Am I right in thinking that there may have been s.o. else in the flat with whom the woman had possibly had an altercation or did you think that the young lad and the woman had had a falling out? Either way, if you were worried about the safety of the children involved there should have been a social worker on duty who could have discussed your concerns and taken action if necessary, though I share your view that it would in all likelihood have taken SSD ages to do anything in the absence of palpable immediate risk to the children. I think you did the right thing if you were worried about the safety of the woman as well as the children - calling the police would at the very least allow the woman another opportunity to talk to someone if there had been something more unpleasant than a drunken fall going on. A.N. Social Worker