Guidance for social workers - Reviews

This is guidance for children's social workers and their managers, adoption social workers and their managers and Planning and Review managers/Safeguarding managers on reviews for children placed for Adoption but not yet adopted.


Below are documents to be completed for all Reviews for children placed for Adoption:
What to do Notes
Before the child has moved in, arrange a Review within 28 days of the placement date. Contact your are LAC team immediately.
Prior to the Review the following documentation to be sent to the LAC Team:
Prior to the Review, social worker completes Social Worker's Report for Adoption (Word,93.0KB) Social worker returns form to LAC Team.
Social worker decides if appropriate for child to complete Child's Consultation Form (Word,35.0KB)
Adoption social worker completes Adoption Social Worker Report (Word,49.5KB) Adoption social worker returns form to LAC Team.
LAC Team sends out invitations. Social worker informs LAC Team of who to invite.
LAC Team sends out the Prospective Adopter(s) Consultation Form (Word,51.0KB) Prospective adopter(s) complete form and return to LAC Team.
Safeguarding Manager/Planning and Review Manager completes Report (Word,94.0KB). Report is distributed within 10 working days.
For 4 month and 6 month Reviews complete the same paperwork.