Six-figure payout for couple whose three children were taken away by social services after false abuse claims

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"A couple who had their children taken away from them for two years by social services after falsely being accused of sexual abuse have been awarded a six-figure compensation payout.

Tim and Gina Williams went through a 'total nightmare' of having their three young children placed in separate foster homes after being wrongly placed under suspicion by social workers.
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They were today awarded an undisclosed sum in an agreed settlement at the High Court in Cardiff.
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The Williams family also received a full written apology from Newport Council.

In his judgment two years ago, Judge Crispin Masterman criticised social services for failing to follow recommended procedures and not carrying out a proper assessment of the family."