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 […]
CAFCASS reports 16 percent increase in cases
21st December 2017CAFCASS (Children and Families Court Advisory Support Service) has recently reported seeing a large number of new cases involving applications […]
Soap & Social Services
3rd November 2017Many viewers will have been gripped by the recent Eastenders storyline involving a family and their contact with social services. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Children in need being failed by social care system
22nd March 2017Vanessa Pridis looks at a new report on the failure of the system to keep pace with rising numbers of […]
Guiding learning disabled parents through the child protection process
31st January 2017For any parent, finding social services involved with their children, and facing the prospect of going to Court, is very […]
Born into addiction – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
25th November 2016What help is available for mothers who suffer from addictions and their children? In Plymouth, one charity is offering real […]
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 […]
Help for Parents Battling Addiction
3rd November 2015There is new hope for parents battling drug and alcohol addictions with the introduction of the Family Drug and Alcohol […]