Voluntary arrangements: Quick facts for parents and other carers

A child can be looked after in the care system under a voluntary arrangement only if someone with parental responsibility agrees. This must be real and voluntary agreement. It should be based on clear and accurate information
But a child cannot be looked after in the care system under a voluntary arrangement if:
Someone with parental responsibility for the child objects and
That person can provide the child with a place to live themselves, or
They can arrange a place for the child to stay.
The exception to this is if:
Someone who has a child arrangements order or special guardianship order for the child thinks the child should be (or continue to be) in a voluntary arrangement, or
The child is 16 or 17 and able to agree to remaining in the voluntary arrangement themselves.
Children’s services do not have parental responsibility for any child who is looked after in a voluntary arrangement
A child can be removed from a voluntary arrangement at any time by a parent who has parental responsibility. But the same exception in point 3. applies too
If a parent (or carer) with parental responsibility is in a position to remove their child, no notice is required. No restrictions should put on the parent in relation to their right to remove their child.
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