Additional Evidence Provided by the Local Authority
24.The final piece of significant written evidence comes from a family team worker at the Children’s Hospice. She confirms: "As a family team worker for T and his family, I had a general overview and support to T.”25.This statement is based on recorded electronic notes made by the clinic and nursing staff on the days which the parents attended. Interestingly, the clinical staff have not been asked by the local authority to supervise contact, so it appears that the parents were able to attend, but once they were in the unit they basically looked after T in the presence but not supervision of staff members. They confirmed that contact between T and his parents has been on a Saturday once a week for two hours, with video during the week. Staff had reported contact is favourable between T, his parents and his sister V, as well as extended family, his grandmother, niece, aunt and uncle who made occasional visits to the hospice. T recognised his immediate family, mother and V showed his pleasure in recognition and smiles. Hospice staff had not reported any issues with contact between T and family members.