Placement Options for Children in Public Child Care

Introduction

There are several methods of placement of children, ranging from child arrangements, special guardianship, fostering and adoption. The rights and responsibilities vary depending upon the type of placement, and the exercise of parental responsibility varies.

This webinar will provide you with an understanding of how important it is to know what the difference is in terms of assessment processes and procedures, as well as the differences in terms of rights and duties.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Consideration of shared care
• Child Arrangements Orders and Special Guardianship
• Consideration of Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
• Consideration of The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015
• Consideration of realistic options - Influence of the matter of H-W (Children) & H-W (Children) (No 2)
• Placement with parents under Interim Care Orders
• Connected Persons and Regulations 24 and 25
• Duty upon the local authority to assess wider family members - consideration of Re H (Care and Adoption - Assessment of Wider family)
• Removal of child from parents and non-parents
• Adoption or fostering - Which is the right one? Consideration of Re D-S (A Child: Adoption or Fostering)
• Placement at home under a Care Order- Effect of Re JW (Child at Home under Care Order)
• Assessment of risk and removal following Re L-G (Children: Risk Assessment) [2025]
• Adoption versus foster care following R and C (Adoption or Fostering)
• Placement for adoption, sibling relations and placement options - Impact of Re S (Placement Order Contact) [2025]
• Care orders and Special Guardianship orders co-existing - Consideration of A London Brough v Father, MGM, and Child [2025]
• Child Arrangements versus Special Guardianship
• Impact of the Special Guardianship (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Friday 20th February 2026

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