Source: Community Care Inform Author: Michael Jones, Barrister, 15 Winckley Square This helpful guide explains the dos and don’ts of balance-sheet evidence and how to comply with the Re B-S judgement. This publication has also been added to our site's library section.
"A member of the House of Lords has criticised the government for an unfair focus on adoption reform above other permanency options, during a debate on the new education and adoption bill. Lord Watson of Invergowrie, Labour’s spokesperson on education in the Lords, said it was “wrong for adoption to be singled out for preferential treatment … Continue reading Government faces criticism in House of Lords for ‘preferential’ adoption focus
http:// Children’s services could be hit by deprivation of liberty burden after High Court ruling https://t.co/9WxjDE3LGh — Community Care (@CommunityCare) November 19, 2015 "Local authorities must consider whether looked-after children are being deprived of their liberty, but they cannot consent to the deprivation without applying to the High Court, a judge has confirmed." Read … Continue reading Children’s services could be hit by deprivation of liberty burden after High Court ruling
Examined from a legal perspective by suesspiciousminds read in full here: Foster to adopt – two small but significant issues Summary of the significant issues covered by suesspiciousminds "Question 1 – when is the child “placed” for adoption?" The Judge in this case confirmed that the child is not “placed with adopters” until the child is in a position to … Continue reading Foster to adopt – two small but significant issues
.@CoramBAAF@AdoptionUK@educationgovuk@IsabelleTrowler @FamilyFuturesUKI'm stepping back from adoption: https://t.co/rVA8h1JphS — Sir Martin Narey (@martinnarey) November 17, 2015 A statement by Sir Martin Narey "About my stepping down from the ALB" //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js In 2010 as I prepared to retire from Barnardo’s, and contemplated all the things I might do in retirement, I was asked by The Times to … Continue reading Adoption: Sir Martin Narey’s Resignation as Chair of the Leadership Board
Social worker criticised for flawed Re B-S assessment in care proceedings https://t.co/SlIhNSPrCR There are too many closed minds! — Russ Martin (@iRussMartin) November 17, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js She also put too much emphasis on the report of a psychologist who did not know all of the evidence, rather than making her own assessment Read at … Continue reading Social worker criticised for flawed Re B-S assessment in care proceedings
The fall in placement orders is not a problem, but government rhetoric on adoption is? Excellent piece on different forms of permanency for children. Adoption is not the only option. https://t.co/Mu2c6aNdcu — Claire Fenton-Glynn (@CFentonGlynn) November 16, 2015 Andy Elvin argues that a rise in special guardianship is not as big a problem … Continue reading Opinion on the fall in placement orders
The PM visited @Coram today to discuss measures to increase the number of children adopted and speed up the process. https://t.co/XHPSKGK2OY — UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) November 2, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The Prime Minister has announced: new measures to double the number of children placed with their adoptive family sooner children to be placed with relatives … Continue reading Adoption reform
Government statistics reveal that the child in care population is now higher than at any point since 1985 Care application statistics also show that the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has received 6,031 care applications in England in the six months to September 2015, an average of 1,005 a month. More headlines: Upward trend: If … Continue reading Population of children in care in England reaches 30-year high
October 24th, 2015 This scenario shows how IROs’ use of professional ‘challenge’ enabled professionals to re-consider the significance of the child’s relationship with family. While recognising that it may occasionally be better for a child to stay separated from their family or to have limited contact, this scenario reminds us of the importance of robust … Continue reading IRO Challenge – How ‘Patrick’ was helped to return home
