FI15924

Request

1. Does your organisation commission or carry out drug testing or breathalyse parents where there are concerns about substance use YES/NO

2. Does the organisation have policy and criteria for testing parents? YES/NO (if so please share your policy and protocol? URL/PDF attach to returned questionnaire

3. At what point in children’s social care proceedings are tests carried out?

In the context of early help to families? YES/NO

When Child in Need procedures are in place ? YES/NO

When Child Protection procedures are in place ? YES/NO

Post proceedings with the child at home? YES/NO

4. Who carries testing out?          

Dedicated substance use social worker? YES/NO

All social workers?  YES/NO

Family support/early help service? YES/NO 

Response

Dover District Council does not hold the information you are seeking. The social care authority within our District is Kent County Council, who should be able to assist you and can be contacted at the following address: freedomofinformation@kent.gov.uk.