Ministers were forewarned that child harm theory was unreliable
Ministers were warned that the controversial scientific theory Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) was responsible for serious miscarriages of justice as far back as 1996, according to documents seen by The Observer.Our investigation has uncovered a systematic failure on the part of the health authorities, social services and scientific advisers to question the validity of Professor Sir Roy Meadow’s theory, which claims that some parents harm their children to draw attention to themselves.
The Observer
