Do you know whether the Pupil Premium is being paid for the child you are raising - and if not, do you know whether it should be? If you are a family and friends carer, it is very important to know whether a Pupil Premium is being paid for the child you're bringing up, and also to know what that me...

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Who informed you that your grandson is saying he doesn't want to see granddad? Is this something that the social workers have informed you about, or has it been passed on to you by a third party, e.g. one of his parents? I ask because it sounds as if you have not had clear communication with the soc...

Little Nanny, when children are in the care system, the local authority have a duty to check firstly whether they can be placed with a parent (or someone who has or had parental responsibility for them). The second option is to place the children with a relative, friend or person who has some other ...

little angel, from what you have said, if you want your granddaughter to be kept safe, and to be able to stay in the family in the event that she cannot remain with her parents, then I do not think you have any option but to keep the authorities informed of the risks she is being exposed to. Of cour...

You wrote that "My daughter and granddaughter where taken off of all these [child protection plan] as they are living with us ". Are you sure that this was the basis for your granddaughter being perceived as no longer in need of a child protection plan? Because if so, then there's a good c...

Hi sisterincrisis, and welcome to the Family Rights Group discussion forum. You have raised a few issues in your posts, which I will try to respond to and comment on. You say that you haven't been told yet why your sister's son has been removed, although you can guess. If your nephew does come to li...

odonovan26, I'm sorry to have let this pass for so long without coming back to comment, and it may be that you have come to a decision about whether to apply for parental responsibility (PR) in the meantime. It sounds as though the main reason you were thinking about applying for an order to give yo...

Feature writer Antonia Hoyle has contacted us, because she has been asked to write a piece for the Daily Mail about God parents who have been asked to bring up their God children. Are any of the people who read or use this forum in this position? Would you be willing to discuss your experiences for ...

Hi Little Nanny, and welcome to the family and friends carers' discussion forum. It sounds as if you are in a position that must be quite worrying, where you are aware that social workers have concerns about your grandchildren, to the extent that they have asked whether you would be able to take the...