'Alarm bells' were ringing at the school 'Cinderella girl' Amber Peat attended, but social services failed to act, an inquest heard. Amber Peat (left) was not allowed to talk about the 'big secret' that her stepfather Daniel Peat (right) had been jailed for tax fraudAmber's mother Kelly Peat (pictured above) attended the inquest at Nottingham Coroners Court todayThe teacher added Amber had mentioned a 'big secret' at home she wasn't allowed to talk about – which turned out to be her stepfather had been jailed for tax fraud – and that she had been subjected to the pot washing punishment. The coroner told MASH group manager Teresa Godfrey: 'In the world of safeguarding there should have been an explicit conversation about risk.' She said evidence she had heard during the inquest about Amber while sat in the public gallery had left her 'shocked'. But I could not question the social worker on that.'

Source: Daily Mail February 05, 2019 16:18 UTC