Advice sheets

The following PDF Advice Sheets are available from Family Rights Group. Click on them to view them online. You will need a PDF reader to view these files:

1.Contact with children accommodated by the local authority

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2. Contact with children in the care of the local authority

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3. Making plans for children in the care system  

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4. Placement of children looked after by the local authority

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5. Immediate placements within the family

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6. Adoption of children looked after by the local authority

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7. Open adoption

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8. Reuniting children with their families from local authority care

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9. After-Care: Advice, assistance and support for young people leaving 
the care system 

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10. Care (and related) proceedings

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11. Family support services 

11a. Family support services for asylum seekers
11a. Appendix A (Draft letter requesting an assessment) 

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12. Child protection

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13. Your family and social services: A guide to how to work with social
      services departments and to some words and phrases

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14. Meeting the placement needs of black & minority ethnic children and young 
      people

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15. NEW - Information about social care services for disabled parents, would 
      be parents and adults in a parenting role. Also available in large print

15a. Information about social care services for asylum seekers who 
        are disabled parents, would-be parents, or adults in a parenting role

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16. Financial implications of having a child come to live with you

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17. Advocacy for families in local authority decision-making

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18. Challenging decisions and making complaints

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19. Special Guardianship - what does it mean for birth parents?

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20. Special Guardianship - what's in it for carers?

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21. Access to records

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22. Support for relatives and friends who are caring for children

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23. Family and Friends Care: becoming a foster carer

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24. What happens to your benefits when a child can no longer live with you

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25. Parental Responsibility

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26. What is a Family Group Conference?

 

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