About Family Rights Group

Family Rights Group is the charity in England and Wales that advises, advocates and campaigns for families whose children are involved with, or require, social care services. We provide confidential telephone advice and support for parents and family members, including grandparents who are raising grandchildren who cannot live at home. We work to increase the voice children and families have in the services they use, and promote policies and practices that improve children's lives.

Family Rights Group was established as a registered charity in 1974.  We work to secure the best future possible for children, including those who are in need, at risk and/or cannot live at home, and to improve the services received by these families.

Our values:

Family Rights Group believes that children are most likely to do best when the rights and views of families, including that of children, are respected; families are asked what support they want and are given the financial and practical help they require to access these services.

The voice of children and their families who have experience of being involved with, or requiring social care services,  governs and leads our work.

To achieve its vision Family Rights Group:

• Campaigns to highlight obstacles to children's wellbeing;
• Develops and lobbies for policies at local and national level which promote children's wellbeing, including legislative changes and financial measures that tackle child poverty and inequality;
• Promotes families' participation in planning and decision making about their children;
• Promotes service user (and potential service user) participation in the design, delivery and evaluation of local child and family welfare services;
• Works to improve the practice of lawyers, social workers and other practitioners in the social care field;
• Lobbies for effective support and intervention from social care agencies when it is required; and
• Delivers projects that are aimed at developing and demonstrating new models that empower families and address gaps in provision to families.