Chromatic v Westminster – The False Urgency Doctrine and the Velvet Ambush

⟡ “There Was No Emergency. Just an Agenda.” ⟡
The Velvet Ambush of Four U.S. Citizen Children Under a Disproportionate EPO

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Filed: 30 June 2025
Reference: SWANK/FAMCOURT/ADD-EPOPROP-0625
📎 Download PDF – 2025-06-30_SWANK_Addendum_EPOProportionality_BreachOfNecessity.pdf
A legal rebuttal challenging the misuse of an Emergency Protection Order as retaliatory escalation.

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I. What Happened

On 23 June 2025, the Applicant’s four children were forcibly removed from their home under an Emergency Protection Order (EPO) executed without warning. This occurred during a lawful homeschooling session. No medical danger, immediate safeguarding event, or new risk information had been presented. The local authority had not issued any prior written plan, risk assessment, or notice of proceedings. The removal occurred days after the Applicant filed a judicial review, submitted evidence of procedural misconduct, and publicly challenged Westminster’s conduct.

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II. What the Complaint Establishes

• Disproportionality: EPO used where no emergency existed.

• Failure of the “Least Intrusive Test”: No supervision order, CIN plan, or mediation prior.

• Abuse of process: Sudden action followed protected legal activity (N1 + JR filings).

• Psychological harm: Children experienced a police ambush while peacefully learning at home.

• Breach of trust: No efforts made to engage lawfully or proportionately before seizure.

• False narrative: The state created a story of danger to justify intervention after administrative failures.

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III. Why SWANK Logged It

This addendum marks a critical rupture in the supposed protections of family life. It illustrates how safeguarding tools can be twisted into instruments of silencing, punishing those who legally object. The act of filing complaints, asserting disability rights, and seeking court protection was answered with police intervention — not mediation. Westminster’s conduct reflects a chilling pattern where power replaces dialogue, and fear replaces care. The event is not an isolated mistake. It is a calculated form of institutional violence.

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IV. Violations

• Children Act 1989 – Section 44 (Emergency threshold not met)

• Article 8 ECHR – Right to private and family life

• Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 – Proportionality, transparency, child voice

• Public Law Principles – Retaliation following protected activity

• Disability Discrimination Laws – Ignored asthma-related communications and limitations

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V. SWANK’s Position

This wasn’t safeguarding. It was an administrative ambush.
The Emergency Protection Order executed on 23 June 2025 was a coercive act of jurisdictional theatre, not a child welfare necessity. The children were visible, healthy, active, and protected. The Applicant had been communicative — if not obedient — and that refusal to break legally protected silence is precisely what triggered state overreach.
The law does not authorise vengeance. It demands necessity. And necessity was never met.
We record this not as a complaint — but as evidence.
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