Lewisham Children's Services Procedures Manual Contents

All Children

1.1	Policy, Values and Principles
1.1.1	Children's Social Care Policy, Values and Principles
1.1.3	General Service Standards

1.2	Assessment and Planning
1.2.1	Integrated Children's System
1.2.2	Universal Assessment Procedures and Guidance
1.2.3	Referrals for Children in Need
1.2.4	Initial Assessments
1.2.5	Core Assessments
1.2.6	Legal Planning Meetings	Updated
1.2.7	Referral of Cases to other Agencies
1.2.8	Assessment of Parents with Mental Health Needs
1.2.9	Initial Child Protection Conferences on Unborn Children: Recording and Management on ICS

1.3	Care Proceedings
1.3.1	Public Law Outline
1.3.2	Preparing for Care and Supervision Proceedings

1.4	Safeguarding Children
1.4.1	Child Sexual Exploitation
1.4.2	Children not Collected from School
1.4.3	Arrangements for Conferences	Updated
1.4.4	Allegations Against Adults who Work with Children and the Role of the Local Authority Designated Officer

1.5	Quality Assurance
1.5.1	Representations and Complaints Procedure
1.5.2	Care Planning Quality Assurance Protocol and Flowchart

1.6	Miscellaneous
1.6.1	Children Missing from Home or Care
1.6.2	Access to Records
1.6.3	Emergency Duty Team
1.6.4	Physical Intervention	Updated
1.6.5	Recording and File Management
1.6.6	Activities arranged for Children including Transport	Updated
1.6.7	Scheme of Delegation
1.6.8	Financial Delegation
1.6.9	Death of or Serious Injury: Child in Need
1.6.10	Working with Complex Families: Need for Two Workers
1.6.11	Children's Social Care Escalation Policy	New

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