Photo credit: ubershibs via Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND People have a right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so The Mental Capacity Act asserts people’s right to make decisions, even unwise ones, if they have the capacity to do so. The Mental Capacity Act and the code of … Continue reading Call to Action on 15th March 2016 #unwisedecision #mca
The new regulations on the assessment of Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) are set to come into effect on 29 February 2016. Download the Reg's here: The Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016 New guidance focuses on strengthening the assessment process. Professionals will now need to evidence the Special Guardian’s relationship with the child, as well as their parenting capacity … Continue reading The new Special Guardianship (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Community Care has released another article concerning a Deprivation of Liberty judgement. The case concerned a teenage boy, known as D, with multiple disabilities who was being cared for in a secure hospital setting and was subsequently moved to a residential placement. Read the story here: "Latest deprivation of liberty ruling has ‘huge implications’ for children’s social workers". The … Continue reading Latest deprivation of liberty ruling
Greenwich council's failure to provide proper immigration advice may have led to the girl losing her right to remain in the UK. Read full story via Community Care: Council to pay looked-after child £5,000 compensation for immigration advice failures Asylum Support More information via Gov.UK: Overview of support Asylum helplines More information, advice and resources … Continue reading Council to pay looked-after child £5,000 compensation for immigration advice failures
International Child Abduction Unit The International Child Abduction and Contact Unit has published a form and guidance notes for local authorities to use in child protection cases to make a request for co-operation to another country. The form is intended to help local authorities check their request is covered by the Regulation or Convention and … Continue reading Care cases with an international element
A group of lawyers has produced guidance after identifying a number of councils not fully understanding the law around recording child protection meetings. The National IRO Managers Partnership has notified the Department for Education of the need for updates to the IRO Handbook. We hope it will be a priority for 2016. Read guidance by the Transparency Project (December … Continue reading Parents who record child protection meetings: what social workers need to know
The Family Justice Council held its 9th Annual Debate and panel discussion on Tuesday 24 November 2015. The topic for this year’s debate was adoption. The motion read: “Adoption without parental consent is wrong in principle” The event was chaired by the Rt. Hon. Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division of the High Court, and Chairman … Continue reading “Adoption without parental consent is wrong in principle”
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.
Latest ruling from family courts chief could be as influential for practice with voluntary care arrangements as Re B-s has been in adoption. Section 20 guidance for social workers 'Munby’s guidance for social workers as set out in the Re N judgment: – Where possible, the agreement of a parent to a section 20 … Continue reading Section 20 arrangements shake-up expected for social workers following Munby guidance
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
