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1.Values

2.Safeguarding Children

3.Children with Additional needs

4.Looked after Children and Care Leavers

5.Fostering and Adoption

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

7.Case Management and Recording

1.Values

  1. 1.0.1Children's Services Policies, Values and PrinciplesSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Children's Consultation and ParticipationOctober 1, 2024
  3. 1.0.3Equality and DiversityJuly 25, 2022

2.Safeguarding Children

2.1Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services

  1. 2.1.1Early Help: Family & Adolescent Support Service (FaASS)September 24, 2024
  2. 2.1.2Threshold Document - Continuum of Help and Support September 24, 2024
  3. 2.1.3Capacity and ConsentMay 21, 2024
  4. 2.1.4 London Safeguarding Children Threshold Document
  5. 2.1.5Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2.2Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

  1. 2.2.1Contacts and ReferralsSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 2.2.2AssessmentsSeptember 24, 2024
  3. 2.2.3Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)Under Review
  4. 2.2.4Greenwich Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures

2.3Child in Need

  1. 2.3.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsSeptember 24, 2024

2.4Legal Proceedings

  1. 2.4.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 2.4.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineJune 23, 2022
  3. 2.4.3Legal Planning MeetingsOctober 1, 2024
  4. 2.4.4Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
  5. 2.4.5Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
  6. 2.4.6Family 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.

2.5Complaints and Whistleblowing

  1. 2.5.1Complaints and RepresentationsSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 2.5.2WhistleblowingSeptember 24, 2024

2.6Notifications

  1. 2.6.1Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)September 24, 2024

3.Children with Additional needs

3.1Children with Disabilities

  1. 3.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesUnder Review
  2. 3.1.2Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsJanuary 9, 2025
  3. 3.1.3Short BreaksOctober 3, 2024
  4. 3.1.4Children of Parents with Learning Difficulties/DisabilitiesSeptember 24, 2024
  5. 3.1.5Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsUnder Review
  6. 3.1.6Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkMay 21, 2024

3.2Children from Abroad

  1. 3.2.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern SlaveryUnder Review
  2. 3.2.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsOctober 2, 2024

3.3Homelessness

  1. 3.3.1Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to ReferSeptember 24, 2024

3.4Family and Friends Care

  1. 3.4.1Family and Friends CareOctober 4, 2024
  2. 3.4.2Private FosteringUnder Review
  3. 3.4.3Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingMarch 18, 2024
  4. 3.4.4Looking After Someone Else's Child
  5. 3.4.5Initial Family and Friends Care Assessment: A good practice guide developed by the Family Rights Group

3.5Young Carers

  1. 3.5.1Young CarersJanuary 9, 2025

3.6Relinquished Children

  1. 3.6.1Relinquished ChildrenJanuary 9, 2025

3.7Mental Health

  1. 3.7.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983January 9, 2025

3.8Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity

  1. 3.8.1Deprivation of Liberty
  2. 3.8.2Mental Capacity

4.Looked after Children and Care Leavers

4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

  1. 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After ChildrenJuly 26, 2022
  2. 4.1.2Decision to Look AfterOctober 3, 2024
  3. 4.1.3Care PlanningAugust 19, 2024
  4. 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a ChildSeptember 19, 2023
  5. 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceOctober 3, 2024
  6. 4.1.6Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsOctober 3, 2024
  7. 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After ChildrenSeptember 24, 2024
  8. 4.1.8Risk Assessment and PlanningSeptember 24, 2024
  9. 4.1.9Providing Personalised CareMarch 23, 2022
  10. 4.1.10Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters Procedure (Adopt London Procedures Manual)
  11. 4.1.11NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People

4.2Placements

  1. 4.2.1Placements with ParentsOctober 3, 2024
  2. 4.2.2Placements with Connected PersonsOctober 4, 2024
  3. 4.2.3Placements in Foster CareOctober 3, 2024
  4. 4.2.4Placements in Residential CareSeptember 19, 2023
  5. 4.2.5Placements in Secure AccommodationSeptember 19, 2023
  6. 4.2.6Out of Area PlacementsOctober 3, 2024
  7. 4.2.7Placements Outside England and WalesOctober 3, 2024
  8. 4.2.8Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationOctober 7, 2024
  9. 4.2.9Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersSeptember 23, 2024
  10. 4.2.10Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersSeptember 24, 2024
  11. 4.2.11Placements in Other ArrangementsSeptember 19, 2023
  12. 4.2.12Health and SafetySeptember 24, 2024

4.3Monitoring and Reviews

  1. 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Looked After ChildrenOctober 7, 2024
  2. 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsOctober 3, 2024
  3. 4.3.3Looked After ReviewsJanuary 9, 2025
  4. 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersOctober 4, 2024
  5. 4.3.5Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsOctober 4, 2024
  6. 4.3.6Notifications of Significant EventsAugust 19, 2024

4.4Contact and Overnight Stays

  1. 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and SiblingsOctober 7, 2024
  2. 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)September 23, 2024

4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays

  1. 4.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenJuly 25, 2023
  2. 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKApril 17, 2024
  3. 4.5.3Leisure ActivitiesSeptember 24, 2024

4.6Health and Wellbeing

  1. 4.6.1Health Care Assessments and PlansOctober 4, 2024
  2. 4.6.2Personal Care and RelationshipsOctober 4, 2024
  3. 4.6.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour ManagementMarch 17, 2023
  4. 4.6.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintSeptember 24, 2024

4.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership

  1. 4.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildNovember 28, 2023

4.8Leaving Care and Transition

  1. 4.8.1Leaving Care and TransitionOctober 7, 2024
  2. 4.8.2Staying PutSeptember 24, 2024
  3. 4.8.3Financial Arrangements for Care LeaversSeptember 24, 2024

4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System

  1. 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodySeptember 24, 2024
  3. 4.9.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceDecember 5, 2022

5.Fostering and Adoption

5.1Fostering Services

  1. 5.1.1Fostering PanelJuly 26, 2022
  2. 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringJuly 26, 2022
  3. 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersUnder Review
  4. 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalSeptember 23, 2024
  5. 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersOctober 4, 2024
  6. 5.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersJuly 26, 2022
  7. 5.1.7Allegations Against Foster CarersUnder Review
  8. 5.1.8Training and Development of Foster CarersMarch 23, 2022
  9. 5.1.9Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters Procedure (Adopt London Procedures Manual)

5.2Adoption and Permanence Services

  1. 5.2.1Adopt London Regional Adoption Agency Procedures

5.3Special Guardianship

  1. 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersOctober 4, 2024
  2. 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceSeptember 23, 2024

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

  1. 6.0.1Local ContactsSeptember 24, 2024
  2. 6.0.2List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated OfficersSeptember 24, 2024
  3. 6.0.3Ofsted Inspection FrameworkUnder Review
  4. 6.0.4Working Together to Safeguard Children
  5. 6.0.5Amendments

7.Case Management and Recording

  1. 7.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesSeptember 19, 2023
  2. 7.0.2Case Records and RetentionOctober 4, 2024
  3. 7.0.3Access to RecordsOctober 4, 2024
  4. 7.0.4Confidentiality PolicyMay 21, 2024
  5. 7.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsDecember 5, 2024
  6. 7.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffMarch 28, 2024
  7. 7.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesDecember 5, 2024

Last Updated: September 24, 2024

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