Social workers and statutory visits

[Itoldyouiwasill]

Just wondering what is the plan?
Obviously in normal life some children need to be visited and seen by SW's on a regular basis.
What on earth is going to happen once we go into lock down or even now. Those same children who are at risk of harm within their homes are still there, the SW's have a statuary duty to visit but may also have families at home they want to protect ( also the family being visited needs to protect themselves)

[Soontobe60]

The children you are talking about, who have a SW, will most likely be in school. If they are not, then visits will still be taking place. My dm had a SW assessment on Friday for home care.

[Itoldyouiwasill]

Ah yes of course that makes sense

[InNeedOfCoffee]

Still going ahead where possible in my area, or going in immediately after isolation period with non direct contact in between.

[mistyrains]

I don’t think that’s true soon

Those children will have an offer of being in school. It doesn’t mean they will be there.

[LIZS]

Agree it is not obligatory for these children to attend. A local primary head thought take up initially may be lower from the vulnerable/fsm groups as families are mentally treating it as an extended Easter holiday but this could change in a few weeks' time. Unfortunately these children could well fall under the radar in the interim without home visits. It is just showing on bbc that of 150 pupils eligible to come in to one school, only 4 have arrived.

[mistyrains]

Which is good really. It is difficult at the moment, I think things like petty crime and so on will also be overlooked.