New to adoption in Suffolk?
The
'best
interests' guidance (PDF, 78Kb) aims to chart a course for
a child’s social worker from the early days of a child becoming
looked after through to presenting the child’s situation to a
Permanence Panel.
It includes:
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how and when to book a panel “best interests”
item;
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advice about permanence planning where
adoption is one of the options being considered;
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what information including the Form E is
necessary for the Panel and the Agency to arrange a child’s
adoption;
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links to other forms which need to be
completed.
The parallel
Birth
Family Issues Guidance (PDF, 48Kb) sets out the work which
is necessary for the child’s social worker to carry out or arrange
to involve parents and others as fully as possible in the adoption
process and to ensure then are consulted and counselled.
It includes:
- informing them of the implications of the adoption plan;
- consulting them about the plan itself and their
preferences;
- inviting them to attend the Permanence Panel;
- identifying their support needs;
- offering independent counselling;
- seeking their consent for medical information;
- links to other forms which need to be completed
When you book a “best interests” item with adoption admin they
will also book you a date at the
Matching
Meeting (PDF, 43Kb). This is the forum where we devise a
family finding plan for the child.
The
Matching practice guidance (PDF, 46Kb) will tell you what you
need to do to get ready for this meeting and what happens then:
It includes:
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when and how to notify the Adoption Register
for England and Wales about your child’s placement
needs;
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the role of the East Anglia Consortium of
Adoption Agencies in family finding;
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how to prepare a matching item to approve a
proposed placement at permanence panel;
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links to other forms which need to be
completed.
New
Guidelines
for safeguarding children placed for adoption (PDF, 200Kb)
set out the particular safeguarding needs of children and how
social workers must follow child protection guidance and put
children's welfare first.
Once a child is placed for adoption and the adopters have
applied for an adoption order you may be asked to write a Schedule
II Report for the court . Here is some guidance on
writing Rule 29 Reports and
a
Rule 29 Report format to download.
Adoption social workers assessing
prospective adopters are asked to help applicants prepare
a
chronology (PDF, 107Kb). The
guidance
for preparing chronologies (PDF, 56Kb) will help you to do
this.