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RE: Name of Child/Young Person (DOB)

RE: Name of Child/Young Person (DOB)

RE: Name of Child/Young Person (DOB)

Dear «Name»,

Notification of Suspension

The Family Placement Service has received notification of a complaint made regarding the care of a child or young person. In order to ensure that our safeguarding procedures for children are met, we have made a decision to suspend you as a foster carer until all investigations have been completed.

This will mean that you will have no further placements or fostering allowances until the Fostering Panel makes a recommendation about your approval status.

During the investigation, your allocated supervising social worker or a named supervising social worker* and team manager within the Family Placement Service will keep you informed of the progress of the investigation and advise how you may access support for yourself and your family.

Unless you are informed otherwise, your Annual Review will take place on the due date and the checks necessary for your continuing approval will be updated.

When the investigation has been concluded and agreement sought with managers, we will inform you of the outcome of the investigation. Following this, you can request to make an appeal to the Fostering Panel or apply to the Independent Reviewing Mechanism. A leaflet is enclosed which explains how you can appeal using either of these routes.

I would recommend that you discuss this or any other issue related to the complaint with an independent person. You can contact the Manchester Foster Care Association on 0161 227 9889. I enclose a copy of their information leaflet for your assistance.

I understand that being the subject of a complaint can be extremely stressful and I thank you for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely

Team Manager