Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board Procedures Manual Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Board Procedures Manual

Leicestershire County Contents

Second Operational Manual, March 2012

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  1. All Children / Policies
  2. Preventive Services
  3. Services to Looked After Children
  4. Adoption and other Permanence Options
  5. Guidance
  6. Protocols
  7. Flowcharts
  8. Appendices


1. All Children / Policies

1.1

Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Children and Families Policies, Values and Principles  
1.1.2 Statement of Purpose for Children's Social Care New
1.1.3 Specialist Services Standards Leaflet New
1.1.4 Safeguarding Policy for Children and Young People  
1.1.5 Information Sharing Policy  
1.1.6 Child in Care Policy and Pledge for Looked After Children  
1.1.7 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children  
1.1.8 Families with No Recourse to Public Funds Updated
1.1.9 Decision Making and Accountability Framework Updated
1.1.10 Induction - to follow  
1.1.11 Transfer of Work between Teams Updated
1.1.12 Family and Friends Policy - to follow  
1.1.13 Pathway to Services New


 

1.2

Assessment and Planning

  
1.2.1 Operational Definitions: Child in Need Threshold Guidance  
  1.2.1a Priority Codes Updated
  1.2.1b Child in Need Codes  
  1.2.1c Role of Child Care Duty Team  
1.2.2 Initial Contacts/Enquiries and Referrals of Children in Need  
1.2.3 CAF and Eligibility  
1.2.4 Interface between Children's Social Care and CAF  
1.2.5 Universal Assessment  
1.2.6 Initial Assessments  
1.2.7 Strategy Discussions  
1.2.8 Risk Assessment Procedure  
1.2.9 Core Assessments (Including Section 47 Enquiries)  
1.2.10 Child Protection Plan Enquiries  
1.2.11 Pre-Birth Assessments  
1.2.12 Decision to Look After a Child (Placement Panel)  
1.2.13 Accommodation Panel  
1.2.14 Section 7 and Section 37 Reports  
1.2.15 Conducting a Section 47 Investigation: Use of the Community Paediatric Service and Strategy Discussion New


 

1.3

Case Recording

  
1.3.1 Procedure for Creating a Chronology  
1.3.2 Recording with Care  
1.3.3 New Information on an Existing Case  
1.3.4 Assessment and Progress Records  
1.3.5 Management of Unallocated Cases  
1.3.6 Audit Procedure  
1.3.7 Access to Records  
1.3.8 Retention of Documentation and Destruction of Files  


 

1.4

Representations and Complaints

  
  See also Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Board Procedures, Complaints and Appeals and Resolving Professional Disagreements  
1.4.1 Representations and Complaints  
1.4.2 Advocacy  
1.4.3 Independent Advocacy Service - information for Children and Young People  
1.4.4 Independent Advocacy Service - information for Care Leavers  


 

1.5

Services to Children in Need

  
1.5.1 Child in Need Plans and Reviews  
1.5.2 Financial Assistance to Children in Need  
1.5.3 Children in Need: Relative / Carer Allowances  
1.5.4 Private Fostering Updated
1.5.5 Residence Orders  
1.5.6 Family Group Conferences/Meetings  
1.5.7 Preparation for Initial Child Protection Conference / Review Conference / Core Groups  
1.5.8 Discontinuation of a Child Protection Plan  
1.5.9 Strengthening Families Service Design  


 

1.6

Miscellaneous

  
1.6.1 Emergency Duty Team  
1.6.2 Legal Planning Meetings  
1.6.3 Public Law Outline: Frequently Asked Questions  
1.6.4 Court Proceedings  
1.6.5 Black Cases Panel  
1.6.6 Taking Referrals: Practice Guidance  
1.6.7 Undertaking Assessments: Practice Guidance  
1.6.8 Convening a Child Protection Conference  
1.6.9 Management of Child Protection Conferences: Practice Guidance  
1.6.10 Conducting Strategy Meetings: Practice Guidance  
1.6.11 Death or Serious Injury of a Child  
1.6.12 Family Group Conferences (FGC), A Guide for Professionals  
1.6.13 Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings  


2. Preventive Services

2.1

Services for Children in Need

  
2.1.1 Child in Need Plans  
2.1.2 Section 17 Payments  
2.1.3 Early Intervention and Family Support  
2.1.4 Family Intervention Project  
2.1.5 Therapeutic Service  


 

2.2

Disabled Children

  
2.2.1 Disabled Children  
2.2.2 Leicestershire County Council Disabled Children Support Strategy  
2.2.3 Eligibility Criteria and Prioritisation Protocol for Occupational Therapy Referrals and Assessments by Disabled Children's Team (Leicestershire County only)  
2.2.4 Register of Disabled Children  
2.2.5 Access to Services for Disabled Children  
2.2.6 Transitions  
2.2.7 Safety Net Criteria and Procedures for Disabled Children  


 

2.3

Direct Payments

  
2.3.1 Direct Payments: Guidance and Procedure  
2.3.2 Take a Break Scheme for Parent Carers of Disabled Children  


 

2.4

Direct Payments: Information for Families

 
2.4.1 Direct Payments being an Employer  
2.4.2 Direct Payments Employing Agency Workers  
2.4.3 Direct Payments Self Employed Workers  
2.4.4 Direct Payment Personal Budget Amounts  


 

2.5

Short Breaks

  
2.5.1 Short Breaks  


3. Services to Looked After Children

3.1

Introduction

  
3.1.1 Corporate Parenting Strategy  
 

See also:

Pledge to Looked After Children

Decision to Look After a Child 		 
3.1.2 Post Placement Arrangements  
  See also Accommodation Panel  
3.1.3 Permanence Planning Guidance  
3.1.4 Former Looked After Children in Contact with the Criminal Justice System  
3.1.5 YJB Protocol for Court Ordered Secure Remands  
3.1.6 Child's Journey through the Care System  


 

3.2

Placements

  
3.2.1 Preparing Children for Placements  
3.2.2 Requesting a Foster Placement  
3.2.3 Placements in Foster Care  
3.2.4 Placement with Parents  
3.2.5 Placements with Connected Persons Updated
3.2.6 Out of Area Placements  
3.2.7 Notifications from other Local Authorities  
3.2.8 Placements Outside England and Wales  
3.2.9 Placements in Children's Homes  
3.2.10 Secure Accommodation Policy and Procedures  
3.2.11 Placement Plans  
3.2.12 Special Guardianship (non LAC)  
3.2.13 Special Guardianship (non LAC) Flowchart  
3.2.14 Special Guardianship (Foster Carers)  
3.2.15 Special Guardianship (Foster Carers) Flowchart  
3.2.16 Support for Foster Carers: Respite Care from Connected Persons  
3.2.17 Financial Support for Parents: Section 23 Payments  


 

3.3

Meetings and Reviews

  
3.3.1 Looked After Children Review  
3.3.2 Preparation of Children and Young People for Reviews  
3.3.3 Social Worker Visits to Looked After Children  
3.3.4 Looked After Children Review Administrative Checklist  
3.3.5 Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings (Foster Care and Residential Homes)  
3.3.6 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  
3.3.7 Appointment and Role of the Independent Reviewing Officer  
3.3.8 Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services  
3.3.9 Arranging a First Review of Arrangements Meeting Flow Chart  
3.3.10 Arranging a 3 or 6 Month Review of Arrangements Meeting Flow Chart  


 

3.4

Education

  
3.4.1 Education of a Looked After Child  
3.4.2 Personal Education Allowances  
3.4.3 Looked After Child not Attending School  
3.4.4 Funding Leisure Activities and Driving Lessons  


 

3.5

Health and Well Being

  
3.5.1 Health Care Assessments and Health Plans  
3.5.2 Sex and Sexuality  
3.5.3 HIV / AIDS  
3.5.4 Consent for Medical Treatment for a Looked After Child  
3.5.5 Children Missing from Care  
3.5.6 Self Harm  
  See also: Death or Serious Injury of a Looked After Child  


 

3.6

Contact

  
3.6.1 Contact for Looked After Children  
3.6.2 Adoption Contact  
3.6.3 Contact with Relatives and Overnight Stays (Sleepovers)  
3.6.4 Overnight Stays / Sleep Overs: Guidance for Foster Carers and Residential Homes  
3.6.5 Independent Visitors  


 

3.7

Leaving Care

 
3.7.1 Leaving Care and Transitions  
3.7.2 Eligible Young People / Pathway Plans  


 

3.8

Duties of the Local Authority when Exercising Parental Responsibility and Miscellaneous Looked After

  
3.8.1 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
3.8.2 Consents for Looked After Children  
3.8.3 Physical Intervention  
3.8.4 Children's Transport  
3.8.5 Transport Procedure  
3.8.6 Sufficiency Duty in Relation to Accommodation for Children  
3.8.7 Criminal Injury Compensation  


 

3.9

Fostering Services

  
  Fostering Services National Minimum Standards  
  See also Placements in Foster Care  
3.9.1 Fostering Panel  
3.9.2 Persons Disqualified From Fostering  
3.9.3 Assessment and Approvals of Foster Carers  
3.9.4 Exemptions and Extensions  
3.9.5 Supervision and Support of Foster Carers  
3.9.6 Review of Foster Carers  
3.9.7 Allegations Against Foster Carers  
3.9.8 Residence Orders and Foster Carers  


4. Adoption and other Permanence Options

4.1

Adoption

  
  Adoption National Minimum Standards  
4.1.1 Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters  
4.1.2 Adoption Panel  
4.1.3 Placement for Adoption  
4.1.4 Introductions to Adoptive Placements - Guidance  
4.1.5 Adoption Support  
4.1.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.7 Adoption Reviews Updated
4.1.8 Disruption of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.9 Adoption Allowance Scheme  
4.1.10 Inter Country Adoption  
4.1.11 Non Agency Adoption  
4.1.12 Adoption Case Records  
4.1.13 Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records  
4.1.14 Intermediary Services  
4.1.15 Financial Support in Adoption - Guidance  
4.1.16 Financial Assessments in Adoption  
4.1.17 Step-Parent Adoptions  
  See also Adoption Contact  


 

4.2

Other Permanence Options

  
4.2.1 Application for Special Guardianship Orders  
4.2.2 Guidance on Financial Support in Special Guardianship  
4.2.3 Financial Assessments of Special Guardianship Allowances  


5. Guidance

5.1 Assessment Framework Guidance  
5.2 Behaviour Management  
5.3 Care Plan Guidance  
5.4 Changing a Child's Name  
5.5 Child Protection Visiting Guidance  
5.6 Guidance for the Disclosure of Childcare Records in Criminal Proceedings  
5.7 Visits to CIN/LAC/Children with a Protection Plan/Children with an Adoption Plan  
5.8 Children Accommodated Under Section 85 by Health Authorities  
5.9 Provision of Accommodation to Homeless 16 and 17 Year Olds New
5.10 Practice Guidance for Dealing with Substance Misuse by Looked after Children  
5.11 Passport Applications for Looked After Children  
5.12 RAISE Guidance  
5.13 Frameworki (LCC)
frameworki		  
5.14 Risk Assessment Guidance  
5.15 Services to Children in Need and the Provision of Accommodation: Guidance for EDT Workers  
5.16 Use of Drugs, Alcohol and other Substances by Children and Young People  
5.17 Case File Chronologies  
5.18 Written Agreements in Child Protection Cases Updated
5.19 Policy and Practice Guidelines for the Family Group Meetings Service  
5.20 Connected Persons: Practice Guidance New


6. Protocols

6.1 Joint Protocol between ADCS and CAFCASS: Court Reporting Responsibilities  
6.2 Joint Protocol Statement between ADCS and CAFCASS regarding Improving Services and Support to Children in the Family Courts  
6.3 Inter-Agency Protocol Regarding Police Involvement with Children in Care  
6.4 Restorative Justice in Children's Homes  
6.5 Leicestershire Youth Offending Service and Leicestershire (CYPS) Specialist Services and Rutland Children and Young People's Service Protocol  
6.6 Leicestershire Joint Working Arrangements for Children and Young People  
6.7 Leicestershire Written Procedure Agreement  


7. Flowcharts

7.1 Enquiries and Referrals of Children in Need Flowchart  
7.2 Strategy Discussion Flowchart  
7.3 Core Assessment Flowchart  
7.4 Private Fostering Flowchart  
7.5 Placement for Adoption Flowchart  
7.6 Sexual Health and Pregnancy Pathway New

8. Appendices

8.1 Appeals  
8.2 System of Delegation  
8.3 Local Contacts  
8.4 Designated Managers, see Decision Making and Accountability Framework  
8.5 Local Safeguarding Children Board Procedures (Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland)  
8.6 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
8.7 NICE: When to Suspect Child Maltreatment  

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