Thank you for the advice, L is going to contact the local CS where she is living now to see what support they can give her/would be prepared to provide towards providing a safe environment for her son. Obviously this is a different CS to the one which currently has the care order. At a previous LAC ...

Apologies for the added question. Given that legal aid is not available to the mother we understand that now he is 13 her son can, if he wants to, request legal representation and go back to court himself. Would FRG consider this as a possible option and could someone provide advice on the best way ...

Just an update for anyone who is considering going to court to get a Care Order overturned. We have just been advised by the solicitor who dealt with the original case that legal aid is no longer available for such things and it has to be funded privately. Given that the solicitor L used for the ori...

I am writing this on behalf of my girlfriend (L) who's son (now aged 13) has been subject to a care order since April 2014 (with his current foster placement since July 2014) and prior to that was accommodated under section 20 from July 2013. She is now wanting to start trying to get him returned to...