Children's Specialist Services

Adopters become the legal parent of children with an Adoption Order from the court.

• The team reviews and monitors adoption support plans, and carries out adoption support assessments for any families living in the borough who are requesting support.
• We can provide assistance, including direct work with children and their families.

Kinship Carers care for children full-time and long-term. A kinship carer might be a relative, such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle, or be a family friend.

• The team runs support groups and produces a newsletter in partnership with carers.
• The team carries out reviews of kinship foster carers (those who care for 'looked after' children), and other kinship carers in the borough.

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Special Guardians care full time for a child and have a Special Guardianship Order from the court.

• The team reviews and monitors special guardianship support plans, and carries out special guardianship support assessments for any families living in the borough who are requesting support.
• The team will also carry out some full assessments.

Private Foster Carers care full time for a child
(who is not a close relative, for whom they do not have parental responsibility) in their own home for more than 27 days.
The child would be aged under 16, or under 18 if disabled. This is usually an arrangement that has been made between the parent of the child and the adult who is to become the private foster carer.

• The team carries out statutory visits to the child, and provides support to the carer.

For further advice or information please contact the team between 9am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

The Family Plus Team
Welbeck House
43-51 Wandsworth High Street
Wandsworth, SW18 2PU

Tel: (020) 8871 6419 
Fax: (020) 8871 8505
Email:  familyplus@wandsworth.gov.uk
Mobile text 'FAMILY' and your message to 07797 805456

We want to listen, help and achieve

Help us improve services by telling us what we're doing right and what we need to do better. freephone 0800 389 8257 email csdinformation@wandsworth.gov.uk

Information Officer,
Children's Specialist Services,
The Town Hall,
Wandsworth High Street,
SW18 2PU

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