Children's Homes Contents

Part

1. Policy Framework
2. Placements, Reviews and Leaving Care
3. Education, Health and Wellbeing
4. Safeguarding and Behaviour Management
5. Holidays, Activities and Leisure
6. Family and Friends
7. Monitoring Quality
8. Guidance
9. Appendices

1. Policy Framework

1.1

Policies, Values and Principles (Values)

2. Placements, Reviews and Leaving Care

2.1	Decision to Look After and Care Planning	Updated
2.2	Placements and Admissions in Residential Care
2.3	Care and Placement Planning	Updated
2.4	Placement and Disruption Meetings	Updated
2.5	Looked After Reviews	Updated
2.6	Leaving Care and Transition

3. Education, Health and Wellbeing

3.1	Education	Updated
3.2	Health Care Assessment and Plans	Updated
3.3	Promoting Children's Health	Updated
3.4	Accidents
3.5	First Aid and Medication
3.6	Smoking, Drugs and Substance Misuse
3.7	Sexual Health and Relationships
3.8	Personal Relationships and Sexual Health Policy and Practice Guidelines for Looked After Children
3.9	Spiritual Development
3.10	Privacy, Intimate and Personal Care
3.11	Personal Hygiene

4. Safeguarding and Behaviour Management

4.1	Child Protection Referrals
4.2	Sanctions
4.3	Absent/Missing Children	Updated
4.4	Joint Protocol for Children and Young People who run away or go missing from Home or Care
4.5	Physical Intervention	Updated
4.6	Self Harming
4.7	Searching Children	Updated
4.8	Notifiable Events
4.9	Countering Bullying	Updated
4.10	Joint Liaison Protocol Between Blackpool Children and Young Peoples Department and Lancashire County Police Service
4.11	Contacting the Police
4.12	Incidents Guidance
4.13	Touch Guidance

5. Holidays, Activities and Leisure

5.1	Holidays and School/Organisational Trips in the UK
5.2	Holidays and Schools/Organisational Trips Outside the UK
5.3	Leisure and Activities
5.4	Transporting Children
5.5	Pocket Money and Allowances

6. Family and Friends

6.1	Contact with Parents and Siblings	Updated
6.2	Social Visits and Overnight Stays with Friends
6.3	Telephones and Correspondence

7. Monitoring Quality

7.1	Access to Records
7.2	Regulation 33 Visits
7.3	Advocacy and Independent Visitors	Updated
7.4	Social Worker Visits	Updated

8. Guidance

8.1	Relationships and Personal Care Guidance
8.2	Keyworker Guidance
8.3	Behaviour Management Guidance - to follow
8.4	Countering Bullying Guidance - to follow
8.5	Code of Practice for Social Care Staff - to follow
8.6	Consents -to follow
8.7	Permanency Planning Guidance	Updated
8.8	BAAF Practice Note No 53 - Guidelines for the Testing of Looked After Children who are at risk of a Blood- Borne Infection

9. Appendices

	Local Contacts
	Designated Managers	Updated
	Quick Reference Guide	New

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