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Adoption
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The local authority attempts to find adoptive homes
for children who are no longer able to live in their
own homes. The authority reviews applications from
prospective adoptive parents to assess suitability.
Ongoing support is provided for adopted children and
their new families.
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Children and
young people - immunisation
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All children in the UK are offered vaccination
against certain diseases such as diphtheria, measles,
mumps, rubella etc. as part of the childhood
immunisation schedule.
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Children and
young people - maintenance payments
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Child maintenance is paid for children who live away
from one or both of their parents. It is an amount of
money paid regularly by the non-resident parent for
the child. The Child Support Agency calculates and
collects child maintenance for parents and children
who normally live in the UK
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Children and
young people - parental custody
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Decisions on arrangements for children taken as part
of divorce proceedings. The court generally considers
arrangements concerning where a child will live,
their day to day care, their health and education,
financial support and whether the other parent will
see the child and how often.
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Children and
young people - registration of responsibilities
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Registration of parental responsibility for a child
other than when a birth is first registered. Parental
responsibility gives the parent legal rights in
respect of the child. Parental responsibility other
than at birth is most commonly acquired by the
partner of an unmarried mother or of a currently
responsible parent.
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Children and
young people - respite care
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Respite care is a form of short-term substitute care
provided by someone other than the parents or usual
carers for a child. Respite care is a key support to
families and is organised to suit the needs of the
particular child and family. It can take place in a
hospital, residential setting or in the child's own
home.It gives parents free time to give them a rest,
to spend time with their other children or in an
emergency.
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Children's
hearings
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A Children’s Hearing is a lay tribunal of three
members. It must not be wholly male or female and
aims to have a balance of age and experience. One of
the three panel members will chair the hearing. The
hearing considers and makes decisions on the welfare
of the child.
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Children's
panel recruitment
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The local authority provides information about how to
become a children's panel member. The Children's
Hearings system relies on the involvement of around
2,500 volunteers in Scotland who give their time and
commitment to training and serving as children's
panel members.
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Fostering
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Fostering provides homes for children who are
temporarily unable to live with their own families
but who wish to maintain contact. Fostering may
provide respite care or shared care for children with
disabilities. Support is provided for the children,
the foster carers and the family of the fostered
children.
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Hospice care
for children
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Children's hospices provide respite and terminal care
for children suffering from life-limiting conditions
in a home-from-home environment. Care is provided for
the child and their family at no cost to them for as
long as is necessary, including post bereavement
support.
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Residential
care for children
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Provision of residential accommodation for children
and young people who cannot live with their natural
families. Prior to a placement in residential
accommodation there will be assessment of need
undertaken in conjunction with the young person (and
their family if appropriate), social workers and
residential staff.
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Shared
care for children
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The Shared Care Scheme aims to provide regular short
term breaks for children and young people with
disabilities, by linking them with approved carers
who look after them for short periods of time. This
can be from a few hours to a weekend a month.
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Vetting of
contract and supplier staff
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The CRB has access to personal records held by the
Police, the Department of Health, and the Department
for Education and Skills ensuring the best possible
scrutiny of applicants. In Scotland Disclosure
Scotland provides a valuable service protecting the
vulnerable people in our society by helping
organisations make safer recruitment decisions when
duties involve contact with children or adults at
risk. Disclosure Scotland in conjunction with the
Scottish Criminal Records Office (SCRO) run checks
against the Scottish Criminal History System (CHS)
and the UK wide Police National Computer system (PNC)
in order to ensure the best possible scrutiny of
applicants . Disclosure certificates contain details
about an applicants' criminal convictions and
Enhanced Disclosure Certificates can, in certain
circumstances, contain non-conviction information.
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