Hello,
I was wondering if anyone could help me.
I started a relationship in January and, in April, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison for a Section 47 assault charge. This occurred within a previous, very toxic relationship in which there was violence on both sides.
He is now due to be released with a tag and I have been told social services will be contacting me as I have two children.
This surprised me as his offence did not involve any children and he does not have a history of violence, prior to this occasion.
Since he will be on a tag, he will not be able to spend much time at my house as I work through the week and he will have to be back in his house by 7pm.
He has also had an excellent record during his time in prison, being moved to the enhanced wing, becoming a mentor and building good relationships with prison staff and fellow prisoners.
I know he has really benefitted from his time away and has been able to reflect, heal and grow.
I wondered how thorough the contact with social services is likely to be? Will it be a thorough risk assessment? Will he not be able to spend time at my house at the weekend? Will they contact my children's school? We have built a very strong relationship while he has been away and I feel completely safe and loved within it. However, I would always put myself and my children first and if I ever felt unsafe or threatened I would end the relationship immediately.
Any insights or personal experience would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you x
Social services involvement
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Bossman1959
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Re: Social services involvement
Hi,
This sounds to me as if it Is a safeguarding issue from social services point of view.
While past issues are past, they can be used as a way of building a picture of the people involved.
I hear what you are saying about the prison stay, and how he has learned from his mistakes, and grown.
To get a full picture the social services may want to talk to support workers involved with your boyfriend.
I would say that social services will talk to the school about the children and thier relationships at school and with you. Should they decided there is a need form a child protection plan that would mean meetings with social workers and school.
Hope this helps.
This sounds to me as if it Is a safeguarding issue from social services point of view.
While past issues are past, they can be used as a way of building a picture of the people involved.
I hear what you are saying about the prison stay, and how he has learned from his mistakes, and grown.
To get a full picture the social services may want to talk to support workers involved with your boyfriend.
I would say that social services will talk to the school about the children and thier relationships at school and with you. Should they decided there is a need form a child protection plan that would mean meetings with social workers and school.
Hope this helps.
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Suzie, FRG Adviser
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Re: Social services involvement
Dear Sunshine 3
Welcome to the Family Rights Group parents' discussion forum and thank you very much for posting.
My name is Suzie, online adviser at Family Rights Group and I will be responding to your post.
You have been in a relationship with someone who was convicted and served a sentence for a section 47 assault. He is due to be released and you have been told that a referral will be made to children's services. You are very concerned about this and want to know what the likely involvement of children services with you will .be. It appears from what you say in your post that you would wish to remain in a relationship with him.
It is important that you do not try to justify or minimise your partner’s behaviour which might be the view taken by children’s services because of the comments you make in your post about the nature of his previous relationship and his conviction.
As your partner was convicted of a violent offence this is the reason why children services would be informed and may wish to carry out an assessment including a risk assessment of the risk, he might pose to you and your children. Although his offence was not against children the kind of offence is the reason for safeguarding concerns for your children, so a referral is made to children's services. A social worker will contact you and an appointment made to discuss the referral and to explain what happens next. There is a process that children services follow when a referral has been received. It may be helpful if you read this information about what happens when children’s services receive a referral.
You ask how involved children services would be, whether they will contact your children school or inform your children's father off their involvement. In answer to these questions, depending on the steps children’s services consider necessary. There are different levels of involvement Early Help, Child in Need, and child protection. In all cases children’s services would expect you to be protective of your children and put their needs first. If your children’s father shared parental responsibility for them then children’s services are likely to inform him of their involvement with his children. If you do not wish this to happen, you can inform the social worker when you meet as to the reasons why
this would be harmful either to yourself or the children
I have included a link to our Guide working with a social worker.
I hope you find this information helpful, but if you wish to speak to an adviser you can telephone our free confidential advice line on 0808 801 0366. The advice line is open from 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays)
Best wishes
Suzie
Welcome to the Family Rights Group parents' discussion forum and thank you very much for posting.
My name is Suzie, online adviser at Family Rights Group and I will be responding to your post.
You have been in a relationship with someone who was convicted and served a sentence for a section 47 assault. He is due to be released and you have been told that a referral will be made to children's services. You are very concerned about this and want to know what the likely involvement of children services with you will .be. It appears from what you say in your post that you would wish to remain in a relationship with him.
It is important that you do not try to justify or minimise your partner’s behaviour which might be the view taken by children’s services because of the comments you make in your post about the nature of his previous relationship and his conviction.
As your partner was convicted of a violent offence this is the reason why children services would be informed and may wish to carry out an assessment including a risk assessment of the risk, he might pose to you and your children. Although his offence was not against children the kind of offence is the reason for safeguarding concerns for your children, so a referral is made to children's services. A social worker will contact you and an appointment made to discuss the referral and to explain what happens next. There is a process that children services follow when a referral has been received. It may be helpful if you read this information about what happens when children’s services receive a referral.
You ask how involved children services would be, whether they will contact your children school or inform your children's father off their involvement. In answer to these questions, depending on the steps children’s services consider necessary. There are different levels of involvement Early Help, Child in Need, and child protection. In all cases children’s services would expect you to be protective of your children and put their needs first. If your children’s father shared parental responsibility for them then children’s services are likely to inform him of their involvement with his children. If you do not wish this to happen, you can inform the social worker when you meet as to the reasons why
this would be harmful either to yourself or the children
I have included a link to our Guide working with a social worker.
I hope you find this information helpful, but if you wish to speak to an adviser you can telephone our free confidential advice line on 0808 801 0366. The advice line is open from 9.30am to 3pm Monday to Friday (except Bank Holidays)
Best wishes
Suzie
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Mummy112
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Re: Social services involvement
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