⟡ “Thank You for Contacting Me.” ⟡
When You Report Safeguarding Abuse to Parliament — and Get a Newsletter Opt-In Link Instead
Filed: 28 May 2025
Reference: SWANK/PARLIAMENT/EMAIL-01
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Summary: David Davis MP’s office responded to a safeguarding abuse briefing with a generic auto-reply outlining newsletter options and data protection disclaimers.
I. What Happened
At 19:13 on 28 May 2025, a detailed investigative briefing was submitted to the official inbox of Rt. Hon. Sir David Davis MP. It covered the breakdown of child protection systems, targeting of disabled parents, and evidence of state-sanctioned retaliation.
Within seconds, an automated reply was received. It did not reference the content, urgency, or subject of the message. Instead, it explained how to unsubscribe from the MP’s newsletter, reiterated GDPR conditions, and reminded the sender to include their postcode.
II. What the Complaint Establishes
• A disclosure about safeguarding abuse is met with a reply indistinguishable from a mailing list footer
• No recognition of content, no triage of risk, no reference to parliamentary duty of care
• Constituency protocol supersedes national interest whistleblowing
• Data policy is used as a firewall, not a framework for ethical response
• A culture of administrative performativity replaces genuine political scrutiny
• The message was received. The problem was not.
III. Why SWANK Logged It
Because Parliament’s inboxes should not function like forgotten comment boxes.
Because a whistleblower’s credibility should not hinge on whether they included their postcode.
Because safeguarding abuse is not “constituent casework.” It is a structural failure of the state — and sending it to an MP should be a constitutional act, not a dead end.
SWANK logs these moments not because they are rare, but because they are ritual. This was not an exception — it was the default.
IV. SWANK’s Position
We do not accept that parliamentary politeness overrides national duty.
We do not accept that an MP’s responsibility evaporates when their inbox is full.
We do not accept that a newsletter link is an acceptable response to a safeguarding emergency.
This wasn’t “thanks.” This was a boundary.
And SWANK exists to document the moment when listening ends — and surveillance begins.
⟡ This Dispatch Has Been Formally Archived by SWANK London Ltd. ⟡
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