Hi Suzy, thanks for your further reply. I wrote to my old supervising social worker and let them know I was intending on making a complaint unless they looked again at my financial support. The good news is that I am being recommended to get an allowance equivalent to the SGO allowance for the CAO a...

Hi Suzie, Thank you very much for your response. If I had known that I could refuse a CAO and retain the children as LTFC, that's what I would have chosen to do, I was never made aware that this was an option. I was not party to proceedings but it is my understanding that the children's cafcass guar...

Thank you very much for your advice and kind words. I feel like the LA are taking advantage of the fact they are my family and I won't let them go. If I had known I would not be financially supported, I may have not left my job, but I was assured by the children's SW and my SSW that the finances wou...

I've posted before about my nieces and nephews being involved in care proceedings. The case ended 6 months ago and the outcome was that 4 of the children came to live with me. The original care plan was for the two younger to be on SGOs and the two older ones to be long-term fostered. However during...

My nieces and nephews are potentially being removed from their parents care, and given to me on an SGO. The care plan recommends a maximum amount of contact, which is to be supervised. I am fine with supervising the contact if that's what necessary, but I think its in the best interests of the child...

I am currently a kinship carers for my nieces and nephews, under a Reg 24 agreement. The birth parents have been accused of NAI, and the children are currently under an ICO. The Fact Finding hearing is in April. My initial assessment to care for the children is positive and I'm undergoing further as...