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Enfield Children and Young People's Social Care Services Manual - Contents

February 2012

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This contents list is sub divided into the following sections, each Section contains relevant Chapters/Procedures: (Click on the title to jump to the Section you require):

  1. All Children
  2. Preventative and Support Services
  3. Children in Specific Circumstances
  4. Services to Looked After Children
  5. Adoption and Permanence Procedures
  6. Protocols
  7. Guidance
  8. Appendices


1. All Children

1.1

Policy, Values and Principles

 
1.1.1 Children's Policy, Values and Underlying Principles of Recording, Confidentiality and Consultation  


 

1.2

Children's Social Care Thresholds

 
1.2.1 London Continuum of Need  
1.2.2 Enfield's Thresholds for Children in Need Services  


 

1.3

Assessment and Planning

 
1.3.1 Contacts and Referrals  
1.3.2 Initial Assessments  
1.3.3 Strategy Discussions  
1.3.4 Core Assessments  
1.3.5 Transfer of Cases between Teams  


 

1.4

Complaints, Professional Disagreements and Whistle-Blowing

 
1.4.1 Representations and Complaints Procedure  
1.4.2 Whistle-blowing Procedure  
1.4.3 Advocacy and Children's Rights Service  
1.4.4 Professional Disagreements regarding Procedural Decisions  


 

1.5

Miscellaneous

 
1.5.1 Access to Records  
1.5.2 Anti-Social Behaviour Orders  
1.5.3 Activities and Transporting Children  
1.5.4 Death or Serious Injury of a Child  
1.5.5 Destruction of Files  
1.5.6 Need to Know  
1.5.7 Recording Policy and Procedures  
1.5.8 Risk Management Panel  


2. Preventative and Support Services

2.1

Plans and Reviews

 
2.1.1 Children in Need - Plans and Reviews  
2.1.2 Family Group Conferences  


 

2.2

Support Services

 
2.2.1 Access to Family Centres  
2.2.2 Financial Assistance to Children in Need  
2.2.3 Residence Order Allowances  


3. Children in Specific Circumstances

3.1

Disabled Children

 
3.1.1 Cheviots Children's Disability Service  
3.1.2 Direct Payments Policy and Practice  
3.1.3 Transition of Young People into Adulthood  
3.1.4 Short Breaks - Summary of 2011 Statutory Guidance New


 

3.2

Other Specific Circumstances

 
3.2.1 Children Admitted to Hospital  
3.2.2 Children Uncollected from School  
3.2.3 Children Missing from Home and Care  
3.2.4 Private Fostering  
3.2.5 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children  


4. Services to Looked After Children

4.1

Legal Process and Planning for Looked After Children

 
  London Pledge to Children and Young People in Public Care  
4.1.1 Route Map for Looked After Children  
4.1.2 Decision to Look After and Care Planning Updated
4.1.3 Emergency Protection Orders  
4.1.4 Care Proceedings and the Public Law Outline (PLO) Procedure  
4.1.5 Public Law Outline - Frequently Asked Questions  
4.1.6 Permanency Planning for Looked After Children  
4.1.7 Caring for Somebody Else's Child - Options New
4.1.8 Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children New


 

4.2

Placements

 
4.2.1 Emergency Placements Updated
4.2.2 Placements in Foster Care Updated
4.2.3 Placements in Residential Care Updated
4.2.4 Out of Area Placements New
4.2.5 Placements in Secure Accommodation Updated
4.2.6 Placements with Parents Updated
4.2.7 Friends and Family Care Policy and Placement of Looked After Children with Connected Persons Procedure  
4.2.8 Placement in Supported Housing/Lodgings Updated
4.2.9 Placements Outside England and Wales  
4.2.10 Administrative Process for Start/Stop Forms  
4.2.11 Placement Planning Meetings and Keeping the Placement Information Record Up to Date Updated
4.2.12 Placement Stability Meetings  
4.2.13 Disruption Meetings  
4.2.14 YJB Court Ordered Secure Remands Protocol (July 2010)  


 

4.3

Reviews

 
4.3.1 Looked After Reviews Updated
4.3.2 Role of Independent Reviewing Officers and Dispute Resolution Updated
4.3.3 Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews  


 

4.4

Behaviour Management and Incidents

 
4.4.1 Behaviour Management Plans  
4.4.2 Physical Interventions  
4.4.3 Sanctions  
4.4.4 Incidents - General  
4.4.5 Barricading  
4.4.6 Contacting the Police  
4.4.7 Countering of Bullying  
4.4.8 Searching Children and their Belongings  


 

4.5

Education

 
4.5.1 Education of Looked After Children Updated


 

4.6

Recreation and Activities

 
4.6.1 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips Inside the UK  
4.6.2 Holidays and School/Organisational Trips Outside the UK  
4.6.3 Leisure and Recreation  


 

4.7

Health and Wellbeing

 
4.7.1 Joint Protocol for the Health of Looked After Children and Young People  
4.7.2 Drugs and Substance Misuse  
4.7.3 First Aid, Home Remedies and Prescribed Medicines  
4.7.4 HIV/AIDS  
4.7.5 Infestations  
4.7.6 Nutrition and Diet  
4.7.7 Safeguarding Sexually Active Children - London Procedure  
4.7.8 Self Harming  
4.7.9 Sexual Health and Personal Relationship Guidance (June 2010)  


 

4.8

Family Contacts, Visitors and Friends

 
4.8.1 Contact with Parents and Siblings  
4.8.2 Contact with Relatives and Friends (including Overnight Stays)  


 

4.9

Foster Carers

 
4.9.1 Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers Updated
4.9.2 Fostering Panel  
4.9.3 Limit on Number of Children in Foster Homes  
4.9.4 Persons Disqualified from Fostering Updated
4.9.5 Review of Foster Carers Updated
4.9.6 Supervision and Support of Foster Carers  
4.9.7 Training of Foster Carers  
4.9.8 Allegations against Foster Carers Updated
4.9.9 Fostering Initial Assessment Practice Guidance  


 

4.10

Leaving Care

 
  See also Transition of Young People into Adulthood  
4.10.1 Leaving Care Updated
4.10.2 Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in Custody New


 

4.11

Monitoring Quality

 
4.11.1 Social Worker Visits Updated
4.11.2 Independent Visitors Updated
4.11.3 Looked After Children in Contact with the Youth Justice System New


 

4.12

Privacy and Personal Care

 
4.12.1 Children's Bedrooms Updated
4.12.2 Hair and Skin Care  
4.12.3 Physical Contact and Intimate Care  
4.12.4 Pocket Money and Allowances  
4.12.5 Spiritual Development  
4.12.6 Telephones, Mobile 'Phones and Letters  


 

4.13

Miscellaneous

 
4.13.1 Change of Name  
4.13.2 Marriage  
4.13.3 Pets in Placement  
4.13.4 Management of Finances  
4.13.5 Children who wish to Work  
4.13.6 Administrative Process for Child Benefit - Form CH193  


5. Adoption and Permanence Procedures

  See also Caring for Somebody Else's Child - Options  
5.1 Adoption Values and Principles Updated
5.2 Adoption and Permanence Panel Updated
5.3 Assessment and Approval of Agency Adoptive Parents Updated
5.4 Placement for Adoption Updated
5.5 Adoption Reviews Updated
5.6 Monitoring and Supervision of Agency Adoptive Placements  
5.7 Disruption of Agency Adoptive Placements  
5.8 Allegations against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or already Adopted Updated
5.9 Inter-country Adoption  
5.10 Non Agency Adoptions  
5.11 Adoption Support Services Updated
5.12 Adoption Case Records Updated
5.13 Access to Birth Records/Adoption Case Records  
5.14 Intermediary Services  
 
 
 

Other Permanence Options

 
5.15 Applications for Special Guardianship  
 
 
 

Guidance

 
5.16 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship  


6. Protocols

6.1 Protocol with Adult Community Care Teams  
6.2 Protocol with Adult Community Mental Health  
6.3 Protocol with Youth Offending Service  
6.4 Protocol with Health Visitors and School Nurses  
6.5 Protocol with Education and Schools  
6.6 Protocol with Housing Regarding Intentionally Homeless Households with Dependent Children  
6.7 Enfield Process for Homeless Young People (16 and 17 year olds) Updated
6.8 Exchange of Information in Criminal Proceedings - Protocol with Police and CPS  
6.9 Protocol between CIN and Leaving Care Team: Child Protection Referrals  
6.10 Joint Working Protocol: Leaving Care and Foster Care  
6.11 Safeguarding Children where there are Concerns of Parental Mental Health Protocol - Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Services and Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Safeguarding Children Boards New


7. Guidance

7.1 Behaviour Management  
7.2 Care Planning Updated
7.3 Children's Access to Computers and Internet Safety  
7.4 Children's Reviews Updated
7.5 Code of Practice for Social Workers  
7.6 Consents  
7.7 Contact Planning  
7.8 Countering Bullying  
7.9 HIV/AIDS  
7.10 Initial and Core Assessments  
7.11 Leaving Care Assessment of Need  
7.12 Leaving Care Guidance Updated
7.13 Leaving Care Planning Checklist  
7.14 Life Story Books Updated
7.15 Nutrition, Diet and Mealtimes  
7.16 Ordinary Residence  
7.17 Parenting Capacity Assessments  
7.18 Passport Applications for Looked After Children  
7.19 Pathway Planning Guidance and Checklist Updated
7.20 Private Foster Carers  
7.21 Representations and Complaints  
7.22 Section 7 and Section 37 Reports  
7.23 Touch  


8. Appendices

8.1 Contact Details  
8.2 Local Keywords  
8.3 Designated Managers Appendix  
8.4 Inter Agency Request for Assessment/Service  
8.5 Public Law Outline (full text)  
8.6 NICE Guidelines: When to suspect child maltreatment  
8.7 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010  
8.9 Quick Reference Guide  

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