I would not recommend going down the sgo route. I was awarded my grandchildren as a contacted foster carer and was then said I was more suited for an sgo and that I would have any support I needed at the other end of the phone. I had my grandchildren for 4 years and their mum had another child and h...

Thank you for your advice I will now contact social services in my local authority to see if they can help.

I have had my grandchildren for 4 years now . I don't have a social worker as they are with me on sgo. Can I request one as I need to be helping them to get back to mum. I am hitting a brick wall and don't know where to turn. I thought a SW would be able to help me and if so can I go to my local cou...

Am I allowed to request a social worker if I have my grandchildren on sgo

Thanks. I have been letting the grandchildren have weekends with mum and everything is fine with them. I just wanted to clarify ifwhat the social worker was saying was true. I don't want my relationship with their mum to break down I just want her to know that we have to go back to court,which she c...

Do I have to go to court to revoke sgo on my grandchildren my daughter in laws social worker had said I can just hand them back. Surely I will need to go to court to have it done properly. Any advice would be great.

I too am trying to discharge my grandchildren whom I have had for 4years now. My argument is that there mother's social worker has phoned me and told me that I can just hand the children back to her without it going to court. Surely we must go back to court that issued the sgo so as to make it legal...