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The independent co-ordinator invites immediate and extended family and friends, together with those working professionally and directly with the family, to a planning session at a neutral location. It is important that the independent co-ordinator is someone who does not have any other professional role with the family, and is not involved in any professional decision-making or allocation of resources for the child, but is, in a sense, the person who makes sure that it all happens. The professionals are part of the process and they are the ones who then make the decisions about the outcomes of the family group conference.