

Behind-the-scenes with Surrey police in their attempts to catch

the culprits. To be quite honest, it was just

greed. They simply just thought that they would be able to take the

money and that would be the end of And the war detective putting names

to our unknown soldiers. Two of them have now been

identified. Both were identified by artefacts, personal artefacts.

I was shocked. When I first saw that they found his body, it

suddenly brought World War I right into your front room.

I'm Jon Cuthill and this is Inside First tonight, she hit the

headlines when her mum found out she had a contraceptive implant

fitted at school. The 13-year-old girl from Southampton was at the

centre of an international debate over contraception and young

teenagers. Jane Goddard has been to meet them

for their first television interview.

I'm 13 and my boyfriend is 13 and we're both in year nine at our

school. And we're having sex so we wanted to get sorted.

She's my daughter and she's tried her best to look after her own

interests and to protect herself from pregnancy. So I'm proud of her

for doing that, but I'm not happy that she's lost her virginity,

obviously. The 13-year-old year nine

schoolgirl from Southampton had a contraceptive implant inserted in

her arm with a local anaesthetic. It's about the size of a matchstick.

Manufacturers say it's well over 99% effective and it lasts for

three years. In our school, we had discussions,

like, girl groups and they talked about different ways of

contraception and I found out about it through that and I thought it

was the best way so I asked for it. What about other methods?

Condoms are always an option for contraception, but they fail and

not in young people. I thought the implant was the most effective way.

As far as I was aware, they were doing sex education, giving out

condoms and advice and everything else. Not actually doing implants

at school. That should be down to the doctor, but what they should be

teaching kids at school is to build a relationship, build trust, but

sex is going to go on unfortunately. No, I'm not happy about it,

obviously, but what can I do? Put a chastity belt on her?

Southampton's long had a problem with teenage pregnancy, so when the

government introduced a drive to get contraception straight to

teenage girls, here in Southampton, they took the clinic's into schools.

We currently deliver sexual health services as part of the health and

well-being agenda in schools. Nine schools in Southampton. And they

come into those services and they see a specially trained

practitioner who undertakes a comprehensive risk assessment and

works with them to look at whether they're at risk in terms of the

sexual relationship that they're having.

Younger people are having sex nowadays. I know adults don't want

to think that, but they are and I know some of them want to not

jeopardise their life and they want to get sorted.

So, last June, without telling mom, the 13-year-old opted for the

implant. Legally, no-one had to inform her family or her doctor.

I was in a lesson and the lady came into my class and said, can I

borrow you? And then we went into a different room and she asked me if

I was sure I wanted to go through with it. She told me there are some

risks, but they're not major. I said yes. Then I just had it put in

my arm and then went back to lessen. All young people need to be assured

that the services they access are confidential. The law is very clear

that young people, if they're capable to do so, in consultation

with the health practitioner have the right to make their own choices

about the care they access. And it's their choice to do so. I want

to stress that, in every contact with the young person, they're

encouraged to share that they visited our services with their

parents or carers, but it's their choice or decision if they choose

not to do so. Very angry. They've done it behind

parents backs, quite meekly, actually. My daughter has done the

right thing by trying to protect herself on the advice of them, but

for actually making that life changing decision for a young child,

that should be made by a family doctor, the parent and not the

schools. Not in the classroom. Based at the University of

Southampton, Prof Roger Ingham is a world-renowned academic researching

the sexual behaviour of teenagers. Southampton has a relatively high

rate of teenage conceptions. There are big effort to reduce them. We

know that young people will respond to school-based services and we've

seen over the last 10 years, the rates have come down quite

dramatically. The guidelines were established in the House of Lords

25 years ago so they've been around for a long time. As far as I can

see, those guidelines were followed in this case to the letter, so

there's no question of criticising the health service staff, no

question of criticising the schools for making their premises available

to the health service to come in and do the job they're trained to

Mom is also concerned that it's it was so easy to get the implant,

perhaps not enough emphasis was put on compulsory after-care.

What they've done is neglect her afterwards. It's interfering with

her mind, interfering with her body development, what else?

All young people are offered follow-ups. Young people of that

age are monitored closely through the services. They would be

building relationships with the specialist practitioners. We can

offer appointments, we can't make people keep them. But those young

people are in our sites. We're aware of them and we'll be

continuing to provide them with ongoing support.

I think I regret not speaking to my mum before I had it done. I think

they should offer to come see us again and check if we're all right.

They should advise you more to speak to your parents if you can.

The health and education authorities responsible say they're

simply taking part in a government strategy. The girl in question

isn't an isolated case. Last year, across the country, 1700 girls aged

13 and 14 were fitted with the contraception implant.

They're exploiting the girls to get the pregnancy rates down. STI's are

on the increase so without these monthly checks, with chlamydia and

everything else, who's protecting my daughter? If you're doing

invasive surgery in school, in school time, then let her get on

with it knowing that there are side effects.

There's evidence that young people are having sex, no doubt about it.

The question is, should you allow them to go on having sex without

protection or should you try and protect them? Even though, strictly

peaking, it's illegal. It's a very pragmatic issue. In a sense, I was

pleased that the system seems to be working and that a young girl who

has decided to have sex had actually got herself protected

which was a very sensible and reasonable thing to do.

For sex under 16, that's wrong. They should be building more of

that on relationships at school, not doing surgical implants. What

next? Abortions in the classroom? I do have some regrets of growing

up, in a way, so young, but I wouldn't change anything, really.

So you're just happy as long as you're not going to get pregnant?

In a way, yes. When do you want kids then?

About when I'm 24 and have got a job and a house. Possibly a husband.

At this time of year, lots of us are thinking about our holidays.

Traditionally we'd be booking in places like this, but statistics

show nowadays more than half of us are braving it and booking our own

holidays online. Why not? Look at this a villa in Majorca, six

bedrooms, four bathrooms, stunning views and the private pool. It

sounds like the perfect holiday. What could possibly go wrong?

Decided to have a look at some villas on the Internet, searched

through a couple of websites trying to find a villa that was suitable

for the three families that were going.

Unfortunately, Julie fell in love with that dream Majorca villa.

We chose this particular one which was in Santa Ponsa are in Majorca.

I contacted the owner through e- mail, she then e-mail me back and

said, "yes, we can accommodate that," and this was the amounts

that was the cost of the villa. I think it was around about the total

of 5700 and something pounds. The villa was owned by Tracy and

Derren Grant. They weren't travel agents, but I tell you what, they

definitely had the knack of getting bookings.

On certain weeks, they had up to 10 parties booked into the villa. So

it wasn't just a case of making �2750 per week. On one week in

August, you can times that by 10. Your card number.

The grants seemed perfectly hospitable and reassuring. They

would answer any questions about the villa immediately via e-mail

and phone. Once they'd been paid, that good service stopped.

I actually transferred money from my bank account to the owner's bank

account. I heard nothing, nothing at all. So I sent another e-mail

and I actually said in the e-mail that I was getting worried because

she'd not responded and it had been, maybe a week since I paid the

balance. And I still got no response.

Julie had transferred money to an account at this bank in Farnham. An

account police were already investigating on behalf of another

hopeful holidaymaker who also was having trouble contacting the

Grants. We managed to establish that the

villa was being marketed on a number of websites and enquiries

with those websites by one of my colleagues established, in fact,

those websites had received a number of reports from other people

all stating that they believed there was a fraud taking place with

this villa. The Grants were overbooking the

villa to such a degree that at one point, 12 holidays were scheduled

in for the same week. What's more, the property wasn't even available.

They were advertising the villa for holiday bookings knowing that there

was a tenant in the villa and the villa was not available for hire.

I had a phone call informing me that the villa was under police

investigation with the Surrey police and they informed me that

there was maybe another 16 families that also reported the same thing

and there was people from Norway, Switzerland, France, all these

people that had up this particular villa, as well.

There are all different age ranges from young teenagers that have

their first group holiday as friends going away, there was a

party from Sweden and again, a group of girl teenagers going away

so they didn't get to go to their holiday. In fact, one of those went

out. And you can imagine, at their age going out on their first

holiday with all their friends expecting a good time to turn up at

a villa where it's no longer available.

Police learned that the money that Julie and others have taken into

the bank account had long gone. But the investigation team was not

giving up. Although the account was linked to a bogus address, upon

closer examination there was a tantalising reference to a cottage

in Dorset. So the team headed west. Colleagues and myself attended that

address and spoke to the occupants at that address who turned out to

be the parents of one of the offenders.

But the parents denied knowledge of the Grants whereabouts so the

police began to search the house for clues.

I seized two diaries from a bedside drawer. Mrs Grant, who at that time

was I believe 73, became visibly distressed at the fact that I had

seized these two diaries. In essence, I had a tug of war with

Mrs Grant over these two diaries where she forcibly tried to remove

them from my hand. Written in the back of one of the diaries was an

address. So at the time, we suspected that that was where they

were living. Meanwhile, Julie had to come to

terms with her lost holiday and break the news to the other

families who were travelling with her, that their money had gone.

Complete devastation. I felt responsible because I book this

holiday on behalf of the other parties. Humiliating, as well. You

feel that you have been taken for a ride. They stole your money with no

intentions of letting you have a holiday and it is a hard lesson to

The address the police found in the diary led them to a luxury

farmhouse in Somerset, from where the Grants were running their

business. The game was up. They must be really stupid people. To

think they can get away with such a thing. Because in this day and age,

there's a lot of things traceable. Because they were doing it through

e-mail, bank account transfers and such, I just don't know how they

thought they could get away with it. The Grants were arrested on

suspicion of fraud. Having managed to con hundreds of people out of

their holidays, they were brought to Guildford police station for

questioning. Whilst Derren and Tracey had plenty to say about

their villa to potential customers, to police it was a different matter.

You are aware, Mr Grant, aren't you, of a number of outstanding debts?

No comment. You've tried to obtain money fraudulently from these

holidaymakers, whilst knowing they would not be able to use the

services of the villa and the facilities there. No comment.

Mr and Mrs Grant maintained their not guilty plea right up to the day

of the trial. What right did either of you have

to fraudulently mislead these people that the villa was available

for rent? No comment. Mrs Grant was questioned for a number of hours

and never gave one answer to a single question. No comment.

She chose, as is her right, of course, to reply "no comment" to

all the questions put to her. December, at the Crown Court here

in Guildford, at the 11th hour, the Grants had a change of heart.

the last minute, pleaded guilty, so the actual trial did not go ahead,

and then they were sentenced in December. I am glad they didn't get

away with it in the end. They've been punished. He stated he was

responsible for sending all of those e-mails, despite them being

in Tracey's name. Because of that, Mr Grant was sentenced to 27

months' imprisonment and Tracey Grant, his wife, was sentenced to 9

months' imprisonment for their part in the fraud. I think, to be quite

honest, it was just greed. They were living far beyond their means.

They had no means of employment at the time, and their daughter was

attending a private school. While the Grants are holidaying at Her

Majesty's pleasure, it looks like their victims will only ever see a

fraction of their money back. Meanwhile, there are lessons to be

learned. To safeguard yourself, I think it is quite difficult in that

environment. However, there is insurance out there, either through

your bank account or through these companies that advertise, that

specifically cover fraud advertising. So if this case

happens, you are covered by your insurance company. Two to three

people involved in this case have received their money back through

their bank account or through this insurance scheme. I'm still in

shock and disbelief that somebody could actually do that, and to

think they can actually get away with it. I just don't think they

realise how hurtful and disappointed people can be. Some of

the websites offer an insurance policy and when people are booking

a holiday for something like this, perhaps that is something they need

to think about, to book the insurance with the website and that

hopefully will protect them. really would think twice about

using a private owner again. Although I have used private owners

previous to this and everything's been OK. I suppose now it is a big

Finally tonight, imagine getting a call to tell you that the body of

one of your distant relatives has just been found. Someone, perhaps,

who died nearly 100 years ago. Making that call is the job of a

specialist unit with the Ministry Sue Raftree is in London. She's

trying to find out about some men who died almost 100 years ago in

northern France. I've come here to see the archivist at the Honourable

Artillery Company, to discuss the remains of four soldiers that were

found in Bullecourt in August 2009. These soldiers were killed in the

First World War. Like many casualties, they were buried by

their comrades near the battlefield where they died. Identifying them

won't be easy. The identity discs were blown off the soldiers because

they were not steel, as they are today. So therefore, it is very

difficult. But we do establish - and have established in the past -

personal identification of soldiers. We are very hopeful that this will

happen in this instance. It's a typical case for Sue, who works for

the MoD in Gloucestershire. When the remains of servicemen from the

two world wars are discovered, it's her job to identify them, find

relatives and arrange a military burial. Today, she is meeting

regimental archivist Justine Taylor. We actually have a very kind

volunteer in Antwerp who's compiled a list of Second Battalion members

who died in the First World War. Justine's been very helpful and

she's provided the war diary, lots of information, lots of very

informative books. We know the heights of the four soldiers that

have been found. I'm very excited. I've got to this stage where we may

be able to identify somebody. excited, but she knows these things

take time. Remains of some of the many thousands of war heroes still

listed as missing, with no known grave, are found each year around

the world. Some can be easier to identify than others. The wreckage

of a British bomber's been found in Italy and thanks to detailed flight

records, Sue knows exactly who was on board.

BBC London 94.9. Robert Elms, weekdays from midday, and Saturday

morning. It means another trip to London, this time for a radio

appeal. Now, I know there's a case you're working on at the moment.

Tell us a bit about that. About four months ago, a Boston aircraft

BZ590 was found in Italy. Boston was on a reconnaissance

mission when it was shot down in 1945, just weeks before the end of

the war in Europe. The crew, including David Rakes and Alexander

Bostock, all died. Their relatives have come forward, but Sue needs to

find one other family. One that we need to find now is Flight Sgt

David Millard-Perkins' family. that's why you're here today,

because we might just be able to help. Sue will have to wait to see

if anyone gets in touch, but when families do, they usually want to

know much more. She's in Wiltshire, meeting relatives of a soldier

whose remains have been found in the Midlands. -- Netherlands.

to meet you. I'm June. And they've turned out in their numbers. For

them, this is all about finding out what happened to the man who was

lost but not forgotten. Right, then, well, thank you very much for

coming today. I know you've come from a long way and I appreciate it

very much. He was my gran's brother and she talked about him all the

time. I was really little then. She died when I was about 10. But

that's how I remember him. Being really important in her life,

really. But it always felt like he was... You know, like I knew him. I

still call him Uncle Lewis, you know? Even though he was my Great

Uncle Lewis. Lewis Curtis from Cornwall was a member of the

Wiltshire Regiment. He died in October 1944. His battalion had

been advancing through Holland, but met fierce resistance from the

Germans. Today, his family are learning about where he was

discovered, and plans for his burial. So we are effectively

looking at the first available opportunity being July onwards.

There is a lot to take in, and if you just slowly absorb it, that's

lovely. It certainly is a lot to take in. But for everyone, it has

been a poignant day. This whole thing has been very emotional for

all of us. Today has brought all of us together, as a family, you know?

And we were saying that we very rarely get to get together these

days. I feel very honoured to have met such a marvellous family, and

to be part of such an exciting adventure that we're going to go on

and that in the end, we can have closure for this family.

One family close to getting that final closure. But what about Sue's

other cases? It's now several weeks since her meeting with the

regimental archivist in London about those First World War

soldiers. So is there any news? Bullecourt, yes, we've done some

more research with the archivist, and two of them have now been

identified. Both were identified by artefacts - personal artefacts.

Two soldiers identified, and now begins the task of tracking down

the families. And that's not easy, as Sue is finding out on the Boston

Bomber case. Unfortunately, that radio appeal hasn't had the impact

she'd hoped. Regrettably, there were no callers regarding the

identification of the family for Perkins, however we've now gone to

the Commonwealth War Graves. They've put it on their website and

we are now trying to trace him through other means.

When Sue does manage to complete a case, it often ends a mystery that

has haunted families for years. When Edward Hartley was killed, his

loved ones knew he had died, but very little else. I think my mother

must always have wondered what happened to Edward. He would have

perhaps been the love of her life, so she must have wondered all the

rest of her life - she lived to be 86 - what has happened to him.

Lance Sgt Hartley died at Arnhem in Holland, during Operation Market

Garden, the unsuccessful attempt by the Allies to force their way into

Germany in 1944. His remains were identified seven years ago. Sue

traced his daughter and she was guest of honour at a rededication

It was really emotional. I think the kind of occasion where all the

hairs stand up on the back of your neck. And you want to cry, as well,

really. It was really very, very special. Probably one of the best

days of my life. Yes, it was one of the best days of my life.

So, Sue's work can end up meaning so much to the families these men

left behind. She's back on the road again - this time in Hampshire. The

relatives of one of the First World War soldiers has been in touch.

family actually found me through the Great War Forum. They were

looking at the website and came across that we were trying to trace

the relatives of Capt Prichard. They contacted me, because I have a

lot to do with the Great War Forum. It was very fortuitous that they

were looking at that time. Hello, nice to meet you. Come in.

We are pleased to see you. I can only remember as a very young boy...

Londoner John Prichard died in May 1917. He was defending a position

near the village of Bullecourt in northern France. His company was

almost completely wiped out in the attack. 95 years on, his family

were amazed to discover his remains had been found. I was shocked. When

I first saw that they had found his body, it was a complete shock. And

then I was ecstatic that we were very happy about that. I thought,

"I can't wait to tell the rest of the family". And, as my daughter

says, it makes it really real. It has suddenly brought World War I

right into your front room. You have a personal connection with it.

And we feel incredibly honoured, as a family. We will be the people

that finally lay this captain to rest. Another case drawing to a

close. And there's good news on the Boston Bomber crew man, too. David

Perkins' family has been in touch. Sue also hopes to start arranging

his burial soon. It's very frustrating at times, because the

work has to be very thoroughly investigated. There's only a team

of two - my colleague and I - and we both find it very rewarding.

It's an honour and a privilege to And that's just about all we've got

time for. I'll see you next week. Me, Jamie, Lexus and Caley sleep on

that dining room bit there. Children in poverty - the families

coping on the breadline in 2012. this was another part of the world,

the aid trucks would be heading out. But because it is our world, we