Controversial plans to create a residential family assessment home in a six-bedroom house are being opposed by many residents, councillors and a senior children’s services chief.
Applicant Yasin Ahmed has submitted a proposal to convert the large house, on Glendale Drive, Ladybridge, Bolton into a home to provides short term support to vulnerable parents with their children who would otherwise have their children removed from their care. Parents and their children would be placed at the centre where 24-hour support and monitoring via cctv and qualified support staff assist them to develop parenting skills.
Parents would get support from a qualified counsellor and are assessed by social workers on site. Over the course of 12-14 weeks the intention would be that a positive assessment will be provided to the court and children can remain in their parents’ care safely.
