Thanks all, that really helps. since the post our social worker has asked how long we would wait until considering the SGO again and we advised at least year but they said it would give parents opportunity to take authorities back to court should they wish, so they have put a report together for cou...

Myself and my partner have been fostering his nieces for 6 months and the authority are in the process of taking parents through court and placing them permanently with us. We have discussed in the long term of doing the SGO but at this stage we are not in a position to do it. (relations have broke ...

hi, Little background: In May this year my partners nieces (aged 5 & 7) were placed in our care. They were placed on a second child protection order under neglect (had been on one last year too) Both are challenging girls as before coming into our care they had not experienced consistency in bou...