Useful Links

• Department for Education and Skills
  The Department for Education and Skills guide to Special Guardianship. Department For Education and Skills, Store Street, Manchester, M1 2WD 0370 000 2288 (Mon-Fri 9-5pm) www.gov.uk
• Family Lives
  Family Lives is a charity helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life. They recognise the best way to support families is to provide professional, non-judgmental support.
• Family Rights Group
  Family Rights Group offer an advice line and their website provides a range of advice sheets for special guardians.
• Grandparents Plus
  Grandparents Plus is the national charity which champions and supports the vital role of grandparents in children's lives. Their help and advice is especially relevant when they become special guardians.
• PAC-UK
  PAC-UK exists to improve the lives of families and individuals affected by adoption and other forms of permanence by providing access to a range of individually tailored services and appropriate support depending on need. In addition they increase the awareness and knowledge of professionals and the general public.