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Contents

Parts

  1. All Children
  2. Preventive and Supportive Services
  3. Looked After Services
  4. Adoption and Permanence
  5. Youth Offending
  6. Appendices


1. All Children

1.1

Policies Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Policies, Values and Principles (Values)  
1.1.2 Supervision Policy and Guidelines

  

1.2

Referrals, Assessments and Planning

  
1.2.1 Protocol. Thresholds For Intervention (Multi-Agency)  
1.2.2 Targeted Services - Threshold for Intervention  
1.2.3 Initial Contacts and Referrals  
1.2.4 Initial Assessments  
1.2.5 Core Assessments (Including Section 47 Enquiries)  
1.2.6 Universal Assessments Guidance  
1.2.7 Integrated Children's System Guidance  
1.2.8 Care Plans Guidance

  

1.3

Court Proceedings

  
1.3.1 Applications for Emergency Protection Orders  
1.3.2 Court Proceedings  
1.3.3 Public Law Outline - FAQ

  

1.4

Safeguarding Children

  
1.4.1 Death of, or Serious Injury to, Child in Community or Child in Care  
1.4.2 Activities  
1.4.3 Transporting Children  
1.4.4 AIM Project  
1.4.5 Joint Protocol for Children and Young People who run away or go missing from Home or Care

  

1.5

Complaints and Whistle-Blowing

  
1.5.1 Comments, Compliments and Complaints Procedure  
1.5.2 Whistle-Blowing Procedure

  

1.6

Children's Records

  
1.6.1 Access to Records  
1.6.2 Retention and Destruction of Records  
1.6.3 Auditing of Case Records in Targeted Services  
1.6.4 Audit Tool Guidance Notes  
1.6.5 Case Records for Looked After Children New


2. Preventive and Supportive Services

2.1 Child in need Plans and Reviews Updated
2.2 Private Fostering  
2.3 Children with Disabilities  
2.4 Short Breaks New


3. Looked After Services

3.1

Planning for Children Looked After

  
3.1.1 Decision to Look After and Care Planning Updated
3.1.2 Procedures for Section 20 Accommodation Panel  
3.1.3 External Placement Panel Procedure  
3.1.4 The Sufficiency Duty in Relation to Accommodation for Children New
3.1.5 Placement Plans New
3.1.6 Permanence Planning Guidance Updated
3.1.7 Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings

Updated

3.2

Placements

  
3.2.1 Placement in Foster Care Updated
3.2.2 Placements with Connected Persons (Formerly Regulation 38 Placements with Family and Friends) Updated
3.2.3 Placements and Admissions in Residential Care  
3.2.4 Placements in Secure Accommodation Updated
3.2.5 Placements with Parents Updated
3.2.6 Placements Out of Area New
3.2.7

Placements Outside England and Wales

 Updated

3.3

Monitoring Placements

  
3.3.1 Social Worker Visits Updated
3.3.2 Advocacy and Independent Visitors

 Updated

3.4

Reviews

  
3.4.1 Looked After Reviews Updated
3.4.2 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews

  

3.5

Contact with Family and Friends

  
3.5.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings  
3.5.2 Social Visits and Overnight Stays with Friends

  

3.6

Education, Leisure, Holiday and Schools Trips

  
3.6.1 Education of Looked After Children Updated
3.6.2 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips in the UK  
3.6.3 Holidays and Schools/Organisational Trips Outside the UK  
3.6.4 Leisure and Activities

 Updated

3.7

Health and Wellbeing

  
3.7.1 Health and Care Assessments and Health Plans Updated
3.7.2 Drugs and Substance Misuse (Including Smoking)  
3.7.3 Administration of Medication  
3.7.4 GP's, Dentists and Opticians  
3.7.5 Sexual Health  
3.7.6 Personal Relationships and Sexual Health Policy and Practice Guidelines for Looked After Children Updated
3.7.7 Self Harming  
3.7.8 BAAF Practice Note No 53 - Guidelines for the Testing of Looked After Children who are at risk of a Blood -Borne Infection

  

3.8

Privacy and Personal Care

  
3.8.1 Children's Bedrooms  
3.8.2 Hair and Skin Care  
3.8.3 Physical Contact and Intimate Care  
3.8.4 Touch Guidance

  

3.9

Behaviour Management

  
3.9.1 Promoting Positive Behaviour in Foster Care New
3.9.2 Sanctions  
3.9.3 Physical Intervention  
3.9.4 Countering Bullying

  

3.10

Incidents

  
3.10.1 Joint Liaison Protocol Between Blackpool Children and Young People's Department and Lancashire County Police Service  
3.10.2 Searching Children and Their Belongings  
3.10.3 Incidents Guidance

  

3.11

Foster Carers

  
3.11.1 Fostering Panel Updated
3.11.2 Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers  
3.11.3 Exemptions and Extensions New
3.11.4 Persons Disqualified from Fostering New
3.11.5 Supervision and Expectations of Foster Carers Updated
3.11.6 Review of Foster Carers Updated
3.11.7 Allegations Against Foster Carers Updated
3.11.8 Case Recording in Fostering  
3.11.9 Placement Discussions and Moves  
3.11.10 Children Leaving Hospital to a Foster Carers Home where there are concerns About their Health  
3.11.11 Complaints from Foster Carers  
3.11.12 Foster Carer Handbook

  

3.12

Leaving Care and Transition to Adulthood

  
3.12.1 Leaving Care Updated
3.12.2 Registration for National Insurance  
3.12.3 Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children in Detention New

3.13

Miscellaneous

  
3.13.1 Change of Name of a Looked After Child  
3.13.2 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
3.13.3 Child Trust Funds Updated


4. Adoption and Permanence

4.1

Adoption

  
4.1.1 Adoption Panel Updated
4.1.2 Approving Prospective Adopters Updated
4.1.3 Placement for Adoption Updated
4.1.4 Adoption Support Updated
4.1.5 Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.6 Adoption Reviews Updated
4.1.7 Disruption of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.8 Allegations Against Prospective Adopters Updated
4.1.9 Inter-Country Adoption Updated
4.1.10 Non-Agency Adoption  
4.1.11 Adoption Case Records Updated
4.1.12 Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records Updated
4.1.13 Intermediary Services  
4.1.14 Safeguarding Children Placed for Adoption or Children who are Adopted

  

4.2

Other Permanence Options

  
4.2.1 Applications for Special Guardianship Orders

  

4.3

Guidance

  
4.3.1 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship  
4.3.2 Life Story Books Guidance  
4.3.3 Later Life Letters  
4.3.4 Safe Intervention Policy  
4.3.5 Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults Who Work With Children  


5. Youth Offending Procedures

NB: This section is under review in light of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

5.1.1 Action Plan  
5.1.2 Appropriate Adult Procedures  
5.1.3 Youth Rehabilitation Orders  
5.1.4 Custodial Sentence and Through Care  
5.1.5 Reprimands and Final Warnings  
5.1.6 Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme's  
5.1.7 Referral Orders  
5.1.8 Reparation Orders  
5.1.9 Restorative Justice and Victim Work - to follow  
5.1.10 Sentencing Reports  
5.1.11 Supervision Orders  
5.1.12 Assessment Intervention Moving on Project (AIM)  
5.1.13 Safeguarding Children and Young People in Custody  


5.2


Youth Offending Guidance and Protocols

  
5.2.1 Interagency Joint Working Protocol  

6. Appendices

6.1 Guidance for Editing Procedures  
6.2 Designated Managers Updated
6.3 Local Contacts  
6.4 National Contacts  
6.5 Working Together to Safeguard 2010  
6.6 Quick Reference Guide New

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