Dictionary Result for : 'S'
Secure Accommodation
Sometimes we place children and young people in secure accommodation in order to keep them safe if they are a risk to themselves. This can include frequently running away. Before we can place a young person into a secure accommodation it needs to be agreed by a judge. Secure accommodation units vary but they all are designed so that a young person stays in the unit.
Staying Put
When you turn 18 you are no longer a child in care, however if you have really bonded with your carers you may want to stay living with them. If this is agreed by your carers and you we call this a Staying Put arrangement.
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Supported lodgings
Supported lodgings are a form of supported accommodation suitable for young people aged 18-25. It is a family home environment where boundaries and house-rules are required to be kept as part of an agreement.
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Social Worker
When you become a child in care, you will be allocated a social worker to help with looking after you. For more about what social workers do please visit here.
Special Guardianship Order
A court order which hands over responsibility for you from the local authority to a guardian and is expected to last until the child is 18. Your parents still have legal responsibility for you but your guardian will make most of the important decisions.
Siblings
Brother or sister.
Subject to a care order but living at home
This means you are on a care order and the local authority shares parental responsibility for you, but have decided you can live with your parents with a lot of support from social workers.
Supervising social worker
Each foster carer has a supervising social worker who visits them often to offer them support. They work closely with the child’s social worker to support the placement.
Supervision order
A court order which says you can live at home but with regular visits and checks from social workers to make sure you are being cared for properly.
SECTION 17
This is the part of the law (section 17 of the Children Act 1989) that gives Children’s Services the power to help families of children in need. Children’s Services do this by offering families access to support services.
SECTION 20
This is the part of the law (Section 20 of the Children act 1989) that gives Children’s Services the power to look after a child when there is no-one with parental responsibility for the child or when the person caring for the child is prevented from caring for them, for whatever reason. This is also called voluntary Accommodation.
SECTION 47
This is the part of the law (section 47 of the Children Act 1989) that says Children’s Services must investigate when they suspect a child may be at risk of harm. This is also sometimes called a Child Protection Investigation.