About Me

Sharonjit bhangu

  • I have extensive experience in Child Protection work, as well as experience in specific work with unaccompanied minors. I have initiated Child Protection procedures, Care Proceedings and have a wealth of experience in the children and families arena. I have worked as a Locum Senior Practitioner and have the ability to manage complex case loads. Currently, I am a Service Manager in the Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children's Services, working for Kent County Council.

  • I have undertaken specialist research into child protection issues within minority ethnic groups in Scotland and worked as an Independent Trainer on social issues where I have developed and delivered my own awareness raising programmes. My experience ranges from statutory to charity work and incorporates work with children and families and a variety of ethnicities, cultures and age groups. My Masters dissertation was entitled, “Honour killings – where is the honour? A cross cultural comparison of professional attitudes and perceptions and how these may affect intervention and prevention”. The research focused on the differences in attitudes and perceptions of honour killings and honour based violence in India and Pakistan compared to the UK, specifically Scotland, and how these differences may affect prevention and intervention.

  • I was awarded the BME Young Female Person of the Year 2005 award, under the 'Youth Contribution to New Scotland' by Empower Scotland for research that I had done into the 'perceptions of child abuse within BME communities in Scotland', over 8 months where 140 respondents from different ethnic background were interviewed.

  • I am experienced in giving evidence to the Court in complex cases within both public and private law proceedings. I strive to develop my knowledge and have a specialist interest in Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation.

  • I have prepared numerous reports within pre-proceedings and Family Court Proceedings and directly to Panels throughout my career to date. These reports have covered the following areas:

  • Private Law assessments of children and adults
  • Parenting assessments
  • Viability assessments
  • Adoption assessments
  • Form F assessments
  • Special Guardianship assessments
  • Risk assessments of parents
  • Parenting assessments where there are concerns in relation to specialist areas such as female genital mutilation and honour based violence
  • Best Interest Reports for immigration cases
  • Age assessments

  • Qualifications
  • Canterbury Christ Church University Consolidation module (Children and Families) (2012)
  • Glasgow School of Social Work Post Graduate Diploma & Masters in Social Work (2009)
  • University of Glasgow MA Single Honours Sociology (2005)

  • Further professional development

  • PREVENT training (2024)
  • Inclusive leadership (2024)
  • Strategic thinking (2024)
  • Understanding Radicalisation and the role of PREVENT training (2023)
  • ECPACT training (2023)
  • Missing children and the risk of trafficking (2023)
  • PREVENT training (2023)
  • Trauma Informed Practise (2022)
  • ECPACT training (2022)
  • Age assessment training (2021)
  • 6 weekly reflective supervision (via Kent County Council 2021)
  • Form F training (2017)
  • Gang training facilitated by Junior Smart (2017)
  • Female Genital Mutilation workshop “Bloodlines” (2017)
  • Children across Borders training (2017)
  • Unaccompanied minors workshop (2016)
  • Homelessness Protocol workshop (2016)
  • PREVENT workshop (2016)
  • Child Sexual Exploitation Workshop (2016)
  • EPD Programme (2012)
  • Sexual Exploitation (2012)
  • Risk Assessment workshop (2012)
  • NQSW Court Skills training (2010)
  • Child and Family Foundation Training (2010)
  • Evidence Based Practice training (2010)
  • Recording In Practice training (2010)
  • Public Law Outline workshop (2010)
  • Information sharing workshop (2011)
  • NQSW Customer Care training (2009)