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Contents

November 2011

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  1. Values and Principles
  2. Supporting Staff to Do Their Job
  3. Referral, Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review
  4. Looked After Children
  5. Children with Disabilities
  6. Adoption
  7. Children in Specific Circumstances
  8. Legal and Court Process
  9. Protocols and Guidance
  10. Statements of Purpose
  11. Appendices


1. Values and Principles

1.1

Policy, Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Policies, Values and Principles  
1.1.2 Family and Friends Policy New


2. Supporting Staff to Do Their Job

2.1 Supervision (Children's Specialist Services)  
2.2 Safe Working Practice New


3. Referral, Assessment, Planning, Intervention and Review

3.1

Integrated Children's System

  
3.1.1 Integrated Children's System (ICS) Overview Updated

   

3.2

Contact and Referral

  
3.2.1 Contact, Referral and Information  
3.2.2 Emergency Duty Team  

   

3.3

Assessment

  
3.3.1 Child and Family Assessment – Combined Practice and FWi Guidance New
3.3.2 Pre Birth Assessments  
3.3.3 Pre Birth Assessments and Conferences  
3.3.4 Chronologies and Family History Guidance  
3.3.5 Management Procedure for Team Held Cases  
3.3.6 CIN Manager and Social Worker Responsibilities for Managing Duty  
3.3.7 Strategy Meetings and Section 47 Enquiries  
3.3.8 Child Protection Conference - Initial, Review and Pre-birth  
3.3.9 Children Subject to a Child Protection Plan and Out of the Borough  

   

3.4

Children in Need

  
3.4.1 Children in Need  
3.4.2 Family Group Conferences  
3.4.3 Section 17 and Financial Support for Children and Families  


4. Looked After Children

4.1

Placements

  
4.1.1 Decision to Look After and Children's Resources Panel Updated
4.1.2 Local Authority’s Sufficiency Duty – Accommodation for Looked After Children New
4.1.3 Placement with Parents  
4.1.4 Placement with Connected Persons  
4.1.5 Placements Outside England and Wales  
4.1.6 Placements in Secure Accommodation  
4.1.7 YJB Protocol for Court Ordered Secure Remands New
4.1.8 Post Placement Arrangements  
4.1.9 Social Worker Visits  
4.1.10 Notifications from Other Authorities Updated

   

4.2

Placement and Change of Placement - Placement Consent, Agreements and Recording

  
4.2.1 Change of Placement of Looked After Child - Recording Requirements and Responsibilities  
4.2.2 Obtaining a Residential Worker's Consent to Care for a Looked After Child  
4.2.3 Obtaining a Friend or Relatives Agreement to Care for a Looked After Child  
4.2.4 Obtaining the Agreement of a Foster Carer to Care for a Looked After Child  

   

4.3

Meetings and Reviews

  
4.3.1 Planning and Disruption Meetings  
4.3.2 Secure Accommodation Panel Reviews  
4.3.3 Looked After Reviews  
4.3.4 Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing Officer  
4.3.5 Looked After Reviews in Respect of Children Looked After by the Local Authority who are Subject of a Formal Child Protection Plan New
4.3.6 Permanence Planning  

   

4.4

Behaviour Management and Incidents

  
4.4.1 Looked After Young People Who are Missing from Residential and Foster Care (Under Review)  
4.4.2 Sanctions (Under Review)  
4.4.3 Contacting the Police (Under Review)  
4.4.4 Countering of Bullying (Under Review)  
4.4.5 Searching Children and their Belongings (Under Review)  
4.4.6 Notifiable Events (Under Review)  
4.4.7 Use of Control and Restraint (Under Review)  

   

4.5

Education, Recreation and Activities

  
4.5.1 Education of Looked After Children  
4.5.2 Personal Education Plans (PEPs) Guidance  
4.5.3 Holidays and School Trips Outside the UK  
4.5.4 Leisure and Recreation  

   

4.6

Family Contacts and Activities

  
4.6.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings  
4.6.2 Overnight Stays and Social Visits with Relatives and Friends  

   

4.7

Foster Carers

  
4.7.1 Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers  
4.7.2 Limit on the Number of Children in Foster Homes  
4.7.3 Persons Disqualified from Fostering  
4.7.4 Annual Review of Foster Carers  
4.7.5 Fostering and Permanence Panel  
4.7.6 Supervision of Foster Carers  
4.7.7 Allegations Against Foster Carers  
4.7.8 Assessment of Approved Carers Transferring from Independent Fostering Agencies or another Local Authority  
4.7.9 Partner Assessments  
4.7.10 Support for Foster Carers  
4.7.11 Contact and Foster Carers  
4.7.12 The Child's Personal Record File (Red File)  

   

4.8

Health and Wellbeing

  
4.8.1 Health Care Assessments and Health Care Plans  
4.8.2 General Practitioners, Dentists and Opticians  
4.8.3 Sexual Health and Relationships  
4.8.4 Children and Young People Drug Policy  

   

4.9

Privacy and Personal Care

  
4.9.1 Privacy, Personal Care, Intimate Care and Physical Relationships  
4.9.2 Correspondence and Communication  

   

4.10

Protection and Advocacy

  
4.10.1 Advocacy and Independent Visitors  

   

4.11

Children Leaving Care

  
4.11.1 Children Leaving Care (To Follow)  
4.11.2 Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Young People in Custody  

   

4.12

Miscellaneous

  
4.12.1 Change of Name of a Looked After Child  
4.12.2 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
4.12.3 Criminal Injuries Compensation  
4.12.4 Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services New


5. Children with Disabilities

5.1 Services for Disabled Children  
5.2 Protecting Children with Disabilities  
5.3 Transfers Protocol Disabled Children's Team - Adults Services  
5.4 Short Breaks New


6. Adoption

6.1 Adoption Values and Principles Updated
6.2 Adoption Panel Updated
6.3 Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters Updated
6.4 Placement for Adoption Updated
6.5 Adoption Reviews Updated
6.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Agency Adoptive Placements  
6.7 Disruption of Agency Adoptive Placements Updated
6.8 Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted Updated
6.9 Inter Country Adoption Updated
6.10 Babies Relinquished for Adoption Updated
6.11 Non Agency Adoptions Updated
6.12 Adoption Support Services Updated
6.13 Adoption Case Records Updated
6.14 Access to Birth Records/Adoption Case Records Updated
6.15 Intermediary Services Updated
6.16 Applications for Special Guardianship  
6.17 Practice Guide to Meting the Identity Needs of Children of Black and Minority Ethnicity in Permanent Placements New


7. Children in Specific Circumstances

7.1 Allegations Against Staff and Volunteers  
7.2 Missing Children  
7.3 Private Fostering Updated
7.4 Death of or Serious Injury: Child in Need  
7.5 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, Refugees and Child Trafficking Updated
7.6 Families With No Recourse to Public Funds  


8. Legal and Court Process

8.1 Legal and Court Process  
8.2 Public Law Outline  


9. Protocols and Guidance

9.1 Aggressive Person's Register Protocol  
9.2 Analysis Tool  
9.3 Assessing the Needs of Disabled Children and their Families - Guidance  
9.4 Assessment of Children and Families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds  
9.5 Child Abuse Investigation Team (CAIT) Joint Protocol  
9.6 Children Missing, At Risk of Being Missing or Not Receiving Suitable Education  
9.7 Children Not Collected From School at the end of the School Day/Activity  
9.8 Children's Services and Housing Services Protocol  
9.9 Children's Specialist Services and Adult Services  
9.10 Children's Specialist Services Case Transfers Protocol  
9.11 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship  
9.12 Definitions of Contact ICS  
9.13 Early Years Services and Children's Specialist Services Protocol  
9.14 Fair Processing and Confidentiality  
9.15 Financial Support Arrangements for Permanency  
9.16 Joint Service Protocol to meet the needs of Children and Unborn Children who may be Affected by Domestic Violence  
9.17 Kinship Care: Children in Need - Not Looked After  
9.18 Lead Professional and Specialist Services Protocol  
9.19 Play Service Referrals  
9.20 Recording Personal Details on FWi  
9.21 Representations and Complaints  
9.22 Residential Handbook  
9.23 Special Guardianship Protocol  
9.24 Supervision Practice Guidance  
9.25 Team Around the Child  
9.26 Working Together to Help Children and their Families where there is a Mental Health or Addiction Problem  
9.27 Joint Working Protocol between Wandsworth YOT and Statutory Social Work Services in Wandsworth Updated


10. Statements of Purpose

10.1 Fostering Service Statement of Purpose  
10.2 Adoption Service Statement of Purpose  
10.3 Wilna Road Statement of Purpose  
10.4 Bridge House Statement of Purpose  
10.5 Falcon Grove Statement of Purpose  
10.6 Chestnut Statement of Purpose  
10.7 Oakdene Statement of Purpose  


11. Appendices

11.1 Designated Managers Updated
11.2 Local Contacts  
11.3 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
11.4 YJB National Standards for Youth Justice Services New
11.5 Summary of Changes in Regulation, Guidance and Standards from 1 April 2011 New

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