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When children go missing or run away, they need to know adults care and want them to be safe.
 
Statutory Guidance on children who run away or go missing says that when a child returns home, they should be offered an Independent Return Interview
 
Baker and Joy have extensive experience in conducting Return Home Interviews for children who have been missing from care.





















A return home interview will:

  • Will ensure the young person is safe
  • Help young people understand that their lives matter
  • Encourage young people to explain why they have run away and try to find out what happened to them while they were missing
  • Work with the young person to help resolve any difficulties they have that caused them to run away
  • Help professionals understand the reasons why a child has run away and to take steps to address the young person's issues
  • Help the child feel safe and support them to seek help
  • Provide written accounts of all interviews

Why Baker & Joy

All our Independent Persons are fully vetted and DBS checked and backed by our comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure that everything we do is carried out to the very highest standards.

The Independent Person will ensure the young person understands that the interview is confidential and unless they or another young person is in danger, will only share what they want shared.



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About Baker & Joy

Based in South East London, Baker & Joy is a small independent provider of advocacy and family support services. The company's aim is to assist the most vulnerable members of our communities to be listened to by providing the best possible support just when they need it most. We combine a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience at senior level in social care, health and education to provide user-led services that are individual, efficient and cost-effective.

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Instructed & Non-Instructed

In most cases our clients are able to express their wishes and opinions and, working together, they can instruct us on the best course of action for them to speak up for what they want. On some occasions, it is not possible to communicate with people about their views and options. We are non-instructed advocacy experts. We employ a range of non-instructed techniques such as testing any decision against a range of 'quality of life' principles, Best Interest and Human Rights models. We also offer training courses on both instructed and non-instructed advocacy techniques.  

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