Can my MP help with social services?
Can my MP help with social services?
If you do not want to use the local authority’s (LA) complaints procedure, or if you have used it and are not satisfied with the outcome, you may be able to do one or more of the following: take up the issue with a local councillor, an Assembly Member (AM) or a Member of Parliament (MP)
How often do social workers visit?
If you are in care, your social worker must visit you: Within 1 week of you moving to live in a new place. Then at least every 6 weeks for the first year. Then every 6 weeks unless it has been agreed that you will live where you are until you are 18, in which case you must be visited at least once every 3 months.
How do you challenge a council decision?
Other routes to take to challenge a council housing decision:
- Follow the official council complaints procedure.
- Contact your local MP or local authority Councillor.
- Write to the Ombudsman – either Local Government Ombudsman or Housing Association Ombudsman Service.
How do I complain about social services UK?
If you want to speak to someone about a complaint, you can call our public enquiries line on where we will try to resolve the issue if we can. You can also contact us by textphone on Lines are open 9:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays.
How do I make a formal complaint against a social worker?
Fill in the children’s social care complaint form, or you can call
- Make a complaint.
- Ofsted is the government office responsible for regulating and inspecting local authority social care services, and others who provide care to children and young people.
- Find your councillor online.
Who is the head of social services UK?
Isabelle Trowler took up her post as the government’s first Chief Social Worker for Children and Families in September 2013. She is a founder member of the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care, a member of the National Panel for Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews and the National Stability Forum.
