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Independent Advocacy Service for Children and Young People


Reconstruct

Advocate assisting young person Reconstruct is the provider of advocacy services for children and young people in the City of London.  Reconstruct offers advocacy support to children and young people who are resident in the City of London with a health, social care or special educational need. 

You can make a self-referral or referrals can be made by friends, family members, professionals etc. 

If you want to know more or you would like to make a referral to the service, please use the following details;

Phone 0800 389 1571
Text  01225 780145
Email yourvoice@reconstruct.co.uk
Website  www.reconstruct.co.uk 

By post
Unit 4 Earlsfield Business Centre,
9 Lydden Road, Wandsworth  London, SW18 4LT
You can contact us Monday – Friday between 9am and 5pm

Download the Reconstruct leaflet about City of London Advocacy (PDF, 163kb)
Download the Reconstruct referral forms (including accessible referral form (PDF 170kb)

Skye’s Story

Female
15 yrs old

Skye was living in a kinship placement with her maternal grandparents for 13 years.  There had been an incident in the home where she was removed and placed in an emergency foster placement. She thought this was temporary but was told by Social Care she could not return home to her grandparents.

Skye and her grandparents were not happy about this and it was unclear why she could not stay with her grandparents. 

Skye got an advocate to help challenge the decision made by Social Care.  There was a planning meeting the following week.

In the meeting, advocate made it a priority that Skye’s views about wanting to remain with her grandparents were expressed and later helper her make a complaint about how Social Care handled the situation.

Outcome

Skye was returned to her grandparents care. Skye and her grandparents were happy with this outcome.

 


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