Dec 6, 2021 | SGO Assessment
The previous article, At What Age Can You Become a Special Guardianship Carer? looked at when the issues when someone seems too young to take on the responsibility of becoming a Special Guardian (SGO). But what if you’re wondering if you’re too old to become a...
Nov 24, 2021 | SGO Assessment
In order to become a Special Guardianship carer (SGO) you need to be 18 years of age. This is the minimum legal requirement in order to be able to take on the guardianship of a child in the UK. When considering age, there are other factors which you need to consider...
Sep 30, 2021 | SGO Assessment
There is a new piece of research published by Kinship.org, believed to be the first of its kind that looks at the views and experiences of social work practitioners working within the field of kinship care. The research was published by Joan Hunt, Honorary Professor,...
Aug 9, 2021 | SGO Assessment
It is important that you are aware of key case law when undertaking a Special Guardianship assessment. I’m not a lawyer, I took my law modules in university like many of you. In this post, I have found information about relevant case law and from the trainings, I have...
Aug 2, 2021 | SGO Assessment
You may be wondering what a viability assessment has to do with a special guardianship assessment? Let me explain, a viability assessment is the start of the process that most applicants will go through before a Special Guardianship assessment will be started. So,...
Jul 6, 2021 | SGO Assessment
I have yet to come across a case in the field of Special Guardianship which is not complex. They are all extremely complex. When completing a Special Guardianship assessment, there are all the intricacies of family, embroiled with the bureaucracy of the organisation,...
Jun 21, 2021 | SGO Assessment
There are differing views about how to address special guardians and their families throughout the Special Guardianship report. A Special Guardianship Report is a court document. I have worked in a Local Authority where they did not formalise the use of names...
Jun 6, 2021 | SGO Assessment
Special Guardianship Assessment Report More Than 40 pages? 3 Easy Tips to shorten your SGO Assessment Reports. I have discussed Practice Directive 27A in full here, and you should read that first to understand what that means in full. However, to summarise it is with...
May 23, 2021 | SGO Assessment
In July 2018, a new practice directive came into force which placed limits on the size of court bundles and in turn, a limit on the size of expert reports. Special Guardianship Assessment Reports are considered expert reports and therefore they come under this realm....
