A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role

Social Services Inspectorate

Department of Health

A jigsaw of services: inspection of services to support disabled adults in their parenting role, March 2000

'This inspection clearly demonstrates shortcomings in the assessment of the needs of children and their disabled parents.' (para. 1.15, p. 4)

'Holistic needs led assessments were not taking place routinely.'
(para. 1.27, p. 6)

'There were many examples of staff who did not have the necessary skills leading parenting courses and assessments of the parenting skills of adults with learning disabilities. This led to the possibility of decisions about the children of learning disabled parents being placed on, remaining on the child protection register and/or being removed from the family, being made on inappropriate or inadequate information.' (para. 6.9, p. 35)