Dear Members,
Emma Forde, a producer at BBC Radio 4, has asked me whether NAIRO members could assist with a programme they are making. It concerns the 26 week timescale for care proceedings and the implications of this on children and the care plans made. It is due to go out in early March. Please see Emma's email below and if you have any information about such cases or have a view about the court process etc, then please get in touch with Emma.
If you do this, would you please say that you are NAIRO member and it would be great if you could let me know too so I can monitor how helpful we have been. If you would like the Trustees to support you with this then let us know.
Details of how to contact Emma are in the email below.
Many thanks,
Maggie
Maggie Duggins - Chair, National Association of IROs (NAIRO)
Hi Maggie,
Really good speaking with you- As discussed, I am producer for Radio 4’s File on 4 programme-we are a 40 minute long current affairs programme which is broadcast on Radio 4 on Tuesdays and Sundays. For a possible upcoming programme I am looking into concerns surrounding the targets to complete child care proceedings within 26 weeks and whether they are putting further pressure on the system. As part of this I’m looking into Special Guardianship Orders and whether the speed at which proceedings are meant to be competed is resulting in rushed assessments, leading to possibly unsuitable placements which subsequently break down or potentially put children at risk of further danger. I was wondering if you could put me in touch with anyone who had encountered cases whereby children had been placed at risk through an SGO Order being made without proper consideration of the placement’s long-term suitability. I understand there is much sensitivity surrounding such cases therefore this would just be for background at this stage to help with my research and would not expect people to go into details about individuals. I can also speak to people anonymously if that helps.
They could either email in the first instance at emma.forde@bbc.co.uk or my direct line is 0161 335 64 57.
Kind regards,
Emma
Emma Forde |BBC Radio Current Affairs
1st Floor |Quay House | MediaCityUK| Salford | M50 2QH
Tel: +44(0)161 335 6457 |E-mail: emma.forde@bbc.co.uk Twitter: @e_k_forde
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Friday 4th March 2016: NAIRO Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Annual General Meeting
Friday 4th March 2016
Resource for London
356 Holloway Road
London
N7 6PA
11:30 am
Presentation on ‘The future of social work with children and families’by Dr Ray Jones, Professor of social work at Kingston University and St George's, University of London
1:30 pm
NAIRO AGM 2016 including the election of trustees to the NAIRO Board
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NAIRO Annual Conference
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Dear Members,
As you know, NAIRO’s new website has a “members only” section, which has not yet been opened up to the membership. The reason is that we have been testing it to make sure it works properly.
We now are confident it is working well and will be opening it up at the end of next week, 20th or 21st August. You will all receive information about how it works and how to access it.
An important aspect of this change is that our current online Googlegroup members’ forum will move onto the website. You will all have access to the new forum.
We will keep open the old Googlegroup forum for 2 weeks or so as a safety net, but, if things go well, will then close it down. If there are any documents or messages associated with the old forum that you want to keep, I suggest you extract them now.
Further information about the change will be provided next week.
NAIRO Press Release 30/07/15
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT REVIEWING OFFICERS
Chair, Maggie Duggins
Vice Chair, Zoe Martin
Vice Chair, Jon Fayle
NAIRO Publishes IRO Toolkit
NAIRO has published an “IRO toolkit” which it has sent to all Directors of Childrens Services, and the Children’s Minister, Edward Timpson MP.
We think there is strong evidence (from Ofsted and research reports, as well as evidence from NAIRO members) that the IRO service in some Local Authorities areas is not always making the impact it should.
Over the last couple of years, we have developed a “toolkit” of various measures that we believe will help to raise standards and bring more consistency to the service across the country.
The measures may be used individually, or taken as a whole package. Local Authorities are welcome to amend our tools to suit local circumstances.
We encourage Local Authorities, IRO managers and practitioners to look at these measures and implement them where it looks like they could improve services for children in care.
Maggie Duggins Chair of NAIRO said “We are passionate about improving outcomes for children in care. We believe that the adoption of some or all of these measures by Local Authorities will help to support IROs and improve IRO practice, for the benefit of looked after children”
NAIRO
30.7.15
Notes for Editors
Independent Reviewing Officers
An Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) is a qualified social worker who has a responsibility to review the cases of children in care at regular intervals. A key element of the role is to scrutinise the local authority care plan for the child, in particular taking into account the child’s wishes and feelings, and being mindful of the child’s rights. If the IRO believes the LA plan is not in the best interests of the child, she/he has the duty to challenge the local authority to whatever level is necessary to resolve the matter.
NAIRO
NAIRO was founded in March 2009. It is the only national professional organisation for IROs in the country. We have a fast growing membership from England, Wales, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man.
NAIRO is devoted to improving outcomes for looked after children by maximising the positive impact of the reviewing process.
NAIRO has recently registered as a charity with a view to obtaining more funding from charitable sources, to enable us to strengthen our organisation for the benefit of children in care.
We have the benefit of several leading academics in social work or related fields, amongst our associate membership. We also have a number of eminent patrons who support our work.
For more information see our website www.nairo.org.uk
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