My son Been removed from my care

[Micinka]

The last yers 2023 Ben social service apply to local authority removed mine son from mine care there while a care order is in place final hearing is that case is now closed case -court disagre with .long terms. Contact hawe every 4 weeks I’m se son just plase khant give me some information if I’m hawe sanc to taking mine son back to mine care is now 8 month I’m soo sad cray mine emotional is so pains for mine son plase khant apply to (care order ) after 6 months if is some sanc for me -

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

Dear Micinka,

Thank you for your post and welcome to the Parents’ Forum.

My name is Suzie and I am an online adviser replying to you today.

I’m sorry to hear about the difficult time you are having and the distress you are feeling.
You write that you have a child in care on a Care Order and you believe that at the final hearing the court did not agree with your son remaining in care in the long term. You also say that you have contact with your son every 4 weeks.

You would like to know how you can work towards your son returning to your care.

When the Care Order was made in court Care Plan will have been agreed. The Care Plan details where your son will live; what is in his best interests; how his needs will be met, and how his contact with you will be organised. You can read more about Care Plans and Care Proceedings on our website by following these links. Care Plan .
CareProceedings
The Care Plan is reviewed regularly by the Social Worker and the Independent Reviewing Officer
You can read more about the role of the Independent Reviewing Officer here .
More information about Looked After Child Reviews Looked After Child Review. is here
Each Looked After Child Review considers whether the Care Order still needs to be in place, so it’s important that you remain in touch with the social worker and independent reviewing officer; contribute to the reviews, ask any questions you may have and keep them updated.
If an application is made to court to discharge the Care Order, the welfare of your son would be the most important consideration. The court would have to be satisfied that you have made significant, longstanding changes since the Care Order was made, and that the issues that the court felt were of concern then are no longer relevant.

I would advise you to look carefully at the court judgement (the court, children’s services or the solicitor who represented you in court can provide this if you do not have it) and consider the reasons given there for your son’s Care Order.
Then you could consider how best to continue working towards the changes that would have to happen for your son to live safely at home with you. You may wish to seek support from specialist agencies if you have not already done so.

Please bear in mind that if and when there is an application to discharge the Care Order in the future you would have to provide evidence of the changes you’ve made. It’s important for you to keep a record of any appointments attended or courses undertaken.
Your GP would be a good starting point to talk about referrals to agencies that can help.
Family Rights Group can also help you find information about available support. Details of the different ways to contact us are below.
If you would like any further advice please contact the service again. You can:

• Call our freephone helpline on 0808 8010366, Mon to Fri, 9.30 am to 3.00 pm (except bank holidays), to speak to an adviser.
• Send an advice enquiry advice enquiry
• Post a query on our kinship carers’ forum.
• Use our webchat facility web chat facility

Best wishes,
Suzie