Do you need to speak to an adviser?
Family Rights Group runs a free, independent and confidential advice service. We advise families when they are involved with children’s services or need their help. We provide advice for parents, grandparents, relatives and friends including kinship carers in England. Our expert advisers are all experienced lawyers, social workers or family rights advocates. They help families to understand the law and child welfare processes and their rights and options. And to better understand social work concerns.
If you would like to speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366. Our telephone advice line is opened Monday to Friday between 9.30am and 3pm (excluding Bank Holidays). For Textphone dial 18001 followed by the advice line number.
You can also sign up and post your questions on our Parents’ Advice Forum or Kinship Carers’ Advice Forum.
Our get help and advice section of our website. It describes the processes that you and your family are likely to go through, so that you know what to expect. Clearly explains the law so that you know what your rights are, and provides you with practical advice and support.
We are a national charity that advises parents, grandparents, relatives and friends about their rights and options when social workers or courts make decisions about their children’s welfare. We work with parents whose children are in need, at risk or are in the care system and with wider family members and friends who are raising children (known as kinship carers).
Our purpose is to help children live safely and thrive within the family and community. Learn about our history, achievements, activities, staff and trustees.
If your family is involved with children’s services or you need their help, look at our web-pages or ring our free advice line on 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm) to get advice.
You can help us to help more families and have an even greater impact by joining our supporters’ network, making a donation or getting involved in a fundraising activity.
New polling carried out by Opinium on behalf of Family Rights Group shows 91% of people would most trust relatives or friends to care for their children, if they couldn’t care for them.
We are looking for passionate and dedicated people with expert knowledge, experience, and talent to help us achieve our vision of a society in which children live safely and thrive within their family and community.
Family Rights Group hosted a series of policy seminars exploring what reforms are needed, particularly within our child welfare and family justice system, so more children can live safely and thrive within their families and communities. Events were livestreamed and recorded and can be viewed on our website.
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