Sample CPR - the Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland ...

Form CPR
Part A – Essential Information
Part A4 – Ability and willingness of family
members or relevant persons to permanently care
for the child 22
For each parent or guardian or where relevant the child’s relatives, or any other
person, outline an assessment of the ability and willingness to provide the child
with a secure environment that facilitates their full development and meets their
needs. Include the care/legal options that have been explored in relation to this
carer and the reasons why the options have been discounted.
(ACA 2002 s1(4)(f)(ii))
Name:
Tina and Simon Green
Relationship to the child:
Birth parents.
Details:
Jane is Tina’s fifth child. Previous Care Proceedings resulted in her first four
children being placed away from her care permanently. There is extensive
historical evidence and assessments to suggest the Mr and Mrs Green are
unable to create a safe and stable environment for a child and that were Jane to
be left in their care she would be likely to experience significant harm.
The birth parents have been inconsistent in their engagement with the
Department over the Pre birth assessment in relation to Jane. They were not at
home on many pre-arranged visits and Tina stated that concerns raised in
relation to her other children were ‘all lies’. Mr and Mrs Green have a lack of
understanding of the child protection concerns and this increases the risk to any
child placed in their care.
Mrs Green was adamant through most of her pregnancy that she wanted a home
birth despite being advised against this due to the health risks. Only in the last
weeks of her pregnancy did she agree to a hospital birth. Her attitude to
professional advice re this issue raised concerns about her ability to heed the
advice of professionals and prioritise the needs of her child over her own needs.
Julia Jamison Psychologist concurred with the Local Authority’s view of Mr and
Mrs Green. She concluded in her most recent psychological assessment (Feb
08) that the risk of placing a child in their care would be high because of their
failure to fully recognise the limits of their parenting ability and the difficulty of
accepting professional advice. In addition she stated it would be impossible to
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