Managed Service on behalf of
Children in Public Care
The term children in public care, (or
children looked after), includes children and young people who are
either on care orders or accommodated under the Children Act, 1989.
It is Lincolnshire County Council, (not just the Children's
Services Directorate), who has parental responsibility for all
children in public care.
Children enter public care for a
variety of reasons. Many will have been affected by distressing and
damaging experiences, including physical and sexual abuse and
neglect. Some will be in public care because of the illness or
death of a parent or because their families are in some way unable
to provide adequate care for them.
The Children's Services Directorate
has prime responsibility for caring for children in public care and
have statutory responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting
their welfare. Every child will have a regular review of their
progress where all those involved in their care wil be consulted to
ensure that the child's education, health and contact with their
family is maintained.
In Lincolnshire most of the
children are in foster care. Children's services is always keen to
hear from people why want to be come carers. About 50 children
each year are adopted. Support services are offered to
adoptive families, to birth families whose children have been
adopted., to children and adults who have been adopted and to
people wanting to place their children for adoption.
Lincolnshire County Council welcomes enquiries from people
interested in adopting.
Links to children in public care, fostering and adoption can be
found on