Contents

1. All Children

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1.1	Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services
1.1.1	Enfield Early Help Family Hub
1.1.2	Children's Services Threshold Guidance
1.1.3	Children's Portal
1.1.4	Capacity and Consent
1.1.5	Equality and Diversity
1.2	Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning
1.2.1	Contacts and Referrals	Updated
1.2.2	Assessments	Updated
1.2.3	London Borough of Enfield – Assessment Protocol
1.2.4	Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)	Updated
	See also: London Safeguarding Children Procedures
1.2.5	London Borough of Enfield - Case Transfer Policy
1.3	Child in Need
1.3.1	Child in Need Plans and Reviews
1.3.2	Family Group Conferences
1.4	Legal Proceedings
1.4.1	Applications for Emergency Protection Orders
1.4.2	Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline	Updated
1.4.3	Legal Gateway/Planning Meetings
1.4.4	Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of Information in Cases of Alleged Child Abuse and Linked Criminal and Care Direction Hearings (October 2013)
	See also: Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
	and Family 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.
1.5	Complaints and Whistleblowing
1.5.1	Complaints and Representations
1.5.2	Whistleblowing
1.6	Notifications
1.6.1	Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)	Updated

2. Case Management and Recording

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2.1	Case Recording and Policy Guidance
2.2	Case Records and Retention
2.3	Access to Records / Subject Access Request
2.4	Confidentiality Policy
2.5	Electronic Recording of Meetings and Conversations
2.6	Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding Staff
2.7	Storage of Data on Mobile Devices

3. Children in Particular Circumstances

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3.1	Children with Disabilities
3.1.1	Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities	Updated
3.1.2	The Joint Service for Disabled Children Personal Budgets - Comprising Short Break Grants and Direct Payments
3.1.3	Short Breaks
3.1.4	Safeguarding Disabled Children Protocol
3.1.5	Deprivation of Liberty
3.1.6	A Guide to the Mental Capacity Act
3.1.7	Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings	Updated
3.1.8	Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National Framework	New
3.2	Children from Abroad
3.2.1	Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery	Updated
3.2.2	Families with No Recourse to Public Funds
	See also: Family and Adolescent Support Team and Child Sexual Exploitation and Prevention Team Operating Protocol
	and Family and Adolescent Support Team and Child Sexual Exploitation and Prevention Team Procedures
3.3	Homelessness
3.3.1	Enfield's Multi-Agency Protocol for Preventing 16/17 year olds Becoming Homeless
3.3.2	Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds who may be Homeless and/or require Accommodation; and Duty to Refer
	See also: Family and Adolescent Support Team and Child Sexual Exploitation and Prevention Team Operating Protocol
	and Family and Adolescent Support Team and Child Sexual Exploitation and Prevention Team Procedures
3.4	Family and Friends Care
3.4.1	Connected Persons (Family and Friends) Care Policy
3.4.2	Private Fostering
3.5	Young Carers
3.5.1	Enfield Young Carers Assessment Process
3.6	Relinquished Children
3.6.1	Relinquished Children
3.7	Mental Health
3.7.1	Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983	Updated

4. Looked After Children

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4.1	Decision to Look After and Care Planning
4.1.1	Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children
4.1.2	Decision to Look After
4.1.3	Care Planning
4.1.4	Ceasing to Look After a Child
4.1.5	Permanence Planning Guidance
	See also: Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters
4.1.6	Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings
4.1.7	Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After Children
4.1.8	Risk Assessment and Planning
4.1.9	Providing Personalised Care
4.2	Placements
4.2.1	Placements with Parents
4.2.2	Placements with Connected Persons	Updated
4.2.3	Placements in Foster Care
4.2.4	Placements in Residential Care
4.2.5	Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds
4.2.6	Out of Area Placements
4.2.7	Placements Outside England and Wales
4.2.8	Placements in Other Arrangements
4.2.9	Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation
4.2.10	Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement Providers
4.2.11	Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential Workers
4.2.12	Health and Safety
4.3	Monitoring and Reviews
4.3.1	Social Worker Visits to Looked After Children
4.3.2	Advocacy and Independent Visitors
4.3.3	Looked After Reviews
4.3.4	Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing Officers
4.3.5	Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews
4.3.6	Notifications of Significant Events	Updated
4.4	Contact and Overnight Stays
	See also: Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential Workers
4.4.1	Contact with Parents/Adults and Siblings
4.4.2	Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)
4.5	Education, School Trips and Holidays
	See also: Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential Workers
4.5.1	Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After Children	Updated
4.5.2	Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UK
4.5.3	Leisure Activities
4.6	Health and Wellbeing
4.6.1	Health Care Assessments and Plans
4.6.2	Personal Care and Relationships
4.6.3	Positive Relationships and Behaviour Management
4.6.4	Restrictive Physical Intervention and Restraint
4.7	Change of Name and Marriage
4.7.1	Change of Name of a Looked After Child
4.7.2	Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After Child
4.8	Leaving Care and Transition
4.8.1	Leaving Care and Transition
4.8.2	Staying Put	Updated
4.8.3	Financial Arrangements for Care Leavers

5. Fostering and Adoption

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5.1	Fostering Services
	Fostering Service Statement of Purpose 2024 - 2027
5.1.1	Fostering Panel
5.1.2	Persons Disqualified from Fostering
5.1.3	Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers	Updated
5.1.4	Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer Approval
5.1.5	Supervision and Support of Foster Carers
5.1.6	Review and Termination of Approval of Foster Carers
5.1.7	Complaints, Allegations or Serious Concerns about Standards of Care in Relation to Foster Carers or Members of their Household
	See also: Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters
5.2	Adoption and Permanence Services
	Adopt London North - Statement of Purpose
	See also: Adopt London
5.2.1	Recruitment, Assessment and Approvals of Prospective Adopters	Updated
5.2.2	Adoption Panel
5.2.3	Placement for Adoption	Updated
5.2.4	Adoption Support
5.2.5	Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements
5.2.6	Adoption Reviews
5.2.7	Disruption of Adoptive Placements
5.2.8	Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted
5.2.9	Inter Country Adoption
5.2.10	Non Agency Adoption
5.2.11	Adoption Case Records
5.2.12	Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records
5.2.13	Intermediary Services
5.2.14	Life Story Books Guidance
5.2.15	Later Life Letters
5.2.16	Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters
5.3	Special Guardianship
5.3.1	Applications for Special Guardianship Orders	Updated
5.3.2	Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship Guidance

6. Children involved with Youth Justice Service

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6.1	Enfield Youth Justice Plan 2023 - 2024
6.2	YJS Risk Management Guidance (including Safety and Well-being)
6.3	YJS High Risk Panel (HRP) Policy/Procedure
6.4	Case Management Guidance
6.5	YJS Trauma Informed Practice Guidance
6.6	Youth Justice Board - Standards for Children in the Youth Justice System and Probation Joint National Protocol for Transitions in England
6.7	Youth Justice: The Scaled Approach
6.8	Principles of Induction and Assessment within Youth Justice Service
6.9	YJS Resources and Pathways for Interventions (for both OOCD and Post Court)
6.10	AssetPlus Guidance for Practitioners
6.11	Team Around Child/Family Process TAC/TAF
6.12	Referral Order Guidance
6.13	Enfield Resettlement Policy
6.14	Joint Protocol for Managing the Cases of Young People Moving from Youth Justice Teams to Probation Services
6.15	Y2A Panel Terms of Reference
6.16	Youth 2 Adult Transitions Flowchart
6.17	Joint Working Protocol Youth Justice Service & Children's Social Care
6.18	Joint Working Protocol Youth Justice Service and Special Educational Needs and Disability Service
6.19	YJS CVYJ Recording & Uploads Guidance
6.20	YJS Duty Policy and Procedure
6.21	Case Allocation and Case Load Management Practice Guidance
6.22	Management Oversight Policy
6.23	Case Management Supervision Format
6.24	Practice Framework National Standards for the Management of Offenders for England and Wales
6.25	Safeguarding Adolescents Strategy 2023 - 2026
6.26	A Guide to Child First – Youth Justice Board for England and Wales (October 2022)
6.27	Serious Incident Notification / Community Safeguarding or Public Protection Process

7. Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

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7.1	List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers
7.2	OFSTED Inspection Framework	Updated
7.3	Working Together to Safeguard Children
7.4	Amendments