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1.All Children

2.Case Management and Recording

3.Children in Particular Circumstances

4.Looked After Children

5.Fostering and Adoption

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

1.All Children

1.1Policy, Values and Principles

  1. 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 1.1.2Children's Consultation and Participation
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 1.1.3Equality and Diversity
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 1.1.4Capacity and Consent
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 1.1.5Leeds One Minute Guides
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 1.1.6Leeds Practice Model
  7. 1.1.7The Leeds Approach to Think Family, Work Family
  8. 1.1.8Maximising Family Led Decision Making - Policy, Principles and Procedure

1.2Early Help and Front Door

  1. 1.2.1West Yorkshire Early Help Procedures
  2. 1.2.2Right Conversations, Right People, Right Time
  3. 1.2.3How We Put Early Help into Practice
  4. 1.2.4Domestic Violence & Abuse: School and Further Education Notifications
  5. 1.2.5Early Help: Policy and Provision (House of Commons)
  6. 1.2.6Partnership Responses to Safeguarding
  7. 1.2.7Early Help Approach and Strategy (Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership)

1.3Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

  1. 1.3.1Contacts and Referrals
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 1.3.2Assessments
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 1.3.3Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 1.3.4Transfer to Children's Social Work Service from Early HelpJuly 28, 2022
  5. 1.3.5To Transfer a Child and Family to a Different TeamAugust 3, 2022
  6. 1.3.6Domestic Violence and Abuse: School and Further Education Notifications

1.4Child in Need

  1. 1.4.1Child in Need Plans and Reviews
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

1.5Legal Proceedings

  1. 1.5.1Applications for Emergency Protection Orders
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 1.5.2Legal Gateway/Planning Meetings
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 1.5.3Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 1.5.4Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of Information in Cases of Alleged Child Abuse and Linked Criminal and Care Direction Hearings (October 2013)
  5. 1.5.5Family Justice Resource Hub (ADCS) - This hosts a series of practical resources, such as templates, tools and practice guidance, which will be of interest to those working in the family justice system.

1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing

  1. 1.6.1Complaints and Representations
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 1.6.2Feedback to Children's Services
  3. 1.6.3Whistleblowing Policy

1.7Notifications

  1. 1.7.1Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After and Child in Need)
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 1.7.2Local Process for Serious Case Incidents which Require Notification for the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

2.Case Management and Recording

  1. 2.0.1Recording Policy and Guidelines
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 2.0.2Case Records and Retention
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access Requests
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 2.0.4Confidentiality Policy
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 2.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and Conversations
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 2.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding Staff
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  7. 2.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile Devices
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.Children in Particular Circumstances

3.1Children with Disabilities and Complex Needs

  1. 3.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 3.1.2Direct Payments
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 3.1.3Short Breaks
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 3.1.4Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 3.1.5Protocol for Referrals to Child Health and Disability Teams (CHAD)
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.2Mental Health and Deprivation of Liberty

  1. 3.2.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 3.2.2Deprivation of Liberty
  3. 3.2.3Mental Capacity

3.3Children from Abroad

  1. 3.3.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 3.3.2Families with No Recourse to Public Funds
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.4Homelessness

  1. 3.4.1Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to Refer
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.5Family and Friends Care

  1. 3.5.1Family and Friends Care
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 3.5.2Private Fostering
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.6Young Carers

  1. 3.6.1Young Carers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

3.7Relinquished Children

  1. 3.7.1Relinquished Children
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 3.7.2Working with Birth Parent Relinquished Babies (One Adoption)

4.Looked After Children

4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

  1. 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.1.2Decision to Look After
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 4.1.3Care Planning
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a Child
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 4.1.5Permanence Planning Guidance
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 4.1.6Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  7. 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After Children
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  8. 4.1.8Risk Assessment and Planning for Placement
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  9. 4.1.9Providing Individual Care in Placement
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

4.2Placements

  1. 4.2.1Placements with Parents
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.2.2Placements with Connected Persons
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 4.2.3Placements in Foster Care
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 4.2.4Placements in Residential Care
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 4.2.5Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 4.2.6Out of Area Placements
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  7. 4.2.7Placements Outside England and Wales
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  8. 4.2.8Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  9. 4.2.9Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement Providers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  10. 4.2.10Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential Workers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  11. 4.2.11Placements in Other Arrangements
    New
    February 9, 2023
  12. 4.2.12Health and Safety
    New
    February 9, 2023

4.3Monitoring and Reviews

  1. 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Looked After Children
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent Visitors
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 4.3.3Looked After Reviews
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing Officers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 4.3.5Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 4.3.6Notification of Significant Events in relation to Looked After Children placed with Independent Fostering Agencies or Children's Homes
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

4.4Contact and Overnight Stays

  1. 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and Siblings
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)
    New
    February 9, 2023

4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays

  1. 4.5.1Education of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After Children
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UK
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 4.5.3Leisure Activities
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

4.6Health and Wellbeing

  1. 4.6.1Health Care Assessments and Plans
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.6.2Personal Care and Relationships
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 4.6.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour Management
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 4.6.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and Restraint
    New
    February 9, 2023

4.7Change of Name and Marriage

  1. 4.7.1Change of Name of a Child Looked After
    New
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After Child
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

4.8Leaving Care and Transition

  1. 4.8.1Leaving Care and Transition
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.8.2Staying Put Policy
    Updated
    Under Review
  3. 4.8.3Financial Arrangements for Care Leavers
  4. 4.8.4Shared Lives

4.9Youth Justice

  1. 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in Custody
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

5.Fostering and Adoption

5.1Fostering Services

  1. 5.1.1Fostering Panel
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from Fostering
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster Carers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  4. 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer Approval
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  5. 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster Carers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  6. 5.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster Carers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  7. 5.1.7Allegations Against Foster Carers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  8. 5.1.8Foster 4 Leeds Statement of Purpose
  9. 5.1.9Foster4Leeds

5.2Adoption and Permanence Services

  1. 5.2.1Adoption Reviews
    New
    February 10, 2023
  2. 5.2.2Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters (One Adoption)
  3. 5.2.3Adoption Panel (One Adoption)
  4. 5.2.4The Child's Journey - Placement for Adoption (One Adoption)
  5. 5.2.5Adoption Support (One Adoption)
  6. 5.2.6Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements (One Adoption)
  7. 5.2.7Disruption of Adoptive Placement (One Adoption)
  8. 5.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters (One Adoption)
  9. 5.2.9Inter County Adoption (One Adoption)
  10. 5.2.10Non-Agency Adoption (One Adoption)
  11. 5.2.11Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records (One Adoption)
  12. 5.2.12Intermediary Services (One Adoption)
  13. 5.2.13Life Story Book Guidance (One Adoption)
  14. 5.2.14Later Life Letters (One Adoption)
  15. 5.2.15Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters (One Adoption Early Permanence Placements)

5.3Special Guardianship

  1. 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship Orders
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship Guidance
    Updated
    February 9, 2023

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

  1. 6.0.1Local Contacts
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  2. 6.0.2List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
    Updated
    February 9, 2023
  3. 6.0.3Working Together to Safeguard Children

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