New Regulations |
NOTE: Please read this before downloading any documents
In April 2011, several sets of Regulations, Standards and Guidance came into force:
- The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (Care Planning Regulations) and Associated Guidance;
- The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance;
- The Children's Homes (Amendment) Regulations 2011, Associated Guidance (Volume 5) and National Minimum Standards (NMS);
- The Fostering Agencies Regulations 2011, Associated Guidance (Volume 4) and National Minimum Standards (NMS);
- The Adoption Guidance and National Minimum Standards
Calderdale Children’s Services have not yet amended their policies and procedures in relation to these changes, but we are planning to do so.
To assist with the planning of necessary changes, Managers and Practitioners should familiarise themselves with the amended/new Regulations, Standards and Guidance; and with various Policy/Practice Briefings that have been produced for us.
Also, Managers should start to think through the operational/procedural changes that will be required resulting from the new Regulations.
Policy Briefings and Guides |
| Purpose of these documents: These briefings/guides, prepared by Tri-x-Childcare, summarise the new/amended Regulations and associated Standards and Guidance; they are not detailed but may be useful to help managers/staff understand the key changes. For detailed checklists, see the table below (Detailed Checklists/Proposed new Procedures). |
| Practice Guide |
| Care Planning, Placements and Case Reviews Regulations |
| Children’s Homes Regulations and Standards |
| Fostering Agencies Regulations and Standards |
| Adoption Standards |
Detailed Checklists/Proposed new Procedures |
Purpose of these documents: These are detailed checklists of the changes that we need to consider in relation to our Policies and Procedures; they list all of the changes/procedural requirements. You will also see some proposed new procedures e.g. re Short Breaks. We have an ongoing relationship with Tri-x-Childcare to assist with the updating of our procedures, they can help with (re)drafting of our procedures, but we need to consider/agree the changes. |
| Children’s Homes Checklist |
| Adoption Service Checklist |
| Care Leavers Checklist |
| Care Planning Placement and Reviews Checklist |
| Fostering Service Checklist |
| Draft Family and Friends Care procedure |
| Family and Friends Appendix |
| Draft Short Breaks Procedure |
| Draft Looked After Children in Contact with Youth Justice Procedure |
| Draft Responsibilities re Former LAC in Detention Procedure |
| Draft Sufficiency Duty Procedure |
Questionnaire for Managers |
Purpose of this document: This is meant to be an aide memoire for managers to use to help them/us think about the changes that are required in their sector/service. It is not comprehensive; managers may wish to add more fields/proposals. Manager should download , complete and forward to Shelia Barton by the end of May 2011. |
| Questionnaire |
The Regulations, Standards and Guidance |
These are links to the relevant Regulations, Standards and Guidance NOTE: all these links open new windows, to other websites. |
| Care Planning, Placement and Case Review |
| Children’s Homes and Fostering Services |
| Adoption Services |
| Care Leavers |
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