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Lewisham Children's Services Procedures Manual Contents

December 2011

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  1. All Children
  2. Preventive and Support Services
  3. Looked After Children
  4. Children in Specific Circumstances
  5. Guidance and Protocols
  6. Staff
  7. Appendices


1. All Children

1.1

Policy, Values and Principles

  
1.1.1 Children's Social Care Policy, Values and Principles  
1.1.2 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


2. Preventive and Support Services

2.1 Direct Payments  
2.2 Family Group Conferences Updated
2.3 Family Support Assessment  
2.4 Private Fostering Statement of Purpose  
2.5 Private Fostering  
2.6 Pledge for Looked After Children  
2.7 Consultation Services Available at Local CAMHS  
2.8 Section 17 Financial Assistance Updated
2.9 Hidden Harm (Parental Substance Misuse)  
2.10 Early Intervention Service (To Follow)  


3. Looked After Children

3.1

Adoption

  
3.1.1 Adoption Values and Principles Updated
3.1.2 Adoption Panel Updated
3.1.3 Assessment and Approval of Agency Adoptive Parents Updated
3.1.4 Placement for Adoption Updated
3.1.5 Adoption Reviews  
3.1.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Agency Adoptive Placements  
3.1.7 Disruption of Agency Adoptive Placements  
3.1.8 Allegations against Prospective Adopters  
3.1.9 Inter Country Adoption Updated
3.1.10 Non Agency Adoptions Updated
3.1.11 Adoption Support Services Updated
3.1.12 Adoption Case Records  
3.1.13 Access to Birth Records/Adoption Case Records  
3.1.14 Intermediary Services  


 

3.2

Other Permanence Options

  
3.2.1 Applications for Special Guardianship Updated
3.2.2 Court Reports in Adoption Special Guardianship  
3.2.3 Permanence for Looked After Children  
3.2.4 Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Scheme  
3.2.5 Residence Orders New


 

3.3

Pre-Placement

  
3.3.1 Decision to Look After Updated


 

3.4

Placements and Procurement Process

  
3.4.1 Placements and Procurement Process Updated
3.4.2 Placements in Foster Care Updated
3.4.3 Placement with Parents Updated
3.4.4 Regulation 24 - Care Planning, Placements and Case Review Regulations (England) 2010 - Temporary Approval of a Connected Person as a Foster Carer New
3.4.5 Placements Outside England and Wales  
3.4.6 Placements in Secure Accommodation New
3.4.7 Post Placement Arrangements Updated
3.4.8 Short Break (Respite) Carers Updated
3.4.9 Trans-Racial and Trans-Cultural Placements Updated
3.4.10 Placements with Preferred Providers and all Inclusive Fees New
3.4.11 Family Finding (Long Term Foster Care) New


 

3.5

Planning and Reviews

  
3.5.1 Care Planning Panel  
3.5.2 Placement and Disruption Meetings  
3.5.3 Looked After Reviews  
3.5.4 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  
3.5.5 Pre Meeting Report Flow Chart (LAC Review) New


 

3.6

Safe Caring

  
3.6.1 Safe Caring Procedures  
3.6.2 Safe Caring for Lewisham Foster Carers and Preferred Providers New


 

3.7

Education

  
3.7.1 Education of Looked After Children Updated
3.7.2 Supplementary Schools Directory Updated
3.7.3 Music Tuition  


 

3.8

Recreation and Activities

  
3.8.1 Holidays in the UK and Abroad  
3.8.2 School Trips within the UK  
3.8.3 E Safety Policy and Guidance for Foster Carers Updated
3.8.4 Leisure Activities for Looked After Children New


 

3.9

Family Contacts, Visitors and Friends

  
3.9.1 Contact with Parent and Siblings Updated
3.9.2 Overnight Stays and Contact with Relatives and Friends Updated
3.9.3 Social Worker Visits Updated
3.9.4 Supervised Contact Preferred Provider Framework New


 

3.10

Foster Carers

  
3.10.1 Fostering Panel  
3.10.2 Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers Updated
3.10.3 Limit on the Number of Children in Foster Homes Updated
3.10.4 Persons Disqualified from Fostering Updated
3.10.5 Foster Carers Support New
3.10.6 Supervision of Foster Carers Updated
3.10.7 Annual Review of Foster Carers Updated
3.10.8 Permanent Fostering Updated
3.10.9 Foster Carers Complaints Updated
3.10.10 Making a Referral to the Fostering Assessment and Kinship Team  
3.10.11 Disclosure Checks Guidance Updated


 

3.11

Health and Wellbeing of Looked After Children

  
3.11.1 Health Assessment and Health Plans Updated
3.11.2 LAC Health Documents Updated
3.11.3 Drugs and Substance Misuse  
3.11.4 Sexual Health and Relationships  
3.11.5 Reducing the Risks of Environmental Tobacco Smoke for Children and their Carers Updated
3.11.6 Blood Borne Diseases  
3.11.7 HIV and AIDS  
3.11.8 Self Harming  
3.11.9 Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) Service  
3.11.10 Lewisham Young People's Substance Misuse Service  


 

3.12

Safeguarding Looked After Children

  
3.12.1 Allegations Against Foster Carers Updated
3.12.2 Looked After Children on a Child Protection Plan  
3.12.3 Looked After Children and Care Leavers in Prison New
3.12.4 Looked After Children in Contact with Youth Justice Services New


 

3.13

Preparation for Adulthood

  
3.13.1 Personal Advisors Updated
3.13.2 Pathway Plans Updated
3.13.3 Financial Arrangements for Care Leavers Updated
3.13.4 Disabled Children Leaving Care  
3.13.5 Transition Planning for Young People with Disabilities to Adults Services  
3.13.6 Housing Protocol for Care Leavers  
3.13.7 Young Parents who are Looked After or are Care Leavers - Support and Safeguarding  
3.13.8 Looked After Young People Living or Returning Home Updated
3.13.9 Quality Assurance Child Protection Conference Escalation Procedure New


 

3.14

Miscellaneous

  
3.14.1 Change of Name of a Looked After Child  
3.14.2 Criminal Injuries Compensation  
3.14.3 Marriage of a Looked After Child  
3.14.4 Setting up and Making Changes to Domiciliary Care  
3.14.5 Priority Housing Nominations  


4. Children in Specific Circumstances

4.1 Young Carers  
4.2 Young Carers Action Plan 2011 - 2014  
4.3 Supporting Refugee Young Carers Practice Guidance  
4.4 Supporting Sibling Young Carers  
4.5 Supporting Young Carers when their Parents or Sibling/s are Involved in Substance Misuse  
4.6 Supporting Young Carers when their Parents or Siblings have Mental Health Needs  
4.7 Supporting Young Carers when there is Domestic Violence within the Family  
4.8 Working Together to Support Young Carers in Lewisham - A Working Memorandum  
4.9 Statutory Response to the Needs of Young Carers and their Families - Flowchart  
4.10

Joint Working Protocol between : The London Borough of Lewisham's Children and Young Peoples Service and the Younger Adults Team (DRAFT)

  
4.11 Lewisham Guidance working with substance using parents and their children  


5. Guidance and Protocols

5.1

CIN and Safeguarding

  
5.1.1 Behaviour Management  
5.1.2 Bullying  
5.1.3 Children in Need Eligibility Criteria  
5.1.4 Child/Human Trafficking  
5.1.5 Hidden Harm (Parental Substance Misuse)  
5.1.6 Lewisham Guidance working with substance using parents and their children  
5.1.7 Inter-agency Work to Safeguard Lewisham Children  
5.1.8 MAPPA  
5.1.9 London Threshold Guidance for Professionals making Referrals to Social Care  
5.1.10 Guidance for Assessing Retractions of Sexual Abuse by Children  
5.1.11 Female Genital Mutilation  
5.1.12 Age Assessments under the Children Act 1989: Tips for Age Assessments and Practice Advice Workshop New


 

5.2

Health and Wellbeing

  
5.2.1 Contraceptive and Sexual Health Information and Advice  
5.2.2 HIV and Aids  
5.2.3 Immunisations for Looked After Children  


 

5.3

Looked After Children Guidance

  
5.3.1 Care Plans  
5.3.2 Consents Updated
5.3.3 Promotion of Education of Looked After Children  
5.3.4 First Steps in Care Proceedings  
5.3.5 Kinship Guidance Updated
5.3.6 Looked After Reviews: Guidance for Social Workers  
5.3.7 Permanence Planning  
5.3.8 Role of LAC Reviews Chairperson Guidance  
5.3.9 Guidance for Reports for Adoption and Permanence/other Panel  
5.3.10 Guidance for Reports for Fostering Panel New


 

5.4

Recording and Information Sharing

  
5.4.1 Caldicott Guardian Circulars  
5.4.2 Do's and Don't of Caldicott and Data Protection Updated
5.4.3 Information Sharing: 1st Tier Protocol  
5.4.4 Information Sharing  
5.4.5 Recording Guidance  
5.4.6 Protocol for allocating responsibilities for Court Reporting in Private Law Children Act 1989 Proceedings between CAFCASS and Local Authority Children’s Services  


 

5.5

Chronologies

  
5.5.1 Chronologies  


 

5.6

Families with No Recourse to Public Funds

  
5.6.1 Families with No Recourse to Public Funds  
5.6.2 Families with No Recourse to Public Funds Checklist  


 

5.7

Child Trust Fund

  
5.7.1 Child Trust Fund  


 

5.8

Transfer of Cases

  
5.8.1 Transfer of Cases  


6. Staff

6.1 Lone Working Policy  
6.2 Supervision Policy Updated
6.3 Children's Social Care Staff Induction Booklet Updated
6.4 Tool Kit for Reflective Supervision New


7. Appendices

7.1 Local Contacts  
7.2 Designated Managers  
7.3 Forms Library  
7.4 Requesting Changes to the Manual  
7.5 Plan for Updating the Manual  
7.6 Manual Issues Log  
7.7 Local Keywords  
7.8 Working Together to Safeguard Children  
7.9 NICE Guidance - When to suspect child maltreatment  

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