My friend has reported her daughter to social services, what will happen now?

Question

I am the babies god parent, and he is neglected, I told her mother who confirmed what I thought, I don't live in the area but her mum re-assured me that she goes round everyday to make sure the baby is ok.........

I send round shop deliveries of nappies, w wipes and food etc essentials every so often for the baby.....

But her mum just called and has just informed social services, she said she can't sit back anymore.........

What will happen now, we are worried sick for him and her to honest, her mum would raise him or I would if needed

The baby's mum, is on income support and uses all her money on herself........nothing is in the house for the baby, other than what her mother takes round.......she stays in bed most of the day, she takes him out of bed a silly hours of the night to sit outside nightclubs to stalk ex lovers etc

Answer 1

Would think they will leave the baby within the family if you are willing . Good luck in this must of been a tough decision to do this to her daughter so think you need to gather around as a family and support each other .......

Answer 2

Social services will conduct an investigation. Depending on the severity of the information that the grandmother reported, it could take anywhere from a day to a month for them to respond. If they feel that it is an emergency situation and that the baby is in imminent danger, or if there were marks on the child, that would constitute an "emergency", where the child needs to be removed NOW. Otherwise, they will come to the home, investigate claims that were made, talk to the mother, and try their best to do what is needed for the child. Neglect is difficult to prove, unless it is gross neglect- the child is never clean, doesn't have adequate diapers or food, is living/eating in areas that are unclean, left alone for periods of time, etc. Just the fact that you are also helping out by providing necessary items should alert the Social Service worker that all is not ok- and you should report your help. Does the mom just not have a clue about what to do with a child? Does she need monetary help to be able to afford the needed items for the child? Is there someone who can be sent to the home to help her make sure it is cleaned up and things are taken care of? Does she have a mental disorder (such as post-partum depression) that may be interfering with her ability to care for the child? These are all things that Social Services will look into when deciding what to do. Glad the grandma finally stepped in... sometimes that is all it takes to get a parent the help they need. We weren't all made out for being parents, and some parents really don't have a clue what they are doing. Hopefully, with Social Services stepping in, the child will get some help.

Answer 3

The call will have gone through to the duty social worker. If they do not think that the baby is in imminent danger of serious harm or death then the police will not grant an order and remove the child. Instead, a social worker will come and do an assessment of the family within the home and consider all the relevant facts.....they will also look to see if there is any other case history on the relevant parties. The social work team will then make a decision about the best course of action. It may be that the baby is taken away and given to family or foster carers, or perhaps they will offer parenting skills/counselling etc for the mother to help maintain the family.

Answer 4

social services are useless!!! they give you a time and date that they are visiting and that gives the parent time to get everything ready to prove they are more than capable.
Unfortunately social services only remove children if there is no other option but they will work with the parent to help them but only if the mother is interested in taking the help. God parent doesnt get the kid the clostest relative does and thats only if they go through the proper channels. You should be encouraging the mother and offering a weekend break meaning that she has her "alone time" and then she has her "mum"time. I see this all too often in young mom's but i really think taking their kids isnt always the best route, helping them would be better and if they arent interested in bettering themselves then take the kids where thay can be brought up proper

Answer 5

Social Services will log the call into the data base and depending on the severity of the claim and the age of the child they may or may not act on it just yet. Most times it takes more than just one call for them to conduct an investigation, again unless the allegations are severe.
If they do investigate and decide to remove the child, grandma would be the ideal placement since they do try to keep the kids with family. If grandma is willing to take the child she should realize that mom may or may not be allowed free access. So she would have to choose between helping the baby or her daughter.

Answer 6

Social services value the importance of supporting families not just removing children. They will assess the risk factors to the child and then create a care plan. They are interested in the extended family and will involve nan etc. To be honest they prob wont take away the child as there are only a few foster carers available. Though sometimes they do remove for short periods while they help families seek support for their problems - check out the every child matters website for further information

Answer 7

Well if they take the child away from the mother in the U.S.A they usually see if a family member will take the child. If none then they go to foster parents....I have a feeling you might not live in the states by the way you use words like nappies and mum so not sure in your country.

Answer 8

Well I called on my sister's ex fiance , in the state of virginia this is what happened. They first came to my mom's house, just to tell her that they are going to my sister's ex fiances house to check it out and make sure it is livable. It wasn't, my sister had to pick up the children (both whom she really doesn't care about) They order them to clean the house and they said they would be back, they cleaned the house, then trashed it again. The children are not allowed back there. My sister is also on the child neglect list, because she let the children over there when she knew it was unlivable for the children. It'll go to court and the woman will try to appeal, but it probably won't work. My sister still has the children in her custody after all of that.

Answer 9

social services will call round and check on the situation, ask a lot of questions anf monitor them carefully. there might be regular meetings for all the family and a family plan put into place which will have to be done. if they dont think that there is a risk then they will leave a phone number for them to contact them on.they are usually vary helpfull and will do what is right for the baby and the mother without causing too much unsttlement.

Answer 10

i think of that the swearing is gruesome and the smacking on the pinnacle bit isn't hassle-free to decide, is it a faucet or an entire blown wallop? Neither are correct yet i'm uncertain that i might pass down the process reporting this mom to the social amenities. i may be greater in contact some 9 year old donning nappies to be hassle-free! What does your chum say approximately this? you're able to desire to comprehend that besides the actuality which you disagree with the way that she is treating her toddlers possibly thats the way shes been suggested. It doesnt make it ok and yet swearing at your toddlers doesnt make somebody a bad discern. possibly you ought to physique of concepts your chum approximately it yet be careful. think of the misery you will reason the youngsters while you're incorrect approximately your concerns and the social amenities do get heavily in contact. in spite of this any form of exact abuse is unacceptable, yet determine which you're beneficial approximately issues first.

Answer 11

someone i know very close to home needed help from social services, the children she couldnt control and at that time quite frankly she didnt want to....
social services staff gave her time out and moved in her house 24/7 - she had 2 workers in the day, and 2 at night for what ended up being months and she was even allowed out for overnight stays with her new boyfriend several times a week.!!! can you believe it.... what id give for babysitters like that.
all im saying is you never can tell what will happen - but separating the family is a last resort
good luck...