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spaldog wrote:

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If a child is in care and the local authority has an interim care order on the child, what laws govern the health and safety of the children. For example if a child gets injured whilst in care, whether the child is with the foster carer or visiting a family member, does the law need to be applied the same, or is there one rule for them and another for family. 

I ask simply because the child visited us and sustained 2mm bruising to his back, because we did not rush him to hospital immediately we were subject to a police investigation on suspected child abuse allegations. We were exonerated. However whilst in care the same lad sustained massive bruising to his head, that caused his head to swell, on our insistence he was finally examined more than a week later. Social Services in their own words decided not to do anything about it. 

If the court decides that the child should be adopted out, and the family appeals within the 21 day period is the local authority allowed to have the children adopted out irregardless of the appeal. Considering neither parent of the children consented to the adoption.

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