Why is it for 6
years and having continually requested access to our grandchildren have we been
denied and studiously ignored?
Why even after Judge
Corrie (Oxford Family Court), ordered for extended family to be contacted in
this case were we not? And again studiously ignored!
Why were we as
extended family never considered even though we offered to take the children
and support them with assistance from Oxford Social Services and our own Local
Authority were we denied? And again studiously ignored!
Why was our suitability
questioned? A family of Social Workers and professionals in Child Protection
and psychology with CRBs/DBS Enhanced Checks?
If we are unsuitable then HOW is Oxford Social Services any more suited?
Is Oxford Social
Services and its Local Authority above the law?
In accordance with
Section 2.18 (outlined below) taken from the GOVERNMENTS legislation Statutory
Guidance for Local Authorities
2.18 In
working with children in need, when assessing wider family and environmental
factors within the core assessment the local authority should ensure that it
considers the capacity and willingness of the other extended family members to
care for the child on a short or longer term basis. This means that voluntary
arrangements for the provision of services to children and families, including
the consideration of potential alternative carers, should always be fully explored
before any application is made under section 31 of the 1989 Act for a care or
supervision order. Statutory Children Act 1989 guidance on court orders requires
that a local authority should take steps as soon as possible, perhaps through a
family group conference or other family meeting, to explore whether care for
the child can be safely provided by a relative or friend, assessing the suitability
of possible arrangements and considering the most appropriate legal status of
such arrangements.
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