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Sandwell Children's Trust Procedures Manual
Applications for Special Guardianship Orders
Scope of this chapter
This procedure is under review in line with legislative changes and current service developments and support.
Related guidance
- Permanence Planning Guidance
- Special Guardianship Guidance (DfE)
- Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund
- Firm Foundations: Complaints about Council Support and Advice for Special Guardians (Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman)
- Best Practice Guidance: Special Guardianship Orders (Public Law Working Group, 2021)
- CoramBAAF Statement Regarding the Relaunch of the Public Law Outline: The Return of 26 Weeks and What this Means for the Assessment of Prospective Kinship Carers
- Timetabling and Timescales for Full Family and Friends Assessments (Family Justice Council)
Last Updated: January 21, 2025
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