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1.1Policy, Values and Principles
- 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles December 4, 2024
- 1.1.2Children's Consultation and ParticipationDecember 4, 2024
- 1.1.3Equality and DiversityDecember 4, 2024
1.2Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services
- 1.2.1Cambridgeshire Early HelpDecember 4, 2024
- 1.2.2Effective Support for Children and Families (Threshold Document)December 4, 2024
- 1.2.3Capacity and ConsentDecember 4, 2024
- 1.2.4Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)
1.3Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning
- 1.3.1Contacts and ReferralsDecember 4, 2024
- 1.3.2Child and Family AssessmentsDecember 4, 2024
- 1.3.3Planning and ReviewDecember 4, 2024
- 1.3.4Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)December 4, 2024
- 1.3.5Transfer GuidanceTo Follow
- 1.3.6Allocation of Work and Transfer between TeamsTo Follow
- 1.3.7Multi-Agency Safeguarding Children Procedures
1.4Child in Need
- 1.4.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsDecember 4, 2024
1.5Legal Proceedings
- 1.5.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersFebruary 7, 2024
- 1.5.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineDecember 4, 2024
- 1.5.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsMarch 23, 2022
- 1.5.4Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
- 1.5.5Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
- 1.5.6Family Justice Resource Hub (ADCS) - This hosts a series of practical resources, such as templates, tools and practice guidance, which will be of interest to those working in the family justice system.
1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing
- 1.6.1Complaints and RepresentationsDecember 4, 2024
- 1.6.2Whistleblowing
2.Case Management and Recording
- 2.0.1Care Recording PolicyDecember 4, 2024
- 2.0.2Case Records and RetentionMay 17, 2023
- 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access RequestsJune 20, 2023
- 2.0.4Confidentiality PolicyMay 17, 2023
- 2.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsFebruary 7, 2024
- 2.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffFebruary 7, 2024
- 2.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesFebruary 7, 2022
3.1Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs
- 3.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDecember 4, 2024
- 3.1.2Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsDecember 4, 2024
- 3.1.3Overnight Short BreaksDecember 4, 2024
- 3.1.4Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsDecember 4, 2024
- 3.1.5Eligibility Framework for Disabled ChildrenDecember 4, 2024
- 3.1.6Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkDecember 4, 2024
3.4Homelessness
3.5Family and Friends / Kinship Care
- 3.5.1Family and Friends CareDecember 4, 2024
- 3.5.2Private FosteringDecember 4, 2024
- 3.5.3Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingDecember 4, 2024
3.6Young Carers
- 3.6.1Young CarersDecember 4, 2024
3.7Relinquished Children
- 3.7.1Relinquished ChildrenDecember 4, 2024
3.8Mental Health
- 3.8.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983May 21, 2024
4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning
- 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After ChildrenNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.2Decision to Look AfterDecember 4, 2024
- 4.1.3Care PlanningNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a ChildDecember 4, 2024
- 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.6Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After ChildrenNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.8Risk Assessment and PlanningNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.9Providing Personalised CareNovember 13, 2024
- 4.1.10NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People
- 4.1.11Promoting Wellbeing and Positive Identity for a Child or Young Person Who is Looked After: A Quick Guide for Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners
4.2Placements
- 4.2.1Placements with ParentsDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.2Placements with Connected PersonsNovember 13, 2024
- 4.2.3Placements in Foster CareDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.4Placements in Residential CareDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.5Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.6Out of Area PlacementsNovember 13, 2024
- 4.2.7Placements Outside England and WalesNovember 13, 2024
- 4.2.8Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.9Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersNovember 13, 2024
- 4.2.10Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersDecember 4, 2024
- 4.2.11Placements in Other ArrangementsSeptember 19, 2023
- 4.2.12Health and SafetyDecember 4, 2024
4.3Monitoring and Reviews
- 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Looked After ChildrenDecember 4, 2024
- 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsDecember 4, 2024
- 4.3.3Looked After ReviewsDecember 4, 2024
- 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersDecember 4, 2024
- 4.3.5Secure Accommodation Reviews or ‘SARs’December 4, 2024
- 4.3.6Notifications of Significant EventsNovember 13, 2024
4.4Contact and Overnight Stays
- 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and SiblingsNovember 13, 2024
- 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)November 13, 2024
4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays
- 4.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenDecember 4, 2024
- 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKNovember 13, 2024
- 4.5.3Leisure ActivitiesNovember 13, 2024
4.6Health and Wellbeing
- 4.6.1Health Care Assessments and PlansDecember 4, 2024
- 4.6.2Personal Care and RelationshipsNovember 13, 2024
- 4.6.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour ManagementNovember 13, 2024
- 4.6.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintNovember 13, 2024
4.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership
- 4.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildDecember 4, 2024
- 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildNovember 13, 2024
4.8Leaving Care and Transition
- 4.8.1Leaving Care and TransitionDecember 4, 2024
- 4.8.2Staying PutDecember 4, 2024
- 4.8.3Financial Arrangements for Care Leavers
4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System
- 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesDecember 4, 2024
- 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyDecember 4, 2024
- 4.9.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceDecember 4, 2024
5.1Fostering Services
- 5.1.1Fostering PanelNovember 13, 2024
- 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringNovember 13, 2024
- 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersMay 21, 2024
- 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalNovember 13, 2024
- 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersNovember 13, 2024
- 5.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersNovember 13, 2024
- 5.1.7Allegations Against Foster CarersDecember 4, 2024
- 5.1.8Training and Development of Foster CarersNovember 13, 2024
5.2Adoption and Permanence Services
- 5.2.1Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective AdoptersDecember 4, 2024
- 5.2.2Adoption PanelDecember 4, 2024
- 5.2.3Placement for AdoptionDecember 4, 2024
- 5.2.4Adoption SupportNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.5Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.6Adoption ReviewsNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.7Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already AdoptedDecember 4, 2024
- 5.2.9Inter Country AdoptionMay 21, 2024
- 5.2.10Non Agency AdoptionMay 21, 2024
- 5.2.11Adoption Case RecordsNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.12Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case RecordsNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.13Intermediary ServicesNovember 13, 2024
- 5.2.14Life Story Books GuidanceMay 21, 2024
- 5.2.15Later Life LettersMay 21, 2024
- 5.2.16Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersDecember 4, 2024
- 5.2.17Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere
5.3Special Guardianship
- 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersDecember 4, 2024
- 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceNovember 13, 2024
Last Updated: December 4, 2024
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