Amendments
2024
February 2024
This chapter was amended in February 2024, to note that with effect from 1 April 2023, the leaving care allowance increased from £2,000 to £3,000. | |
In February 2024 Section 10, Use of Inherent Jurisdiction to Authorise a Placement Involving a Deprivation of Liberty was updated to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children's Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales. | |
Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery | This chapter was updated in February 2024. Information was added in to Section 4, Assessment in relation to the National Age Assessment Board. |
In February 2024, amendments were made to reflect case-law in relation to assessing legal capacity. | |
This New chapter was added in February 2024. | |
In February 2024, additional information was added about online safety. | |
In February 2024, information was added into Section 4, Care Orders and Supervisions Orders on a Care Plan of the Child Remaining at Home in relation to Supervision Orders, in line with Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems: Supervision Orders. | |
In February 2024 Section 5.2.5, Providing Support was updated to reflect the Home Office increase in financial support to individuals waiting to find out if they will be given asylum in the UK. | |
In February 2024, section 2, Ordinary Residence was updated in line with case law. | |
Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities | This chapter was amended in February 2024 to include information from Special Educational Needs and Disability: Improving Local Authority Decision Making - Report of the Administrative Justice Council's Working Group on Special Educational Needs and Disability. Information was also added into Section 15, Resolving Disagreements in relation to legal aid for foster carers and prospective adoptive parents in First Tier Tribunal appeals. |
This chapter was refreshed throughout in February 2024 and should be re-read. | |
In February 2024, this chapter was updated to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children's Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales. | |
This chapter was refreshed throughout in February 2024. |
2023
August 2023
In August 2023 information was added into Section 6, Diet, Nutrition and Allergies in relation to allergies. | |
In August 2023 information was added into Section 4, Health Plans in relation to allergies. | |
In August 2023 this chapter was amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. New Section 2, The Difference Between an Allegation of Harm and a Concern was added. | |
This chapter was updated in August 2023 in line with local procedure. | |
Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National Guidance | This chapter was added in August 2023. |
Section 3, Section 20 Accommodation was updated in line with case-law in August 2023. | |
This chapter was updated in August 2023. | |
List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers | |
This chapter was revised in August 2023 to include information from the revised Ofsted inspection framework. | |
Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation | In August 2023 this chapter was amended to include information from Annex to MOJ Circular 2022/03: Additional Information on Remand to Local Authority Accommodation (RLAA). |
February 2023
2022
August 2022
Protocol for Referrals to Child Health and Disability Teams (CHAD) | This chapter was re-written and added to the manual in August 2022. |
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This chapter was added to the manual in August 2022. |
February 2022
This chapter was previously known as Case Transfer Policy. This chapter was updated in February 2022 and should be re-read. |
2016
December 2016
The Leeds Children's Social Work Service Staying Put Policy 2016-2017 was added in December 2016. |
2015
June 2015
This chapter was added to the manual in June 2015. |