In a letter from the Assistant Chief Constable of Merseyside Police dated 9th March 2005 John Robbins received well earned thanks for "the part you played over a 5 year period in leading Police and Social Services teams investigating the allegations of crime committed in residential establishments throughout Merseyside", which was otherwise known as "Operation Care". The letter goes on:-

"Yourself and the team did an outstanding job in bringing to justice a large number of perpetrators of the most outrageous cases of brutality and sexual assault. Perhaps, even more importantly, you provided the opportunity for some of the most vulnerable members of society to realise there was someone there to listen to their complaints and bring their tormentors to account.

I thank you on behalf of the Committee for your outstanding contribution to caring for the welfare of the former residents of care homes, and feel that you should take enormous pride in the undoubted overall success of the operation."

We at Abney Garsden McDonald feel enormously priveliged to have the experience and dedication which John Robbins brings to the type of work we do and its continued success in helping the vulnerable clients some sort of justice.