What is a Public Law Outline (PLO) meeting?
25th January 2018When Social Worker’s are concerned about the welfare of a child they may invite parents to a Public Law Outline […]
Categories: Children Law and Social Services Intervention
What is section 20 of the Children Act 1989?
7th June 2017The terms of section 20 of the Children Act 1989 put the onus on the Local Authority to provide accommodation […]
Categories: Children Law and Social Services Intervention
Volunteers Week 1 – 7 June 2017 by Stephen Sowden
1st June 2017National Volunteers’ Week 2017 runs from the 1st to the 7th June. The annual event celebrates the difference volunteers make […]
Categories: General
What is a Public Law Outline (PLO) meeting?
29th March 2017When Social Worker’s are concerned about the welfare of a child they may invite parents to a Public Law Outline […]
Categories: Children Law and Social Services Intervention
Grandparents missing out on pension perks
26th January 2017The BBC reported recently in this article that tens and thousands of grandparents are missing out on National Insurance credits which […]
Categories: Grandparents
Informal Kinship Care – making your own arrangements for the care of your child
17th October 2016The circumstances when parents make their own arrangements for relatives to care for their children or when a close relative […]
Categories: Children, Children Law and Social Services Intervention
What happens when your Grandchildren are taken into care
7th August 2015Being taken into care can be a very traumatic experience for all of those concerned, but what role does the […]
Categories: Grandparents
