Sex Offender Risk Assessment

[Da2023]

I am in same situation I have been alleged for sexual offences and now Cs is involved and I will have to go through risk assessment after first formal family meeting with social services.my allegations is not proven and neither it will as I know I haven't done anything but how can I face this risk assessment and what types of questions they ask. Any help will be great as I have 11yr old boy and I don't want them to separate my family.help please

[Need help 2021]

Hi I wanted some advice basically I had had socail involved due to my husband being on the sex offfender register his offence was he a in a whats app group we illegal stuff was send underage cut story short Lucy Faithfull did the assment which came back low of him offending in person and online and he can see he son unsupervised between age of 7 and 8 as long he hasent reoffend my question is if we was to resume our relationship in the future and was to have another child what will happen I know socail will get involved again but if he can see his first child unsupervised Surely they will be a way for the second child if that makes sence I will be grateful if someone can give me advice please thank you

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

I am in same situation I have been alleged for sexual offences and now Cs is involved and I will have to go through risk assessment after first formal family meeting with social services.my allegations is not proven and neither it will as I know I haven't done anything but how can I face this risk assessment and what types of questions they ask. Any help will be great as I have 11yr old boy and I don't want them to separate my family.help please

Dear Da2023

Thank you for your post and welcome to the Board.

From what you write about the allegation and the future meeting you will have with children’s services, I imagine that the meeting may outline the child protection process, you can find details about this here on our website.

Most local authorities will have information on their websites about how the undertake risk assessments. An Internet search using the words “social work risk assessment” then the name of your authority, should bring up the procedures online for you to read.

About the allegation Unlock has some information on their website which might be helpful, though the information relates to convictions (and not allegations), it does have broad insights about sexual offences. Here is a link to the information.

If you would like to speak with an adviser, in confidence, our service is open Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 3.00pm on 0808 801 0366.

Best wishes

Suzie

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

Hi I wanted some advice basically I had had socail involved due to my husband being on the sex offfender register his offence was he a in a whats app group we illegal stuff was send underage cut story short Lucy Faithfull did the assment which came back low of him offending in person and online and he can see he son unsupervised between age of 7 and 8 as long he hasent reoffend my question is if we was to resume our relationship in the future and was to have another child what will happen I know socail will get involved again but if he can see his first child unsupervised Surely they will be a way for the second child if that makes sence I will be grateful if someone can give me advice please thank you

Dear Need help 2021

Welcome back to the parents’ discussion board and thank you for your post.

Your husband is on the Sex Offenders’ register. He currently has supervised contact with your son. His risk assessment recommended that he may be able to have unsupervised contact when your son is older i.e. when he is at least 7. This is dependent on him not committing any further offences. I understand that you would be responsible for deciding if it was safe at that time?

You are wondering what would happen if you and your husband have another child, e.g. in a situation where your husband had not reoffended and is no longer being supervised around your son. It is understandable that you want to make plans for the future. You may want to have another child as part of those plans. I can see that this is something which you would like a definitive answer about. You have posted about this a few times. You might want to look back on some of my previous responses and those of other parents who also replied.

Unfortunately, I cannot provide you with a specific answer or predict what will happen. This will depend on a number of factors. Of course, if your husband doesn’t commit another offence and if there are no concerns when he starts seeing your son unsupervised, then this will help.

However, the current plan suggests that the risk assessment concluded that while your son is young it is not safe for him to have unsupervised contact with his father. I guess this is because as a young child he is less able to protect himself. He may not know or be able to let you or a trusted adult know if he is worried or being harmed in anyway. It may also be related to specific risks identified about his father.

It is possible then that children’s services may also consider that your husband would need to be supervised around a future child. It may be worthwhile reviewing both the risk assessment and the assessment of your son’s needs to be clear about the basis for the current arrangement and whether there was any consideration given to what would happen if you had another child together, in the future.

As you suggest, children’s services may become involved again. I would recommend that you let children’s services know if you and your husband are expecting another child. They may undertake a pre-birth assessment during pregnancy. The social worker will look at the situation, including any risks, and based on this, decide whether they need to remain involved and in what capacity. They may wish to risk-assess your husband again. Children’s services will expect you to act protectively and to put the child’s best interests first.

I know from your previous posts that both you and your husband have completed specialist programmes with the Lucy Faithfull Foundation. You have also worked with children’s services. So you have shown a willingness to be informed and shown that you can be protective. This will help you with any future assessment, if there is one. Your husband will also need to engage and show how he has progressed, as the concerns are about him.

Please see our advice on pre-birth assessments and how children’s services work.

I hope this helps.

Best wishes

Suzie

[Pleasehelpme1]

BSA 21 Iam in the same situation, never been convicted but accused and social have ripped me from my family, how can I sort thing to get bk to my family

[Winter25]

BSA 21 Iam in the same situation, never been convicted but accused and social have ripped me from my family, how can I sort thing to get bk to my family

What is your full situation ?

[Suzie, FRG Adviser]

BSA 21 Iam in the same situation, never been convicted but accused and social have ripped me from my family, how can I sort thing to get bk to my family

Dear Pleasehelpme1

Welcome to the parents’ discussion board. Thank you for your post. My name is Suzie. I am Family Rights Group’s online adviser.

I am sorry to hear that you are in a difficult and distressing situation.

You posted on the sex offender risk assessment thread. You describe how you have not been convicted (I think you mean that you have not been convicted of a sexual offence against a child), but an allegation was made against you (perhaps in the past). As a result, children’s services have become involved with your child/ren. You say that they have ripped you from your family. I understand this to mean that they have said they would be concerned that your child/ren would be at risk of harm if you were living with them in your family home and so have asked you to live separately to the child/ren. They may have said that they would have to consider legal action to remove the child/ren if you remained at home.

Unless children’s services have a court order, they cannot impose a decision on you (as they don’t have parental responsibility for your child). But they can make recommendations and ask you and the child/ren's mother to work with their recommendations while they assess the situation or under a temporary safety plan – which will need to be reviewed. Although you are unhappy with the situation, I think that you are putting your child/ren first and working with children’s services by staying outside the home, while further assessment or work is considered.

I cannot give specific advice based on such limited information, but I would suggest that, if applicable, you:

• Call Family Rights Group’s advice line as soon as you can to get direct advice from an experienced adviser. The number is 0808 8010366 and the lines are open from 9.30 am to 3.00 pm, Mon to Fri (except bank holidays).
• Ask the social worker to explain what process is happening and when the current arrangement will be reviewed. You need to ask if they are doing a child in need assessment or if there is a child in need plan in place or if they are doing a child protection investigation or if there is a child protection plan in place.
• Think about who in your family/friend network would be willing to supervise contact between you and your child and ask the social worker to agree an arrangement for supervised contact, if you child/ren’s mother also agrees.
• Ask the social worker to arrange for you to have a specialist risk assessment.
• Contact the Stop it Now helpline for specialist advice .
• Look at the Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s Family Safety Plan and think about what you could propose in a safety plan for your family.
• Get legal advice from a solicitor about contact with your child/ren. Child Law Advice provide this advice.

I hope this information helps. But it is best for you to call to get specific advice from an adviser or if you prefer post back with a summary of your situation especially in relation to what process you are involved in with children’s services.


Best wishes

Suzie