GCBR x TCSL Campaign Newsblog
Date: 3 May 2025
Author: Aquayemi-Claude Akinsanya
Title: The Richmond Girls: A Mother’s Stand Against Systemic Injustice
“When systems fail, communities must rise.”
At Garnetts Clothing Brand & Range (GCBR) and The Claudes SEN Law (TCSL) Campaign, we believe justice, dignity, and equity should never be compromised. Today, we spotlight a case that represents the very core of why our movement exists.

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The Case of Richmond Park Resident — A British Mother Fighting for Her Daughters
Richmond Resident, a Black British mother of three and a tireless advocate’s, online legal advice for disability and environmental rights, is facing an unimaginable ordeal at the hands of institutions meant to protect her individuals rights including the rights of her children. Two of her daughters—both diagnosed with disabilities and holders of EHCPs—were unlawfully removed from her care by Achieving for Children (AfC), Children’s Services, Metropolitan Police through an interim care order, despite there being no safeguarding risk, legal threshold, or due process. When in advance the Mother had legal safeguarding evidence against Achieving for Children in relation to the safeguarding concerns of Achieving for Children non delivery of Quality Education.

Since February 2025, these children have been denied access to education, despite placements being available since September 2023. Instead of supporting the family, Richmond and Wandsworth Children’s Services partnered with Richmond Housing Partnership (RHP) to forcibly evict the Mother and Richmond Resident on 16 August 2024, leaving her without secure housing or legal recourse.

https://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk

Systemic Failures and Institutional Violence
This is not a case of poor parenting. This is a case of systemic racism, disability discrimination, and institutional gaslighting—perpetrated against a mother who dared to speak up for her rights, her children’s futures, and the environmental inequities in her borough. “The Richmond Girls”: A Mother’s Fight Against a Broken System
Her requests for court relocation, legal transparency, and the review of fabricated evidence were repeatedly denied by the West London Family Court. The judiciary refused to hear her pleas for fairness and dismissed key medical and psychological evidence.
Taking Action: Legal Filing & Global Advocacy
We at TCSL have supported Ms. Campbell in filing:

• A Judicial Review Application with the Court of Appeal (Ref: CA-2025-000360)
• A Pre-Action Protocol & Intent to Sue under the Civil Procedure Rules
• A formal Complaint to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders
  We are calling for:
• Immediate return of her daughters
• Restoration of EHCP services and SEN budgets
• Judicial recusal and transfer to the UK Supreme Court
• A public apology and full investigation into misconduct in public office
  Join the Movement: The Claudes SEN Law Campaign
  At GCBR and TCSL, we advocate for dignity in law, equity in education, and justice in public service. Angela Campbell’s story is a tragic but powerful reminder of the urgency behind our campaigns.
  How You Can Help:
• Share this blog with your network
• Use hashtags #JusticeForOurRights and #TheRichmondGirls
• Subscribe to TCSL’s updates
• Donate to help fund legal fees and advocacy efforts
• Contact your MP and demand transparency in family court cases involving children with disabilities

Breaking news article history ‘the past & current injustice abuse of Richmond Park’

UK Case: In a recent UK case, parents were awarded £20,000 in compensation after their children were unlawfully removed by social services without proper justification, highlighting failures in the child protection system.

International Case: In the landmark case of D.H. and Others v. Czech Republic, the European Court of Human Rights found that Roma children were disproportionately placed in special schools, constituting indirect discrimination in education.

These cases underscore the pervasive nature of systemic discrimination and the urgent need for reform. (GCBR and TCSL Campaign Newsblog, 2025)