Investigating special guardianship: experiences, challenges and outcomes

TY - BOOK

T1 - Investigating special guardianship

T2 - experiences, challenges and outcomes

AU - Wade, Jim

AU - Sinclair, Ian Alexander Charles

AU - Stuttard, Lucy

AU - Simmonds, John

PY - 2014/11/27

Y1 - 2014/11/27

N2 - Special guardianship is overwhelmingly used for children, predominantly young children, living with relatives or family friends (mostly grandparents or aunts and uncles). Its location within kinship care is the most marked difference with adoption. In excess of 13,000 special guardianship orders were made within the study period. Almost two-thirds of children were reported to have been at risk of abuse or neglect (63.5 per cent).

AB - Special guardianship is overwhelmingly used for children, predominantly young children, living with relatives or family friends (mostly grandparents or aunts and uncles). Its location within kinship care is the most marked difference with adoption. In excess of 13,000 special guardianship orders were made within the study period. Almost two-thirds of children were reported to have been at risk of abuse or neglect (63.5 per cent).

KW - looked after children

KW - special guardianship

KW - kinship care

KW - social work

KW - permanent placement

M3 - Commissioned report

SN - 978-1-78105-428-4

T3 - Research Report

BT - Investigating special guardianship

PB - Department for Education

CY - London

ER -