Hello, I am looking for advise on S47 enquires? My 14 year old son was using his phone inappropriately to meet with children he is not supposed to socialise with so as a consequence to this I removed his phone. This then led to my son leaving the family home and going missing for 2 nights! The poli...

Dear MumOfATeen Thank you for your post and welcome to the Board. I am sorry to read of your bereavement and the effect your loss had on your daughter and yourself. Firstly, may I signpost you to our webpages about children in need, you can read them here . You asked whether you will or might be aff...

Dear Jed, Welcome to the parents' board and thank you for your post. You say that you are a single father to 2 daughters and that recently you have been experiencing some difficulties in your relationship with your eldest. Children's services are now involved, and you feel attacked and on trial. I a...

Dear Lou07, Welcome to the parents' board and thank you for your post. You say you have 2 children, aged 4 and 12 and that a initial child protection conference has taken place. Your 12 year old child has been bullied at school and despite multiple complaints being made to the headteacher, nothing w...

Dear Charmed1, Welcome to the parents' board and thank you for your post. You say that your teenager was in foster care for 4 years. They returned home at the age of 7 and are now 14. Your child is now saying they were never happy being home, and there is a child in need plan in place due to illness...

Dear AN1032, Welcome to the parents' board and thank you for your post. You say that your son has contact with his children, which has been ordered by a judge. Over the next two months, this is to be supervised in the family home with his partner and their daughter. You say the judge ordered the soc...

Dear Angel4eva24 Welcome back to the parents’ discussion board and thank you for your post. Your husband’s son is currently in foster care under a voluntary arrangement made by his special guardian. You are wondering what the meaning of twin track for adoption is. Another parent has helpfully posted...

Dear Smarie87 Welcome back to the parents’ discussion board. Thank you for your post. I can see from your previous posts that you and you partner have been working very hard to overcome the difficulties that led to your children being in foster care. I think that children’s services may now have agr...

Dear Decante Thank you very much for your updating post. It is good news that your son was home at the weekend which went really well and that he was due to move home with you on the 26th. So hopefully, that has already happened. I am sorry to hear that there is more information now about the abuse ...

Dear Hill5643 Thank you for your post and welcome to the discussion board. My name is Suzie, I am an online adviser and will be replying to you today. Children’s services have contacted your partner to inform him that his child is in emergency foster. The child was removed from this mother's care. Y...