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Podcast Episode: Copilot, Powermate and safeguarding.
Pip: Welcome to thestealingofemily.co.uk — where the question of who actually reads your MP’s email turns out to have a genuinely unsettling answer. Mara: Martin Newbold has been digging into the parliamentary casework software stack — specifically what happens when automation gets between a constituent and the person they elected. Today we’re looking at the…
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Copilot, Powermate and safeguarding.
The Copilot Studio’s email handling was not deployed, leading to the use of Power Automate for categorizing and forwarding emails. While this system can process incoming messages, it risks crucial safeguarding judgments by bypassing human oversight. All emails, including sensitive safeguarding disclosures, may be stored in a central Caseworker system, lacking accuracy and consistency. This…
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Podcast Episode: Parliament, Caseworker software Microsoft 365.
The discussion highlights concerns about the casework software used by MPs to process constituent correspondence. It reveals potential safeguarding issues, emphasizing that if sensitive data is automatically processed without human review, it could lead to mismanagement of vulnerable cases. The integrity of the software and evidence of its use are critically examined.
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Parliament, Caseworker software Microsoft 365.
The Caseworker software automates tasks like logging and categorizing casework, integrating with an AI Copilot that categorizes emails. Although a pilot project to use this Capilot was proposed, it was never launched due to cost and complexity issues. The CaseworkerGov system, operating centrally for Parliament, has concerns regarding the accuracy of data, particularly in sensitive…
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Podcast Episode: Child Welfare And Hidden Systems
Pip: If you have ever wondered whether the phrase “the system is working as designed” could be both reassuring and deeply alarming at the same time, thestealingofemily.co.uk is here to help you hold both feelings at once. Mara: Martin Newbold has been publishing across connected territories this week — how child removal and care funding…
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THEY WERE MOVED: The Government’s Own Records Contain a “Child Moved Abroad” Code
THE 50-MILE QUESTION The Government’s own figures show thousands of looked-after children being placed more than 50 miles from home. That matters because the Children Act 1989 does not give local authorities an unrestricted power to move children wherever they choose. Section 22C requires authorities, so far as reasonably practicable, to place a looked-after child…
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