What do social services need to remove a child? – MVOrganizing
What do social services need to remove a child?
How do you tell your foster child they are leaving?
Can social worker take child away?
How long can a child in need plan last?
What is the difference between a child protection plan and a child in need plan?
What is a Section 17 of the Children’s Act?
What to do if a child tells you a secret?
Take some time to explain foster care adoption to the child. Finally, break the news to the child that he will be moving. Be sure to focus on the move being due to the foster home’s needs and not the child being in the wrong. Say, “We need to focus on our family right now, but we are very concerned for you too.”
It is the expectation that a child will be subject to a Child in Need plan for no longer than 9 months. Any children remaining on a Child in Need plan at 6 months will be considered through a Peer Management Review to ensure that Child in Need remains the most appropriate and proportionate intervention.
A child in need plan operates under section 17 of The Children Act 1989 and doesn’t have statutory framework for the timescales of the intervention. A child protection plan operates under section 47 of The Children Act 1989, and happens when a child is regarded to be suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm.
The Children Act 1989 Section 17 of the Act places a general duty on all local authorities to ‘safeguard and promote the welfare of children within their area who are in need. ‘ Basically, a ‘child in need’ is a child who needs additional support from the local authority to meet their potential.
Reassure the child that they did nothing wrong and that you take what is said seriously. Don’t promise confidentiality – never agree to keep secrets. You have a duty to report your concerns. Tell the child that you will need to tell some people, but only those whose job it is to protect children.