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Child care law: a summary: England and Wales
- Authors:
- CULLEN Deborah, CONROY HARRIS Alexandra
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 90
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 6th ed
A quick reference guide to the law in England and Wales relating to the care of children, including reference to all recent legislation, new regulations, guidance and standards. Designed to provide a basic framework, it presents a summary of main statutes, regulations and court rules, and contains sections on: parents, parental responsibility and private family life; private arrangements for the care of children; local authority responsibilities to children and families; child protection; children looked after by local authorities; reviews; representations, complaints and advocacy services for children; adoption; and the courts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Somebody else's child: a guide to private fostering
- Authors:
- HILL Clare, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- London
A short film providing a guide to private fostering for professionals working with children. In the film a young person who chose to be privately fostered talks about the reasons for this decision and a private foster carer talks about her experiences. The film stresses the importance of notifying a local authority about the private fostering arrangement and the help that local authorities can provide.
Fostering unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people: creating a family life across a world of difference
- Authors:
- WADE Jim, et al
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 331p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people form a small but significant part of the UK looked after children population. This research study details and examines the results of a census survey of four disparate local authorities, collectively looking after over 2000 unaccompanied young people. The circumstances and needs of these young people are complex and as a group they require careful and sensitive assessment, planning and placement. Foster carers are at the heart of this task, providing family care against a background of uncertainty, anxiety and potential risk. The study examined: how these young people and foster carers build relationships; how local authorities address the challenge of caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people; and whether their actions result in successful integration into UK society of these young people, or continuing problems. Postal surveys and interviews were undertaken with a number of foster carers (23 interviews) and young people (21 interviews) to understand their experiences in placements, and a policy and practice study included focus groups to gather the views of social workers (n=31), young people (n=19) and key stakeholders. The results of the study revealed ongoing changes in the way in which unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people are looked after and the main features of the fostering task, insights into how young people and foster carers felt about their placements, and key implications for policy and practice.
Adopting large sibling groups: the experiences of adopters and adoption agencies
- Authors:
- SAUNDERS Hilary, SELWYN Julie
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 281p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This exploratory study uses in-depth interviews to examine adopters' experiences of parenting a large sibling group (three or more siblings) and the views of staff in adoption agencies who needed to recruit and support adopters willing to take siblings. Interviews were conducted with 37 adopters and with staff 14 adoption agencies. The interviews followed the adoption process from recruitment, assessment and preparation to matching, introductions, placement and support. The research findings are discussed in the following chapters: decision making, recruiting adoptive parents, motivations to adopt, assessment, preparation for adoption, matching and providing information, transition and placement, the provision of support, the well-being of adopters and their children, contact with other siblings, and how the adoption was working out. The study found that almost half of the sibling groups had been placed in separate foster homes before being reunited in adoption. People willing to adopt three or more siblings were seen as determined and committed. The findings also highlight areas of good practice in adoption agencies.
Parent and child fostering
- Authors:
- ADAMS Paul, DIBBEN Elaine
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 154p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The number of parent and child arrangements with foster carers is growing rapidly. Some local authorities have established dedicated teams to deal with this and independent fostering agencies in England suggest that these cases constitute up to 10 per cent of their total referrals. There is a history of ad hoc arrangements to allow teenage parents to remain with their baby. However, the new demand includes the placements of adults with their children, usually in the context of care proceedings. This is a specialist area of work, given the complexity around the legal status of the parent and child, as well as the uniqueness of having adult parents in the foster home. BAAF's practice guidance, based on the recent statutory guidance for England, brings together advice and good practice to support these emerging services. It focuses on the practical challenges and issues and includes information on: the legal context of parent and child arrangements; messages from research and serious case reviews; types of parent and child fostering; assessment and approval; training and supporting foster carers; care planning and placement planning; assessing parents and good enough parenting; and developing policies and procedures. The guidance is illustrated with case examples from both local authority and independent agencies. Appendices contain examples of assessment forms, placement agreements, and support schemes.
The role of special guardianship: best practice in permanency planning for children (England and Wales)
- Author:
- SIMMONDS John
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 81p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This practice guide looks at the key issues than need to be considered in relation to special guardianship for looked after children. It looks specifically at: the use of special guardianship; the role of local authorities in special guardianship; applications for a special guardianship order; assessing the needs of children; assessing the needs of prospective special guardians; special guardianship support services and needs of children; assessment, planning, outcomes and effectiveness in special guardianship support. The guide is aimed to inform practitioners and managers working in family placement, but would also be relevant to other professionals, including lawyers and the courts.
Looking after a young person who has been trafficked: a guide for social workers
- Author:
- FURSLAND Eileen
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 30p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In recent years, the official UK response to trafficking has developed rapidly. Trafficking is defined as a form of exploitation in which people are tricked, enticed or forced into leaving their homes in order to be used for sexual abuse, labour exploitation and criminal activity. This guide attempts to explain what social workers need to know when a trafficked child or young person comes to the attention of social services, because they have been found, or have approached children’s services themselves, or made acclaim for asylum. It provides information on: trafficking within and into the UK, how children fall prey to traffickers, why young people may be trafficked and what happens to them once they are, the local authority’s legal duty towards trafficked children and what to do if starting to look after a child who may have been trafficked. Brief information on how to identify a child that may have been trafficked is also given. The guide is illustrated with case studies and quotations from young people who have been trafficked.
Special guardianship (England and Wales) 2006: some questions answered
- Author:
- DIBBEN Elaine
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 introduces a completely new court order, Special Guardianship, intended to provide another option for legal permanence for children who cannot grow up with their birth families. A Special Guardianship Order gives the special guardian legal parental responsibility for the child which is expected to last until the child is 18. But, unlike Adoption Orders, these orders do not remove parental responsibility from the child’s birth parents, although their ability to exercise it is extremely limited. In practice, this means that the child is no longer the responsibility of the local authority, and the special guardian will have more clear responsibility for all day-to day decisions about caring for the child or young person, and for taking important decisions about their upbringing, for example their education. And, importantly, although birth parents retain their legal parental responsibility, the special guardian only has to consult with them about these decisions in exceptional circumstances.
Child care law: a summary of the law in Scotland
- Author:
- PLUMTREE Alexandra
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 118p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This edition has been fully revised to reflect the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998, the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 and the creation of the Care Commission. It also takes account of the Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999, as well as the effects in Scotland of the Adoption and Children Act. It also outlines the principles and themes as well as the statutory background covering the relevant Acts and other legislation. There are sections on: the court system; parentage and parental responsibilities and rights; private arrangements; general local authority duties; child protection; "looked after" children; fostering; the children's hearing system and the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004; adoption in Scotland; and intercountry adoption.
The adopter's handbook: information, resources and services for adoptive parents
- Author:
- SLATER Amy Neil
- Publisher:
- British Association for Adoption and Fostering
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 108p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd
Adopting a child is 'human' process, indeed a life process. It is a process in which adults commit themselves to bringing a child into their home, to nurture and most importantly to meet the specific needs of the child. Yet adoption is also service provided by local authorities or by an adoption agency. Adopters are active participants in that service and it is important to know as much as possible about the process of adoption and about the wider issues that may affect adoptive parents.