Parental responsibility and consent

Do both parents need to attend appointments?

We welcome both parents to the child’s appointments, although this is not a requirement. Our expectation is that the parent who receives the appointment letter, or any other documentation, will share it with the other parent. It is the parents responsibility to communicate information relating to the assessment with other people with parental responsibility.

We do not require information from both parents in order for an assessment to be clinically valid. We consider multiple sources of information when reaching a diagnostic decision. Parental information is just one part of this.