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Dumfries and Galloway Council

SPSO (Scottish Public Services Ombudsman) Resolved / Early Resolution Reference 202001911 Sector Local Government Category Kinship care Decided 01 September 2021

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Care safeguarding systems Underinvestment in Children's Social Care

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Summary

C, a support and advocacy worker, complained on behalf of their client (A) about the failure by the council to carry out a kinship care assessment. This failure meant A had not been provided with interim payments whilst a child (B) resided with them. B was the subject of a compulsory supervision order (CSO), which required them to live at A's property. The council said they considered the arrangement to be a private one between A and B's family and they did not believe a CSO was necessary or appropriate. The council added that B no longer resided with A.

Following our enquiries, the council offered to make a payment to A for the period between the making of the CSO and B moving out. C confirmed this was acceptable to A and would resolve the complaint.

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