If you share parental responsibility for your child with another person, you should supply the names and addresses of those persons on your appeal form where it asks you to. This is only “if possible”.

If you have a reason for not wishing to include this information, then you should say so and why. Alternatively, you can provide the name and contact details for your ex-partner if it is possible but still explain why they should not receive details of the appeal. This form will be copied to the local authority and distributed as part of the documents for the hearing (known as the ‘bundle’).

This is also the case if you were to share care of the child with another person and consider they should not receive details of the appeal.