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Contents

April 2012

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This contents list is sub divided into the following sections, each Section contains relevant Chapters/Procedures: (Click on the title to jump to the Section you require):

  1. All Children
  2. Preventive and Family Services
  3. Disabled Children
  4. Looked After Children
  5. Adoption and Permanence
  6. Appendices


1. All Children

1.1

Policy, Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Children's Social Care Policy, Values and Principles  


 

1.2

Assessment and Planning

  
1.2.1 Universal Assessment Procedures and Guidance  
1.2.2 Referrals for Children in Need  
1.2.3 Initial Assessments  
1.2.4 Priority for Initial Assessment  
1.2.5 Core Assessments Updated
1.2.6 Requests for Information from West Yorkshire Constabulary: Advice and Guidance to Field Work Practitioners New


 

1.3

Care Planning and Court Proceedings

  
1.3.1 Public Law Outline FAQ  
1.3.2 Applications for Emergency Protection Orders  
1.3.3 Decision to Look After Updated
1.3.4 Care Proceedings Updated
1.3.5 Preparing for Care and Supervision Proceedings Guidance  
1.3.6 Care Plans in Court Proceedings  
1.3.7 Variation and Revocation of Care Orders  
1.3.8 Private Law Proceedings  


 

1.4

Safeguarding Children

  
1.4.1 Children Missing from Home or Care  
1.4.2 Death and Serious Injury to a Child Updated
1.4.3 Access to Records Updated


 

1.5

Emergency Duty Team

  
1.5.1 Emergency Duty Team Updated
1.5.2 Emergency Duty Team and Child Protection  
1.5.3 Out of Hours Placements Updated


2. Preventive and Family Services

2.1 Child and Family Mental Health Services Updated
2.2 Family Group Conferences - To Follow  
2.3 Private Fostering Updated
2.4 Assessment and Support for 16 and 17 year olds Designated as Homeless  
2.5 Section 17 and Section 24 Payments  
2.6 Children in Need Plans and Reviews Updated
2.7 Young Carers Service Updated
2.8 Criminal Injuries Compensation  


3. Disabled Children

3.1 Direct Payments for Children  
3.2 Short Breaks: Assessment, Planning and Review Updated
3.3 Protocol between the Disabled Children's Team and First Response / Children's Social Care New
3.4 Needs Assessment Matrix and Allocation of Resources New


4. Looked After Children

4.1

Pre-Placement

  
4.1.1 Gateway Panel Updated
4.1.2 Special Resources Panel  
4.1.3 Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services  


 

4.2

Placements

  
4.2.1 Making a Referral for a Foster Placement Updated
4.2.2 Matching in Foster Care  
4.2.3 Support Care Foster Placements  
4.2.4 Short Breaks - Foster Care  
4.2.5 External Fostering and Residential Placements  
4.2.6 External Residential Placements  
4.2.7 Placements in Residential Care  
4.2.8 Placement with Parents Updated
4.2.9 Placement Outside England and Wales  
4.2.10 Placements in Secure Accommodation  
4.2.11 Post Placement Arrangements  
4.2.12 Placements with Connected Persons  
4.2.13 Receiving Notifications from Other Local Authorities re Children Placed in Calderdale  


 

4.3

Planning and Reviews

  
4.3.1 Placement and Disruption Meetings  
4.3.2 Looked After Reviews  
4.3.3 Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing Officers  
4.3.4 The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review  
4.3.5 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  


 

4.4

Education of Looked After Children

  
4.4.1 Education of Looked After Children Updated
4.4.2 Personal Education Plans Updated
4.4.3 Consent for Absence from School Updated
4.4.4 Access to Early Years Education for Looked After Children  
4.4.5 The Role of the Virtual School New
4.4.6 Change of School Placement New


 

4.5

Recreation and Activities

  
4.5.1 Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UK Updated
4.5.2 Activities and Transporting Children  


 

4.6

Family Contacts, Visitors and Friends

  
4.6.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings  
4.6.2 Overnight Stays and Contact with Relatives and Friends Updated
4.6.3 Social Worker Visits to Looked After Children Updated


 

4.7

Foster Carers

Fostering Services National Minimum Standards		  
4.7.1 Fostering Panel  
4.7.2 Responding to Enquiries and Applications about Fostering Updated
4.7.3 References and Statutory Checks in Respect of Foster Carers and their Households and Networks  
4.7.4 Assessment of Prospective Foster Carers  
4.7.5 Appeals Process for Foster Care Applicants and Carers  
4.7.6 Foster Carer Payment for Skills Scheme  
4.7.7 Assessment of Connected Persons as Mainstream Foster Carers  
4.7.8 Fostering Exemptions and Extensions  
4.7.9 Persons Disqualified From Fostering  
4.7.10 Allegations Against Foster Carers  
4.7.11 Foster Carers Support  
4.7.12 Supervision of Foster Carers  
4.7.13 Review of Foster Carers  
4.7.14 Employees of Calderdale MBC Acting as Foster Carers  
4.7.15 Placement Agreements  
4.7.16 Managing Challenging Situations  
4.7.17 Guidelines for Recording - Fostering Files  
4.7.18 Contents of Foster Carer Files  
4.7.19 File Audit Tool - Foster Files  
4.7.20 Foster Carers Record Keeping and Retention Policy  


 

4.8

Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children

  
4.8.1 Health Assessments and Health Recommendation Plans Updated
4.8.2 Personal Care and Relationships  
4.8.3 Consent to Treatment New


 

4.9

Safeguarding Looked After Children

  
4.9.1 Missing from Care  
4.9.2 Advocacy and Independent Visitors  
4.9.3 Behaviour Management  


 

4.10

Transition and Leaving Care

  
4.10.1 Leaving Care  
4.10.2 Pathway Plans and Reviews  
4.10.3 Financial Arrangements for Young People Leaving Care who are Living Independently  
4.10.4 Transition at 18 to Adult Services  
4.10.5 Accommodation Support for Young People Leaving Care  
4.10.6 Admissions to Educational Establishments  
4.10.7 Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in Custody  


 

4.11

Miscellaneous

  
4.11.1 Change of Name of a Looked After Child  
4.11.2 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
4.11.3 Obtaining Birth Certificates for Looked After Children - To Follow  
4.11.4 Case Records for Looked After Children  
4.11.5 Sufficiency Duty in Relation to Accommodation of Children  


5. Adoption and Permanence

  Adoption National Minimum Standards  
5.1 Adoption Panel  
5.2 What Happens to Panel Papers  
5.3 Recruitment and Assessment of Adopters  
5.4 Employees As Adopters  
5.5 References and Statutory Checks in Respect of Adopters  
5.6 Approval of Adopters: Presentation to Panel  
5.7 Appeals Process for Adoption Applicants and Prospective Adopters  
5.8 Review of Approved Adopters  
5.9 Is the child suitable to be placed for Adoption? Presentation to Adoption Panel  
5.10 Post Adoption Contact  
5.11 Family Finding  
5.12 Proposal of a match: Presentation to Adoption Panel  
5.13 Planning and Making an Adoptive Placement  
5.14 Making Inter Agency Adoptive Placements  
5.15 Adoption Reviews  
5.16 Allegations against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption of already Adopted  
5.17 Intercountry Adoption  
5.18 Non Agency Adoptions  
5.19 Adoption Support Services  
5.20 Adoption Finance  
5.21 Adoption Files  
5.22 Check list for Child's Adoption File  
5.23 Check list for Adopters Adoption File  
5.24 File Audit Tool  
5.25 Access to Birth Records/Adoption Files  
5.26 Intermediary Services  
5.27 Special Guardianship  
5.28 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship  


6. Appendices

6.1 Permissions List Updated
6.2 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
6.3 What's New  
6.4 Decision Making Hierarchy  

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