Dear FF25FF25 wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:53 pm The LA were granted a ICO and i have been given some contact but feels like nothing.
Back in court on two weeks time. They are now saying i have harmed my children in a way that never came up at CP level. Been told due to this i couldn’t contest ICO at this point. I know for sure i haven’t done what they have said and hopefully the records will confirm this. Ive shared my records so far which show it’s not me and i have never done what they have said.
Pushing for a residential plavement for the assessments to give me a fair chance. Given they have been talking about how i will get to see my kids in 2 yrs time with their SGO when we haven’t even had the case management hearing yet and only in week 1 of process.
Suzie (FRG Adviser) here, thank you for your updates.
In your last two posts you said that the local authority have been granted an interim care order and there is a further court hearing shortly. The public law outline (PLO) chart may help you visualise process and our webpages about care (and related) proceedings may be useful too.
In our previous message to you we suggested that you speak with your solicitor about the suggestion by the local authority that you have ‘harmed’ your children and the threshold for care proceedings have (at this stage) been met.
When children become looked after children services have duties to them including the contact arrangements for the parents/carers during the interim process.
You say that there has been a discussion about what might be the permanence plan for your children which is a special guardianship order. Permanence plans often begin with the idea that a child or children will be returned to their parent(s) home before other options are considered.
Best wishes
Suzie