Your Child in Care (CIC) review
Review your care plan
These happen every 3 to 6 months usually and the purpose is to review your care plan.
The independent advocacy service from the National Youth Advocacy Service is there to help you. Find out more about the independent advocacy service.
Key points about Child in Care reviews
A CIC review is:
- a meeting to make sure everything is going well with where you are living, and everything is in place for you that needs to be
- all about you and everything happening in your life
Who will be there
This is your meeting and your views about who should attend and where the meeting should be held are very important. Some meetings can include your visitior, your social worker, your carer and also a family member. We try and make these meetings small and informal to make you feel comfortable about being there.
When they happen
You will have your first meeting within 20 working days of you moving, and then there will be a meeting within 3 months. After this, you will have a meeting every 6 months.
How to contact your visitor
Once you know your visitor you can:
- text, call or email them
- ask another adult to contact them for you (for example your parent, foster carer, social worker, or teacher)
Family members consultation form
Please complete the family members consultation form if you are a parent or relative.
Carers, health, and other professionals consultation form
Please complete the carers, health, and other professionals consultation form if you are a foster carer, health, education, or other professional.
Tell us about your visitor and your Child in Care Review
It really helps us to hear from children, young people, parents, relatives, foster carers, and others what they think about reviews. It means we can make them better or keep doing them well.