St Helens Council Contract for Non-Agency Adoption Assessments

St Helens Council wants to appoint a provider to complete 10 non-agency adoption assessments; these are Annexe A assessments in which the adopter makes a direct application to the Court without the local authority having issued care proceedings.

We are looking for a provider with experience of completing fostering or adoption assessments, the assessor must be a qualified social worker. The provider will be responsible for completing the assessment which will include visits to the child, the adult applicants and absent birth parent (if relevant). We will also require the provider to attend Court hearings and if needed give evidence.

The budget for each completed assessment will be in the region of £1800

For further information please go to www.the-chest.org.uk reference DN379302