Supervised contact with child after IIOC conviction – has anyone been successful?
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Hi, this is my first time posting and I’d be really grateful for any advice or experiences from people who have been through something similar.
My partner was convicted of a non-contact IIOC offence and received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years. His SHPO allows him to have supervised contact with under-18s.
Since his arrest, he has tried to do everything he can to address his offending and rehabilitate. He has completed therapy, the Lucy Faithfull course, SAA, and an ADHD course through probation. He is deeply remorseful for what he did and has taken his rehabilitation very seriously.
He currently only has indirect contact with his son through letters and has not seen him for several years. The police investigation and prosecution took around three years. Shortly after his arrest, he agreed to an order for indirect contact because he was told at the time that the case was likely to take around a year to reach court.
He would now like to try to have supervised contact with his son. His ex-wife does not support any contact beyond letters.
CAFCASS have told him that applying for supervised contact is likely to be a lengthy process and that there is no guarantee it will be granted. He has also been told that contact centres in Cumbria will not supervise contact because of the nature of his conviction.
Has anyone else encountered this problem with contact centres refusing to provide supervised contact because of an IIOC conviction? If so, were you able to find another way for supervised contact to take place?
I’d also really appreciate hearing from anyone who has successfully progressed from indirect contact to supervised contact in similar circumstances. What evidence, courses, assessments or other steps helped demonstrate that supervised contact could be managed safely?
He understands that his son’s welfare has to come first and that there are no guarantees. He is trying to work out whether pursuing supervised contact is realistic and what more he can do to demonstrate that he has taken responsibility and reduced any risk.
Any experiences or advice would be very much appreciated.
My partner was convicted of a non-contact IIOC offence and received a 12-month sentence suspended for two years. His SHPO allows him to have supervised contact with under-18s.
Since his arrest, he has tried to do everything he can to address his offending and rehabilitate. He has completed therapy, the Lucy Faithfull course, SAA, and an ADHD course through probation. He is deeply remorseful for what he did and has taken his rehabilitation very seriously.
He currently only has indirect contact with his son through letters and has not seen him for several years. The police investigation and prosecution took around three years. Shortly after his arrest, he agreed to an order for indirect contact because he was told at the time that the case was likely to take around a year to reach court.
He would now like to try to have supervised contact with his son. His ex-wife does not support any contact beyond letters.
CAFCASS have told him that applying for supervised contact is likely to be a lengthy process and that there is no guarantee it will be granted. He has also been told that contact centres in Cumbria will not supervise contact because of the nature of his conviction.
Has anyone else encountered this problem with contact centres refusing to provide supervised contact because of an IIOC conviction? If so, were you able to find another way for supervised contact to take place?
I’d also really appreciate hearing from anyone who has successfully progressed from indirect contact to supervised contact in similar circumstances. What evidence, courses, assessments or other steps helped demonstrate that supervised contact could be managed safely?
He understands that his son’s welfare has to come first and that there are no guarantees. He is trying to work out whether pursuing supervised contact is realistic and what more he can do to demonstrate that he has taken responsibility and reduced any risk.
Any experiences or advice would be very much appreciated.
