update & advice please :)

still cant get hold of sw but am trying every day!
last week my husband and i decided we wanted to give our relationship another go, so he has now moved back in. when ss did the paper work for the order it said that if i was to get back with hubby then further assessment was needed, at that time there were no plans for that to happen, but obviously we have now decided th try.
where do i stand? im more than happy to tell sw, is that the right thing to do? etc!

That's very bad beverley the local authority has a duty to offer ongoing support as your granddaughter was a looked after child (if I remember correctly) so they are in breach of their responsibilities not to provide a support plan. Not good enough to say sw 'will stick around for a bit'. Do get on to them and don't let them get away with it.

sw's day off am im away tomorrow until next wednesday so it will have to wait until then!

i didnt receive a support plan, just details of moneys to be paid, how/when, and a copy of visits where/when/.
sw said she would stick around for a bit, and that there is a guardianship team etc thats it.
myself and baby's dad have never got on due to his controlling nature, but i agreed to go out rather than the contact centre because of the weather being nice etc.
i in no way want to stop or reduce his contact with his daughter, and did ask for the first year to be supervised to build trust up on both sides.
im going to ring sw this morning, if i can get hold of her! to see where the land lies.

beverley you should have been provided with an SGO support plan at the time the Order was made, and this should include all the provisions for future support to be provided by the local authority. I think you need to get back to the SW to clarify contact arrangements, particularly if the SW and guardian were suggesting arrangements that were different from those specified in a Contact Order. The local authority still has a responsibility towards your grandchild even though she is no longer looked after.

If the SW/Guardian ad litem makes new representations to the court then it's possible that the Court Order may be changed. In the meantime I suggest that any further meetings dad has with the baby are at the contact centre and are supervised by the support worker. The latter is particularly important because how dad behaves at these visits will most likely be monitored and form at least part of the basis of any new representations to the court.

Not au fait with legalities, but I would assume as court order is for 3 hours you need another judicial order to alter it. A SW cannot override a judicial order.
I'm sure one of the ex social workers can give you further advice.

beverley6 I would seek futher advice . If you have an SGO you need to consider what you feel is in the best interests of the child, and as the main carer your wellbeing is part of that .