Grandparents Apart UK
Essential points that need to change for our children’s best interest?
1…Our motto is “Bringing Families Together” so we think the best interests of a child startsoff with Equal parenting when there is no valid reason not to. We know two parents should be first and formost in a childs life for a balanced upbringing with grandparents as a strong backer upper and first when parents are not avaiable.
2...The ‘Charter for Grandchildren’ to be Mandatory for professionals working in Children’s welfare to ensure children do not lose out on the benifits grandparents can offer.
3…The social services must stop treating children as commodities like a business deal
4.....If adopted a child must maintain contact with birth family.
5 ...Kinship care before strangers. Grandparents should not be by-passed for strangers.
6. ..All below accountable to law. The law turns a blind eye to the following. For courts not to
pursue these in condoning the use of them.
(a).....False accusations.
(b)....Erroneous reporting by social workers.
(c).....Flouting of court orders.
7…Proper recording of all social work meetings and discussions E.g. Dual tape recording similarto police proceedings for the protection of both the client and social workers.
8….More “transparency” and especially “accountability” of Social work and their managers
9….Specialised training for social workers in the best interests of our children.
10…Orchestrating “cover up’s”, when children are failed.
11…Accusations removed from record, when proven innocent.
There is a huge rise in drug and alcohol abuse and there is reckoned to be a million children in Britain today living in a home with one or both parents addicted to drugs or alcohol. Amid fear of the ever increasing cases of child abuse. Grandparents Apart UK have considered a new proposal in the best interests of children.
Our new proposal is considering the child in as much as not to have the protection of their grandparents in child abuse cases is devastating to them and not at all in their best interests.
We therefore propose that The Charter for Grandchildren in Scotland should be adopted for use in England and Wales, ‘ The role grandparent can play in their grandchildren’s lives’ must be mandatory for professionals dealing with children thereby ensuring in the absence of one or both parents that the love and protective role grandparents can play is not wasted as is the case at present because grandparents are regarded as irrelevant persons and therefore rarely considered in practice.…Being mandatory for professionals would not be an imposition on the parents or family in general…If the governments were to adopt this as an example it would send a message of encouragement to families that grandparents can be a huge asset in the family and it could be worthwhile attending mediation focussing on the best interests of the children.
It is generally agreed by governments and most organisations dealing with children that grandparents are important in the family.. It is also agreed that they can be vital in the early detection of child abuse and in the care and stability of children when they are in a crisis situation especially in the middle of the night. That is if they are informed about it at all, being irrelevant persons, this is not always the case. If the crisis has been violent and very upsetting it would be in the best interests of the children to be settled as quickly as possible with someone who cares for them.
Grandparents Apart UK is a non-profit staffed by volunteers Scottish Charity.
0141 882 5658
www.grandparentsapart.co.uk
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yes jimmy this is meant to happen for them where it is safe for a child /ren to be adopted or fostered if need be what is the difference they they pay fostercarers a lot off kinfolk are willing to take on extended family but need financial help so why cant they pay them as foster carers this way it is not costing the goverment anymore than they would normaly pay
ReplyDeleteits time they put children first before financial benifit, but there is so much heads off social workers play god they cant see that money is not everything they think because they adopt to people with money the child will be happier not so jimmy yes may be from birth yes when the child does not know anything else, but as the saying goes you cant make a silk purse out of a sews ear. i am dont get me wrong saying that the rich person is any better no not for one minute. but if you are not born with bools in your mooth its very hard to adapt. working class is working class yes and rich people are rich people and good luck to them there is no offence meant. but when you have got to save for something special you have earned it, if its handed to you on a plate its not special anymore you can buy anything you wantno ta i would rather earn it then i can say its mine. if its handed on a plate someone else has gifted it to you.
anyone agree or disagree coments please
charlie
Your dead right Charlie.
ReplyDeleteJimmy