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Hillingdon Children and Families Procedures Manual Contents

October 2011

  1. All Children
  2. Services for Children in Need
  3. Looked After Children
  4. Adoption and Permanence
  5. Children in Different Circumstances
  6. Children with Special Educational Needs
  7. Protocols
  8. Youth Offending
  9. Appendices


1. All Children

1.1

Introduction and Policy Framework

  
1.1.1 Foreword and Introduction  
1.1.2 Policy Framework, Values and Principles of Recording, Confidentiality and Consultation  
1.1.3 Kinship Care Policy  

   

1.2

Assessment and Planning

  
1.2.1

Levels of Need and Thresholds for Access to Children's Social Care Services in Hillingdon

See also CAF Guidance

  
1.2.2 Referrals Procedure  
1.2.3 Initial Assessments  
1.2.4 Core Assessments (including Section 47 Enquiries)  
1.2.5 Strategy Discussions/Meetings  
1.2.6 Practice Guidance for Core Groups  
1.2.7 Initial and Core Assessment Practice Guidance  
1.2.8 Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation (government guidance)  

   

1.3

Safeguarding Children

  
1.3.1 Protocol of Arrangements for Child Protection Medicals (including Medical Form for Child Protection)  
1.3.2 Practice Guidance - Working with Children or Young People who may be at risk of Trafficking  
1.3.3 Safeguarding Children Abused through Domestic Violence (from London Child Protection Procedures)  
1.3.4 Safeguarding Sexually Active Children (from London Child Protection Procedures)  
1.3.5 Neglect and Parents with Learning Disability  
1.3.6 Death of or Serious Injury to a Child  
1.3.7 Notifications by Other Local Authorities of Looked After Children Placed in Hillingdon Updated
1.3.8 Protocol for Reviewing Children who have been Placed by Health and Education Authorities  
1.3.9 Assessing Children and Families Affected by Individuals Viewing Child Sexual Abuse Images on the Internet (Guidelines published by the London Safeguarding Children Board)  
1.3.10 Safer Recruitment Model Policy and Procedures (produced by the Hillingdon Local Safeguarding Children Board)  
1.3.11 Joint Protocol between Mental Health Services and Hillingdon Children and Families Division  
1.3.12 Substance Misuse: Guidance for Social Workers and Substance Use Screening Tool (SUST)  

   

1.4

Complaints and Whistle-Blowing

  
1.4.1 Complaints Procedure  
1.4.2 Whistle Blowing  

   

1.5

Procedures for All Children

  
1.5.1 Advocacy and Interpreting Services  
1.5.2 Activities for Children  
1.5.3 Transport for Children  

   

1.6

Allocation of Work

  
1.6.1 Children and Families - Allocation of Work/Transfer Protocol  

   

1.7

Children's Records

  
1.7.1 Case Recording and Auditing Procedure - Children in Need and Looked After Children  
1.7.2 Case Recording and Auditing Procedure - Private Fostering  
1.7.3 Retention and Destruction of Children's Records  


2. Services for Children in Need

2.1 Child's Plans and Reviews  
2.2 Access to Family Support Services  
2.3 Section 17 Support for Kinship Arrangements  


3. Looked After Children

3.1

Policy and Planning and Decision Making in Relation to Looked After Children

  
3.1.1 London Pledge to Children and Young People in Care  
3.1.2 Route Map for Looked After Children Updated
3.1.3 Decision to Look After, Care and Placement Planning Updated
3.1.4 Applications for Emergency Protection Orders  
3.1.5 Care Proceedings/Legal Planning  
3.1.6 Public Law Outline - What does it mean for Local Authorities?  
3.1.7 Permanency Policy and Permanence Planning Procedure  
3.1.8 Financial Agreement in Children's Placements and the Role of the Access to Resources Panel  
3.1.9 Multi Agency Financial Agreement in Children's Placements and the Role of the Multi Agency Resource Panel  
3.1.10 Residential Care - Operational Policy  
3.1.11 Care Plans Guidance  

   

3.2

Placements

  
3.2.1 Emergency Placements  
3.2.2 Placement in Foster Care Updated
3.2.3 Placement in Residential Care  
3.2.4 Placement in Secure Accommodation  
3.2.5 Placement with Parents  
3.2.6 Immediate Placements with Connected Persons (under Regulation 24 of the Care Planning, Placement and case review (England) regulations 2010) and their Approval as Foster Carers Updated
3.2.7 Out of Area Placements New
3.2.8

Placement outside England and Wales

See also Notifications by Other Local Authorities of Looked After Children Placed in Hillingdon

and S-Flagging on NHS Database of Looked After Children

  

   

3.3

Reviews

  
3.3.1 Looked After Reviews  
3.3.2 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  

   

3.4

Behaviour Management

  
3.4.1 Behaviour Management, Discipline/Sanctions and Physical Intervention for All Looked After Children Updated

   

3.5

Education

  
3.5.1 Education of Looked After Children (including Personal Education Plans)  
3.5.2 Supporting the Education of Looked After Children  
3.5.3 Personal Education Allowances for Looked after Children  
3.5.4 Guidelines for Promoting the Educational Achievements of Looked After Children  
3.5.5

Access to Computer and Information Communication Technologies (including the Internet)

Click here for information about Hillingdon's Virtual School

  

   

3.6

Recreation, Holidays and Activities

  
3.6.1 Leisure and Activities  
3.6.2 Access to Computer and Internet Technologies Strategy  
3.6.3 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips in the UK  
3.6.4 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips Outside the UK (including Passports)  
3.6.5 Identity and Passport Service Guidance re Applications for Passports for Looked After Children  

   

3.7

Health and Wellbeing

  
3.7.1 Drugs and Substance Misuse (including Smoking)  
3.7.2 Administration of Medication to Looked After Children  
3.7.3 General Practitioners, Dentists and Opticians  
3.7.4 Health Assessments and Health Action Plans  
3.7.5 Infestations  
3.7.6 Self Harming  
3.7.7 Nutrition and Diet  
3.7.8 Improving the Mental Health of Children in Care - the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire  
3.7.9 BAAF Practice Note No 53 - Guidelines for the Testing of Looked After Children who are at risk of a Blood-Borne Infection  
3.7.10

S-Flagging on NHS Database of Looked After Children

See also Substance Misuse: Guidance for Social Workers and Substance Use Screening Tool (SUST)

  

   

3.8

Family Contacts, Visitors and Friends

  
3.8.1 Contact with Parents and Other Relatives  
3.8.2 Social Visits and Overnight Stays with Friends  

   

3.9

Foster Carers

  
3.9.1 Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers Updated
3.9.2 Fostering Panel Updated
3.9.3 Fostering Variations and Extentions Updated
3.9.4 Persons Disqualified from Fostering Updated
3.9.5 Support and Supervision of Foster Carers Updated
3.9.6 Review of Foster Carers (including Termination of Approval)  
3.9.7 Foster Carers Recording Policy  
3.9.8 Safe Caring - Guidance  
3.9.9

BAAF Practice Note No 51 - Reducing the Risk of Environmental Tobacco Smoke for Looked After Children and their Carers

See also Foster Care 'Staying Put' Scheme Post 18		  
3.9.10 Hillingdon Pathways to Short Breaks New

   

3.10

Leaving Care

  
3.10.1 Leaving Care Updated
3.10.2 Transition to Adulthood - Interim Guidance for the Implementation of the Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 New
3.10.3 Foster Care 'Staying Put' Scheme Post 18 New
3.10.4 Registration for National Insurance  
3.10.5 Driving Lessons for Looked After Children and Care Leavers  

   

3.11

Incidents

  
3.11.1 Dealing with Incidents of Racial Harassment  
3.11.2 Contacting the Police  
3.11.3 Anti-Bullying Policy  
3.11.4 Searching Children and their Belongings  
3.11.5 Notification of Significant Events and On-Call/Out of Hours Policy  
3.11.6 Incidents - General  

   

3.12

Monitoring Quality and Providing Support

  
3.12.1 Social Worker Visits  
3.12.2 Independent Visitors  
3.12.3 Regulation 33 Visits to Children's Homes  
3.12.4 Regulation 34 Reviews of Children's Homes  

   

3.13

Privacy and Personal Care

  
3.13.1 Children's Bedrooms  
3.13.2 Hair and Skin Care  
3.13.3 Physical Contact and Intimate Care  
3.13.4 Touch Guidance  
3.13.5 Pocket Money and Allowances  
3.13.6 Telephones, Mobiles 'Phones and Letters  

   

3.14

Sexual Health

  
3.14.1 Sex and Personal Relationships  
3.14.2 Confidentiality Guidelines Regarding Personal Relationships and Sexual Health of Looked After Children  
3.14.3 Provision of Contraception and Contraceptive Advice to Children in Care  
3.14.4 Good Practice Guidance concerning Issues of Equality, Diversity and Sexuality for Looked After Children  

   

3.15

Miscellaneous

  
3.15.1 Change of Name  
3.15.2 Marriage  
3.15.3 Child Trust Funds and Looked After Children  
3.15.4

Criminal Injuries Compensation

See also Driving Lessons for Looked After Children and Care Leavers

  


4. Adoption and Permanence

4.1

Adoption (Pan London)

  
4.1.1 Values of the Adoption Service  
4.1.2 Adoption and Permanency Panel  
4.1.3 Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adoptive Parents  
4.1.4 Placement for Adoption  
4.1.5 Adoption Support Updated
4.1.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.7 Adoption Reviews  
4.1.8 Disruption of Adoptive Placements  
4.1.9 Allegations against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted  
4.1.10 Inter-Country Adoption  
4.1.11 Non-agency Adoptions  
4.1.12 Adoption Case Records  
4.1.13 Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records  
4.1.14

Intermediary Services

See also S-Flagging on NHS Database of Looked After Children

  

   

4.2

Other Permanence Options

  
4.2.1 Special Guardianship Orders (Pan London)  
4.2.2 Residence Orders and Residence Order Allowances  

   

4.3

General

  
4.3.1 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship (Pan London)  
4.3.2 Later Life Letters  
4.3.3 Life Story Books  
4.3.4 Permanency Options for Looked After Children  


5. Children in Different Circumstances

5.1 Private Fostering  
5.2 Children with Disabilities Team  
5.3 Direct Payments Policy  
5.4 Children with No Recourse to Public Funds  
5.5 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Minors  
5.6 Age Assessments of Young Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers - Practice Guidance  


6. Children with Special Educational Needs

6.1 Guidelines for Statutory Assessments for Hillingdon Pupils in Hillingdon Maintained Schools and Early Years Settings  
6.2 SEN Transport Policy - to follow  


7. Protocols

7.1 Protocol Relating to Jointly Funded Placements for Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Complex Health Needs  
7.2 Transition Protocol - to follow  
7.3 Joint Protocol between Home Office and ADSS re Age Assessments (December 2005)  
7.4 Joint Assessment and Referral Procedure between Housing and Social Services Departments  
7.5 Joint Protocol between Disabilities Teams and Children and Families Teams  


8. Youth Offending

  Youth Justice Board Standards - National Standards for Youth Justice Services 2010  

8.1

Policies

  
8.1.1 Information Sharing Policy  

   

8.2

Procedures

  
8.2.1 Appropriate Adult  
8.2.2 Appropriate Adult Flowchart  
8.2.3 Asset Referral Triggers  
8.2.4 Breach - including Compliance and Enforcement  
8.2.5 Core Assets  
8.2.6 Court Duty Admin  
8.2.7 Court Duty Officer  
8.2.8 Duty Senior  
8.2.9 Duty System  
8.2.10 Children Missing from Home and Care  
8.2.11 Managing Risk to Staff from Clients  
8.2.12 Parenting Assessments  
8.2.13 Pre Sentence Reports  
8.2.14 Risk Management (re Young Person's Risk of Re-offending and/or Vulnerability)  
8.2.15 Substance Misuse Work  
8.2.16 Victim Work  
8.2.17 Working with Parents  

   

8.3

Court Outcomes

  
8.3.1 Action Plan Orders  
8.3.2 Appeals  
8.3.3 Attendance Centre Orders  
8.3.4 Bail and Remand Management  
8.3.5 Child Safety Orders  
8.3.6 Crown Court Cases  
8.3.7 Detention and Training Orders  
8.3.8 Enforcement of Electronic Tagging  
8.3.9 Final Warnings Practice and Procedural Guidelines  
8.3.10 Intensive Support Surveillance Programme (ISSP)  
8.3.11 Money Payment Supervision Orders  
8.3.12 Parenting Contracts and Parenting Orders  
8.3.13 Placement Procedure for Remands to Secure Facilities  
8.3.14 Placement Transfers  
8.3.15 Referral Orders - Procedure  
8.3.16 Referral Orders - Reports  
8.3.17 Referral Orders - Return to Court  
8.3.18 Remands - The Legislative Basis  
8.3.19 Youth Rehabilitation Order  

   

8.4

Protocols

  
8.4.1 London Youth Offending Teams  
8.4.2 Hillingdon Accommodating Offenders Protocol - Joint Protocol between the London Borough of Hillingdon, London Probation Service (Hillingdon) and Hillingdon Youth Offending Service  
8.4.3 Protocol between Hillingdon Youth Offending Service and the Hillingdon Education Service governing services to school age offenders  
8.4.4 YJB London Youth Offending Service and London Probation Trust: Case Transfer Protocol (June 2010)  
8.4.5 Protocol for the working relationship between the Hillingdon Youth Offending service and Secure Establishments  
8.4.6 Protocol for the Working Relationship between the Youth Offending Service and the Children and Families Service  
8.4.7 Protocol with the Police and Emergency Duty Team re Appropriate Adult Provision  
8.4.8 Working Arrangements between the Police and Hillingdon YOS  
8.4.9 Protocol and Partnership Agreement between YOS and SORTED  
8.4.10 Secure Facilities - YJB Transfer Protocol  
8.4.11 YJB Protocol Court Ordered Secure Remands  
8.4.12 YJB National Protocol for Case Responsibility (October 2010)  


9. Appendices

9.1 Delegated Budgetary Authority  
9.2 Public Law Outline - Full Document  
9.3 Local Contacts  
9.4 Local Keywords  
9.5 Designated Managers  
9.6 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
9.7 Nice Guidelines 'When to suspect child maltreatment'  

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