PARLIAMENTARY
SURVEY
THE
CROSS-PARTY GROUP
MUNCHAUSEN
SYNDROME BY PROXY
Dear
Munchausens
Syndrome by Proxy / Fabricated or Induced Illness
Child Protection, Social Services and ‘easy-to-misdiagnose’
disorders
You may perhaps be
aware that a Cross-Party Group of MPs is calling for the withdrawal
of the guidelines on MSBP and FII. The guidelines were originally
issued in 2002 by the Department of Health under the title ‘Safeguarding
Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced .’
These same 2002 guidelines
are incorporated without amendment at Section 6.6 of the new 2006
DfES initiative, ‘Working Together - A Guide to Inter-agency
Working.’
The Cross Party Group’s
present objective is to ascertain the extent of any problems that
may have flowed from implementation of these 2002 guidelines.
I wonder if you might
help?
We would be grateful
for any information which provides an indication of the prevalence
of MSBP-type suspicions put forward each year. For your assistance
we include a ‘questionnaire’ for a free-text response.
We look forward to
receiving your evidence.
It would help to have
any replies by one month from date of posting .
Yours sincerely
Dr Richard Taylor MP
MSbP/FII
House of Commons
Westminster SW1A OAA
