If a parent or carer feels that the voluntary arrangement is no longer the right option for their child, they may be able to object to it continuing. And they may have a right to remove the child from the arrangement.
This will depend on several things however including:
- Whether the parent or carer has parental responsibility for the child
- Whether they are willing and able to provide somewhere for the child to live
- Whether they are willing and able to arrange somewhere for the child to live
- Where anyone who has a child arrangements order or special guardianship order for the child thinks the voluntary arrangement should continue
- Whether the child is 16 or 17 and is agreeing to the voluntary arrangement.
See Will a a parent or carer know where their child is living? Can they remove their child from the voluntary arrangement? What if children’s services are worried about the child being removed?