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Our advice service

We provide advice to parents, grandparents, relatives, friends and kinship carers who are involved with children’s services in England or need their help. We can help you understand processes and options when social workers or courts are making decisions about your child’s welfare.

Our advice service is free, independent and confidential.

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By phone or email

To speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays). Or you can ask us a question via email using our advice enquiry form.

Discuss on our forums

Our online advice forums are an anonymous space where parents and kinship carers (also known as family and friends carers) can get legal and practical advice, build a support network and learn from other people’s experiences.

Advice on our website

Our get help and advice section describes the processes that you and your family are likely to go through, so that you know what to expect. Our webchat service can help you find the information and advice on our website which will help you understand the law and your rights.

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FGC Local Services

Family Rights Group hosts the family group conference and Lifelong Links network in England and Wales. Through the network we aim to promote the development of family group conferences and facilitate shared learning between local authorities and voluntary organisations that offer a family group conference service.

To learn more about family group conferencing please visit our webpages here. If you have any queries, please email jsewell@frg.org.uk.

Search our listings below to view local family group conference services and contact details.

Family Rights Group is not responsible for these services. Services with an (N) are members of the Family Group Conference and Lifelong Links Network. Those with an (A) are accredited services, and those with an (I) are independently evaluated.

Barnsley family group conference service

N

Mel Davidson

Preferred Futures Family Services

BBIC
Innovation Way
Barnsley
S75 1JL

Community interest company

Child welfare, youth justice, education, vulnerable adults, communities

Advocacy, mediation

Bradford family group conferencing service

Sarah King

Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Shipley Town Hall
Ground Floor
Kirkgate
Shipley
BD18 3EJ

Statutory organisation

Child welfare

Advocacy, mediation

Calderdale family group conferencing service

N

Emma Williams

Calderdale Council

Family Intervention Team
Northgate House
Northgate
Halifax
HX1 1UN

Kirklees Family Group Conference

N

Joanne Jennings/Catherine Wrench

Kirklees Learning and Early Support Service

Family Group Conference
Chestnut Children's Centre
Chestnut Street
Sheepridge, Huddersfield
HD2 1HJ

Statutory organisation

Child welfare

Advocacy, FGC

Leeds family group conference service

I
N
A

Bernie Jackson/Annie Soul/Sian Owens

Leeds City Council

Morley Town Hall
Morley
Leeds
LS27 9DY

Statutory organisation

Child welfare

North Yorkshire family group conference service

I
N

Margaret Mitchell

North Yorkshire County Council

Oak Beck House
Harrogate
HG1 4HZ

Statutory organisation

Child welfare

Rotherham FGC service

N

Rotherham FGC service

Family Group Conference Team
Floor 1, Wing C
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House
Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE

Statutory organisation

York family group conference service

I
N

Jonny Gregory

City of York Council

Children, Education and
Communities West Offices
Station Rise
York
YO1 6LP

Statutory organisation

Child welfare

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