Parent’s learning disabilities don’t Parent’s learning difficulties Parent’s learning disabilities are Parent’s learning disabilities are affect the care of their child. occasionally impede their ability to negatively affecting the care of severely affecting the care of their provide consistent patterns of care their child. child and placing them at risk of but don’t put the child at risk. significant harm. Parent’s mental health doesn’t Parent presents with mental Parent presents with mental Parent’s poor mental health impact the child adversely. health issues that have health issues that have impacts significantly on the care sporadic/low level impact on the sporadic/low level impact on the of the child. primary carer for the child however there are protective child; no supportive child presents as acutely mentally factors in place. networks/extended family to unwell; attempts significant prevent harm. child is the subject of parental delusions. Protection from harm: physical or sexual abuse Parent protects family from Parent occasionally doesn’t Parent frequently neglects/is Parent is unable to protect their danger/significant harm. protect family; if unaddressed unable to protect family from child from harm, placing their child could lead to risk or danger. danger/significant harm. at significant risk. Parent doesn’t sexually abuse History of sexual abuse within Concerns around parent’s/sibling’s Parent/sibling sexually abuses their child. Appropriate age related extended family/network but the possibly inappropriate sexual child. Evidence may be based on boundaries are in place within the parent understands risks and behaviour. Parent has expressed historical concerns/previous family, promoting healthy responds appropriately to the thoughts that they may sexually convictions/known history. development of physical/emotional need to protect the child. abuse their child. relationships. No evidence of sexual abuse. Concerns relating to inappropriate In the past, family home has been Family home used for drug sexual behaviour in the wider occasionally used for drug taking/dealing, prostitution/CSE family. taking/dealing, prostitution/CSE and/or illegal activities. Child is and/or illegal activities. sexually abused/exploited. Schedule 1 Offender (serious risk) is in contact with the family.
Parent’s learning disabilities don’t affect the care of their child. Parent’s learning difficulties occasionally impede their ability to provide consistent patterns of care but don’t put the child at risk. Parent’s learning disabilities are negatively affecting the care of their child. Parent’s learning disabilities are severely affecting the care of their child and placing them at risk of significant harm. Parent’s mental health doesn’t impact the child adversely. Parent presents with mental health issues that have sporadic/low level impact on the child however there are protective factors in place. Parent presents with mental health issues that have sporadic/low level impact on the child; no supportive networks/extended family to prevent harm. Parent’s poor mental health impacts significantly on the care of the child. primary carer for the child presents as acutely mentally unwell; attempts significant child is the subject of parental delusions. Protection from harm: physical or sexual abuse Parent protects family from danger/significant harm. Parent occasionally doesn’t protect family; if unaddressed could lead to risk or danger. Parent frequently neglects/is unable to protect family from danger/significant harm. Parent is unable to protect their child from harm, placing their child at significant risk. Parent doesn’t sexually abuse their child. Appropriate age related boundaries are in place within the family, promoting healthy development of physical/emotional relationships. History of sexual abuse within extended family/network but the parent understands risks and responds appropriately to the need to protect the child. Concerns around parent’s/sibling’s possibly inappropriate sexual behaviour. Parent has expressed thoughts that they may sexually abuse their child. Parent/sibling sexually abuses child. Evidence may be based on historical concerns/previous convictions/known history. No evidence of sexual abuse. Concerns relating to inappropriate sexual behaviour in the wider family. In the past, family home has been occasionally used for drug taking/dealing, prostitution/CSE and/or illegal activities. Family home used for drug taking/dealing, prostitution/CSE and/or illegal activities. Child is sexually abused/exploited. Schedule 1 Offender (serious risk) is in contact with the family.
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