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Ealing Children's Social Care Services Procedures Manual

Manual Version, June 2011

Contents

  1. All Children
  2. Preventive and Supportive Services
  3. Children With Disabilities
  4. Looked After Services Planning for Children Looked After
  5. Adoption and Permanence
  6. Ealing Residential Procedures
  7. Appendices


1. All Children


1.1


Policies, Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Policies, Values and Principles Updated
  Child Care Policy and Strategy Updated
  Recording Values, Principles and General Procedures  
  Confidentiality Policy, Values and Principles  
  Consultation Values and Principles  


1.2


Referrals, Assessments and Planning

  
1.2.1 Children's Social Care Services Threshold Criteria for Children in Need  
1.2.2 Initial Contacts and Referrals  
1.2.3 Initial Assessments  
1.2.4 Core Assessments (Including Section 47 Enquiries)  
1.2.5 Universal Assessments Guidance  
1.2.6 Integrated Children's System Guidance  
1.2.7 Care Plans Guidance Updated
1.2.8 Family Group Conferences and Family Meetings  


1.3


Court Proceedings and Legal Matters

  
1.3.1 Applications for Emergency Protection Orders  
1.3.2 Court Proceedings including Legal Planning Meetings and the Legal Proceedings Panel  
1.3.3 Public Law Outline - FAQ  


1.4


Safeguarding Children

  
 

See also London Safeguarding Children Procedures and Supplementary Procedures which can be accessed from anywhere within this manual using the button on the left of the screen.

  
1.4.1 Death of, or Serious Injury to, Child in Community or Child in Care  
1.4.2 Safeguarding Children with Special Educational Needs Living Away from Home New
1.4.3 Activities  
1.4.4 Transporting Children  


1.5


Complaints and Whistle-Blowing

  
1.5.1 Complaints Procedure  
1.5.2 Whistle-Blowing Policy  


1.6


Allocation of Work

  
1.6.1 Transfer and Allocation of Work Between Children's Social Care Services Teams (Team Protocols)  
1.6.2 Protocol between Youth Offending Service and Ealing Safeguarding and Support Services New


1.7


Children's Records

  
1.7.1 Access to Records  
1.7.2 Retention and Destruction of Records Updated


1.8


Miscellaneous

  
1.8.1 Data Protection Policy  
1.8.2 Emergency Duty Team  
1.8.3 Equalities and Diversity  
1.8.4 Mental Capacity Act Guidance  
1.8.5 Quality Assurance  
1.8.6 Safe Working Policy  
1.8.7 Supervision Policy  
1.8.8 Procurement of Goods and Services New


2. Preventive and Supportive Services

2.1 Child in Need Plans and Reviews  
2.2 Private Fostering Updated
2.3 Young Carers  
2.4 Early Intervention Panel (EIP)  
2.5 Asylum Seeking Children  
2.6 Homeless 16 and 17 year olds  
2.7 Joint Assessment Protocol; Housing and Social Care for Vulnerable Young People Aged 16 and 17 Requiring Housing New
2.8 Homeless Families  


3. Children With Disabilities

  This section is under review please check with ESCAN Social Care Team for the latest procedure  
 
Eligibility for ESCAN Social Care Services - to follow		  
3.1 Transition Protocol - Children and Young People with Disabilities New
3.2 Direct Payments  
3.3 Children's Disability Network  
3.4 Short Break Placements  


4. Looked After Services Planning for Children Looked After


4.1


Planning for Children Looked After

  
4.1.1 The Provision of Accommodation for Children through Voluntary Agreement  
  (See also Court Proceedings and Legal Matters)  
4.1.2 Planning for Looked After Children  
4.1.3 Friends and Family Care Policy  
4.1.3a Protocol for Duty in the Kinship Team  
4.1.3b Kinship duty and non duty referrals Area Teams Guidance  
4.1.4 Permanence Planning Guidance  
4.1.5 Special Guardianship Policy  
4.1.6 Residence Orders Policy  
4.1.7 Disruption Policy  


4.2


Placements

  
4.2.1 Joint Funding of Placements With Education or Health Policy  
4.2.2 Placement of Looked After Children  
4.2.3 Placements with Family and Friends - Connected Persons Updated
4.2.4 Placements in Secure Accommodation  
4.2.5 Placements with Parents Updated
4.2.6 Placements Outside England and Wales  
4.2.7 Supported Lodgings Placements Procedure  
4.2.8 Arrangements with Other Local Authorities  
4.2.9 Transfer with Other Local Authorities  


4.3


Monitoring Placements

  
4.3.1 Social Worker Visits Updated
4.3.2 Advocacy and Independent Visitors  


4.4


Reviews

  
4.4.1 Looked After Reviews and Participation Updated
4.4.2 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  


4.5


Contact With Family and Friends

  
4.5.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings  
4.5.2 Social Visits and Overnight Stays With Friends  


4.6


Education, Leisure, Holidays and School Trips

  
4.6.1 Education of Looked After Children Updated
4.6.2 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips in the UK  
4.6.3 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips Outside the UK  
4.6.4 Leisure and Activities  


4.7


Health and Wellbeing

  
4.7.1 Health and Medical Needs of Looked After Children Updated
4.7.2 Drugs and Substance Misuse (Including Smoking)  
4.7.3 Administration of Medication  
4.7.4 Sexual Health  
4.7.5 Self Harming  


4.8


Privacy and Personal Care

  
4.8.1 Children's Bedrooms  
4.8.2 Hair and Skin Care  
4.8.3 Physical Contact and Intimate Care  
4.8.4 Touch Guidance  


4.9


Behaviour Management

  
4.9.1 Discipline in Foster Placements  
4.9.3 Countering Bullying  


4.10


Incidents

  
4.10.1 Contacting the Police  
4.10.2 Searching Children and their Belongings  
4.10.3 Incidents Guidance - to follow  
4.10.4 Looked After Children Missing/Abducted from Care and the Use of Recovery Orders Updated
4.10.5 Death of a Parent or Close Relative of a Looked After Child  


4.11


Foster Carers

  
4.11.1 Fostering Panel  
4.11.2 Recruitment of Foster Carers and Adopters New
4.11.3 Assessment of Foster Carers and Adopters New
4.11.4 Supervisory Visits to Foster Carers    
4.11.5 Unannounced Visits to Foster Placements  
4.11.6 Critical Incidents in Foster Placements  
4.11.7 Review of Foster Carers New
4.11.8 Allegations Against Foster Carers  


4.12


Leaving Care and Transition to Adulthood

  
4.12.1 Leaving Care Services (including all relevant legislation, policies procedures and guidance for young people leaving care) Updated
4.12.2 Registration for National Insurance  


4.13


Miscellaneous

  
4.13.1 Change of Name of a Looked After Child  
4.13.2 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
4.13.3 Child Trust Funds  
4.13.4 Criminal Injuries Compensation  
4.13.5 Funds Held on Behalf of Looked After Children  


5. Adoption and Permanence


5.1


Adoption

  
5.1.1 Adoption Values and Principles Updated
5.1.2 Adoption and Permanency Panel  
5.1.3 Assessment and Approval of Agency Adoptive Parents  
5.1.4 Placement for Adoption  
5.1.5 Adoption Support Services  
5.1.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Agency Adoptive Placements  
5.1.7 Adoption Reviews Updated
5.1.8 Disruption of Agency Adoptive Placements  
5.1.9 Allegations Against Prospective Adopters  
5.1.10 Inter County Adoption  
5.1.11 Non Agency Adoptions  
5.1.12 Adoption Case Records  
5.1.13 Access to Birth Records/Adoption Case Records  
5.1.14 Intermediary Services  


5.2


Other Permanence Options

  
5.2.1 Applications for Special Guardianship Orders  


5.3


Guidance

  
5.3.1 Court Reports in Adoption  
5.3.2 Life Story Books Guidance  
5.3.3 Later Life Letters  


6. Ealing Residential Procedures

6.1 Volume 6 - Residential Procedures Manual  


7. Appendices

7.1 Designated Managers  
7.2 Local Contacts  
7.3 Regulations, Guidance and National Minimum Standards April 2011 Quick Reference Guide  
7.4 The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review New
7.5 The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 3 :Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care leavers New
7.6 The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations; Local Authority responsibilities towards former looked after children in custody New
7.7 Short Breaks Statutory Guidance on how to safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children using short breaks New
7.8 Sufficiency Statutory Guidance on securing sufficient accommodation for looked after children New
7.9 IRO Handbook Statutory guidance for independent reviewing officers and local authorities on their functions in relation to case management and review for looked after children New
7.10 Fostering Minimum Standards  2011 New
7.11 Adoption Minimum Standards 2011 New

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