Looked After Children – Placements – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk Children's Rights Change Children's Lives Thu, 14 May 2020 14:57:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon_v1-32x32.png Looked After Children – Placements – Children's Law Centre https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk 32 32 Will I be placed with my siblings? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/will-i-be-placed-with-my-siblings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-i-be-placed-with-my-siblings Thu, 14 May 2020 14:57:37 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=899 If your siblings are also subject of a Care Order then the Trust is responsible for keeping siblings together as long as it is possible to do so.

]]> Will I have to change School if I am put in Trust accommodation? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/will-i-have-to-change-school-if-i-am-put-in-trust-accommodation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-i-have-to-change-school-if-i-am-put-in-trust-accommodation Thu, 14 May 2020 14:44:30 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=885 Your social worker will try to make sure that you stay in the same school. However, this is not always possible and sometimes you may have to move school if for example, you live too far away.

]]> Will I stay close to where I live? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/will-i-stay-close-to-where-i-live/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=will-i-stay-close-to-where-i-live Thu, 14 May 2020 14:42:48 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=883 The Trust has a duty to place you near to your home, where it is possible to do so, so that you can have regular contact with your parents.

]]> Do I get any say in where I go? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/do-i-get-any-say-in-where-i-go/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-i-get-any-say-in-where-i-go Thu, 14 May 2020 14:38:33 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=879 You are entitled to support so that you understand any care plans and decisions that affect you. You may be given an opportunity to speak in court, depending on what age you are and your understanding of the case. If you don’t want to go to court, your Guardian Ad Litem or solicitor can speak on your behalf.

]]> What is suitable accomodation? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/what-is-suitable-accomodation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-suitable-accomodation Thu, 14 May 2020 14:32:39 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=873 Trusts have a duty to provide accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who become homeless. The accommodation should be suitable for you based on your individual needs. Once you have been accommodated for 24 hours you become Looked After.

]]> What is a children’s home? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/what-is-a-childrens-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-a-childrens-home Thu, 14 May 2020 14:30:43 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=871 A Children’s Home is residential accommodation for Looked After Children. It is staffed by Social Workers and should provide appropriate care and accommodation for the children resident there.

]]> What is Foster Care? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/what-is-foster-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-foster-care Thu, 14 May 2020 14:29:38 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=869 Foster Care is when you are placed in a home with professional Foster Carer’s and their family. Foster Placements can be emergency, short-term or long term. The Foster Carer’s receive an allowance for providing a home for you.

]]> What is Kinship Foster Care? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/what-is-kinship-foster-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-kinship-foster-care Thu, 14 May 2020 14:28:00 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=867 This means you will be placed with someone you already know which usually means family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles or your brother or sister.

]]> What are the different types of placement? https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqsyp/what-are-the-different-types-of-placement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-different-types-of-placement Thu, 14 May 2020 14:25:11 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_2&p=861 There are several different types of placement:

Kinship foster care

Foster care

Private fostering

Children’s home

Suitable Accommodation

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