Potential kinship care

[ABC4567]

I have a million and one questions but the most pressing one is will a social worker allow a 14 year girl and 7 year old boy to share one bedroom? Currently sharing one bed but looking at adding a campbed or something. Is this a firm no? I know it isn't ideal but the alternative is one goes into the system (no other family)

[FunLurker]

I think the answer is no.
Are they sibblings, if so might allow very temporarily. Could one have a bed in living room, even if camp bed?

[soupfiend]

No. A fostered child must have their own bedroom, generally speaking, although occasionally same sex siblings can share when young

[FunLurker]

Or could one. Child have your room and you get a sofa bed?

[NoOrdinaryMorning]

They're sharing a bed????

[ABC4567]

@NoOrdinaryMorning

They're sharing a bed????

Yes, no other choice currently, other than putting one on the sofa maybe

[nigelp]

Speak to the advice line either at Kinship or FRG - Family Rights Group

Do not be deterred by fears concerning the room at the moment. You may need to speak to a solicitor who specialises in this area of work. Kinship will assist you with names.

[Nohousemove]

@ABC4567

Yes, no other choice currently, other than putting one on the sofa maybe

Totally inappropriate.

[ABC4567]

Thanks everyone, appreciate the responses

[Mydustymonstera]

If you can say who’s in the house and what space u have see if anyone can come up with idea?

[ABC4567]

@Mydustymonstera

If you can say who’s in the house and what space u have see if anyone can come up with idea?

My husband and I, my 2 children (18 male and 20 female), then the 2 kids that I have mentioned. 4 bedroom house

[Nohousemove]

Can you turn a downstairs room into a bedroom?

[ABC4567]

@Nohousemove

Can you turn a downstairs room into a bedroom?

We have only a living room downstairs and an open plan kitchen

[nigelp]

If the children are in Care Proceedings or are likely to be, you need specialist legal advice. If it's you - or adoption or even long term foster care, the issue of space is just one of the factors - not THE factor

[Mydustymonstera]

See if the 17 and 20 yr old females would share a room?
main thing is being flexible and discussing different solutions. As pp said u need advice on lots of issues if considering this. Good luck to you it’s a great thing you are trying to do!

[rags1965]

please could you share this with any foster care groups 

if you could that will be amazing 

their is such a shortage of foster carers and we need to know why ? 

calling all foster carers past and present to help us complete this survey. It is totally anonymous and will help collect data from front line workers 

please share so we can reach as many foster carers 

many thanks xx

https://survey.zohopublic.eu/zs/AjBuuq