Dear Trinitron Welcome to the parents’ discussion board and thank you for your post. My name is Suzie, Family Rights Group’ online adviser. As you are a relative our family and friends’ carers’ discussion board would be a better place for you to post so if you are posting back please use that forum....

Dear ScotStepdad Thank you for your post and welcome to the Board. I think that it is important that your wife or yourself let Children’s Services know that you have or want to resume your marital relationship and ask them to carry out a risk assessment. As you are aware conducting your relationship...

Dear ridetester Welcome to the Board I am sorry to read that you were reported by a family member to Children’s Services and the Police and had a visit from both. I do hope that one of the agencies explained what the concerns were and why they came to visit you. In general when social workers receiv...

Dear bflare Welcome to our discussion board At Family Rights Group we give advice to individuals who have social workers directly involved with a child or children, your enquiry seems to be a matter that a Child Arrangements Order may help to sort out. Please see our advice sheet, it is written for ...

Dear Adelephant Thank you for your further post. It is perfectly reasonable for you to ask questions about the assessment process and the social worker (and their manager) are the best people to ask, even though this may be daunting. Perhaps these tips for working with your social worker may help. Y...

Dear Questionmark Thank you for your further posts and apologies for the late response. I am sorry that you are feeling confused about the arrangements for you to see your son. The issue of contact with your son under the SGO has been discussed on this forum before but as there is still a lack of cl...

Dear greenacres Welcome to the parents’ discussion board and thank you for your post. My name is Suzie and I am FRG’s online adviser. As your query is in relation to your grandson, then our Family and Friends' carers discussion board would be a better place for you to post. However, I will respond t...

Dear tzb Welcome to the parents discussion board and thank you for your post. My name is Suzie and I am FRG’s online adviser. I am really sorry we have not responded to your query sooner. I can see from the information that you have provided that the final hearing in the care proceedings about your ...

Dear EJK23284 You posted some time ago and I am sorry for the late response. If the social worker has contacted you already and told you where the anonymous referral came from, for example a member of the public or someone else who is known to your family, then you may already have the information y...

Dear TeaandBiscuits Welcome to the Board and thank you for your post. We have two Boards one for parents and the other for family and friends, which is the category you fall into but I am happy to respond you here. You said that your sister was known to Children’s Services before she came to live wi...