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A Special Guardianship Order (SGO) is a legal order where the court appoints a carer – usually a relative – as the ‘Special Guardian’ of a child until they turn 18.

A Child Arrangements Order (CAO) is a legal order where the court decides either where a child will live or who a child can spend time with and for how long.

Kinship foster care is when a friend or family member becomes an official foster carer for a child. This is different to other forms of kinship care as the child is then considered ‘looked after’, and you won’t have parental responsibility.

Informal kinship care is where you are looking after a child who is closely related to you but you do not have parental responsibility for them and they are not ‘looked after’ by the local authority.

Kinship care is when a child lives full-time or most of the time with a relative or friend who isn’t their parent

Children who are cared for on a full-time basis by people who are not direct relatives are in a private fostering arrangement.

We've provided answers to common myths about fostering.

How to create your Borrowbox account and start downloading eBooks and eAudiobooks.

A range of support is available for all activities, groups and organisations that operate within Solihull.

Solihull Council focuses on supporting local voluntary and community sector organisations, and have therefore invested in the GrantFinder funding service, which is available to both the Community Development Team and CAVA.

Sexual assault and abuse are terms used to describe a broad range of physical, visual and verbal sexual activities, which are unwanted and take place without consent.

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If you are planning to carry out works that will affect an ordinary watercourse, you may require consent for those works from appropriate organisations.

Solihull Council is part of Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (ICS).

We have four Solihull Connect Local self-service hubs. At Solihull Connect Local you can use free to access PCs to connect with our online services. If you need a little help a free telephone lets you speak directly to our Customer Service Advisors.

How to pay a parking fine

Solihull Council is aiming to create a masterplan for Solihull town centre and would like to know the views and opinions of a wide range of people.

Change of address for Council Tax

As Local Highways Authority, we are responsible for all publicly maintained roads in the Borough with the exception of motorways and trunk roads.

Solihull Council is responsible for approximately 36,000 road gullies across our highway network.

On the 13 May 2021 the Council submitted the Local Plan to the Secretary of State (via the Planning Inspectorate) for it to be independently examined. 

If you’re looking to build your own home, you can join our Self Build Register.

Customer strategies, policies & plans.

How to travel by bus or train in Solihull.

Report a problem with a street light.

We have a statutory responsibility to have arrangements in place for managing risks.

Fly Tipping

Local cycling groups and organisations

Who to contact with media enquiries

Protecting children and young people from abuse.