6 weeks since we finished prep! Medicals & DBS completed...  (10
Posts) Waiitingwaiting Wed 20-Nov-13 23:09:59  And we've heard
nothing!! Other than our referees receiving a short
questionnaire we have had nothing..  Is this normal?  NanaNina
Thu 21-Nov-13 00:17:04  Are you applying to a LA or voluntary
organisation. I'm guessing it's a LA. They should have been in
touch with you before now, even if it was just to say they were
not yet able to begin your assessment. LA social workers are
usually very "snowed under" but more in child protection than
adoption. Did they give you any indication at the prep group how
long it would take to do assessments?  I am a retired sw and
team manager for a Fostering & Adoption team, and we always kept
applicants "in the loop" and made sure that they knew what was
the next step, so I don't think it's good that you haven't heard
anything, and this is almost certainly because of workloads.
Even so I would expect them to give you an idea about timescales
for starting your assess