Ffion And Alun Action Plan

Based on the facts provided, it is evident that Ffion and Alun are not getting the sufficient standard of care from their mother Jolene. Therefore, this document will set out an action plan for identifying the issues in relation to the wellbeing of the children within their household. As it is the statutory duty of a local authority to protect and promote the welfare of the children, numerous different methods will then be provided in order to solve the complications and achieve this objective. The provision of these routes must be made with the intention of maintaining the family union and keeping the separation of children from the mother as a last resort. Lastly, all of these will be taken into consideration and the action plan will
For instance, the house was untidy, the children were not wearing clean clothes and they were both underweight. There was also a dangerous dog locked in the bathroom which had previously bitten Jolene. Another worrying information obtained was that Ffion sometimes spends the day with her mother rather than going to school. From all these observations, it can be determined that the children are in need as they are unlikely to achieve or maintain a suitable level of health and development without additional services. Therefore, the local authority must provide a range of different services in light of the needs of Ffion and Alun. Firstly, the local authority can provide financial support in the form of cash or clothing. This is because based on the information given Jolene is not working and financial difficulties can be the reason why the children are underweight and wearing dirty clothes. Therefore, the local authority must ensure that the family home has a sufficient monthly income for taking care of the two children. A family centre can also be provided by the local authority to give advice and counselling to the mother. In this way, there will be an increase in the understanding of Jolene
Therefore, in order to guarantee the safety of the children, the local authority should take further action and apply for a court order. There are numerous different orders that can be given by the Court. One of them is a child assessment order under section 43 of the Children Act 1989 which will allow the local authority to assess the health and development of the children so as to find if they are suffering significant harm. Another possible route can be the application of a supervision order. This order will be granted on condition that the threshold criteria are met. Once all of the criteria are satisfied, the Court will pass onto the next test. The second test is the welfare test in which the paramountcy principle is applied. At this point, the Court will give a verdict by taking the best interests of the children as a paramount consideration. Once the order is obtained, a supervisor will observe the needs and the improvements of Ffion and Alun without removing them from the family home. Even though there will be no separation of the children from the mother, the local authority will be given additional parental responsibility and will supervise Jolene when necessary. After the application of this order, if the local authority still thinks that the