What do we mean by ‘significant harm’?
Your starting point in care proceedings is section 31 of the Children Act 1989. You can find the whole Act here or read what Wikipedia says about it. For more detail about this issue from the social...
View ArticleA social worker wants to investigate how I am caring for my child
This is a post by Sarah Phillimore. What gives a social worker the power to investigate my family? Children’s Services have two basic functions; to help and support families stay together but also to...
View Article‘Is likely to suffer significant harm’– to what extent are social workers...
Thanks again to Kate W a retired social worker for her thoughts about the meaning of ‘likely to suffer’ significant harm. Consideration of the ‘risk of future harm’ is often a hot topic in debates...
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