Thieving social worker is struck off
A SOCIAL worker who stole nearly £20,000 from the bank account of an elderly stroke victim has been struck off.
Peter Tennant, 54, of Long Eaton, stole money from pensioner Lorraine Rennie while working as her social worker for Sheffield City Council.
Investigators found he had taken £19,933 from the 65-year-old by making withdrawals and transferring funds to his bank account – just two months after he had been issued a cash card.
Tennant was jailed for 30 months at Sheffield Crown Court in May after admitting fraud and misconduct in a public place.
His thieving left Miss Rennie unable to pay for food, leaving carers to pay for her groceries on a number of occasions.
At a hearing yesterday, General Social Care Council chairman Minna Nathoo said Tennant's actions were a "gross breach of trust" and "far too serious" to allow him to continue as a social worker.
3 Comments
by OAP, Nottingham
Saturday, July 31 2010, 1:48PM
“They are all at it, Police, Social services, MP's, Post Office etc. etc.
Bllluuuddddyyy nora, can't trust anybody these days.”
by phil, gedling
Saturday, July 31 2010, 3:17AM
“they even got so called X drug addicts working in jobs they should never get thanks to tax payers money they want
weed in out”
by phil, gedling
Saturday, July 31 2010, 3:13AM
“see what i have been saying they are all around us people who we should trust are getting these jobs they should get bigger sentances because they were in a position of trust most likely got the job from a bent friend”