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Manual Version 8, August 2011

Contents

1. All Children
2. Preventive and Support Services
3. Services to Children Looked After
4. Guidance
5. Appendices

1. All Children

1.1	Introduction, Policy, Values and Principles
1.1.1	Introduction
1.1.2	Policy, Values and Principles
1.1.3	ICS Detailed Guidance
1.2	Assessment and Planning
1.2.1	Contacts and Referrals	Updated
1.2.2	Co-Located Front Line Duty Arrangements and CAF
1.2.3	Initial Assessments	Updated
1.2.4	Strategy Discussion/Meeting	Updated
1.2.5	CAFCASS Protocols
1.2.6	A Brief Guide to Assessments	Updated
1.2.7	Child Protection Review Process	Updated
1.2.8	Core Assessments	Updated
1.2.9	Public Law Outline	Updated
1.2.10	Framework for Assessment	Updated
1.2.11	Transfer Policy
1.2.12	Transfer of 14 Year Old Plus
1.2.13	Standby Service
1.2.14	Escalation Process
1.2.15	Case Allocation Protocol: Schedule of Priorities
1.3	Procedures for All Children
1.3.1	Physical Intervention
1.3.2	Allegations Against Staff
1.3.3	Cancellation of Case Conferences and CLA Review
1.3.4	Domestic Abuse Practice Guidance
1.3.5	Merseyside Protocol for Children Missing from Home and Care
1.3.6	Services to Parents with Disabilities (Substance Misuse, Physical, Learning Disabilities or Domestic Abuse) and their Children
1.4	Information and Data Management (All Children)
1.4.1	Access to Files
1.4.2	The Data Protection Act and Social Worker Records
1.4.3	Multi-Agency Data and Information Sharing
1.4.4	Retention and Destruction of Files
1.5	Miscellaneous (All Children)
1.5.1	Consents
1.5.2	Knowsley Contact Point Shielding Procedure
1.5.3	Guidance for Taxi/Transport Requests
1.5.4	Workload Management
1.5.5	Workload Management Records
1.5.6	KAT Protocol (Knowsley Assessment Team)
1.5.7	Common Assessment Framework

2. Preventive and Support Services

2.1	Child in Need Eligibility
2.2	Child in Need Plans and Reviews
2.3	Children in Need Moving In and Out of Knowsley (North West Regional Protocol)
2.4	Private Fostering
2.5	Children with Disabilities Referral Assessment and Planning
2.6	Notifications and transfer of Children subject to a Child Protection Plans moving from/to other Local Authority Areas
2.7	Young Persons Housing Protocol
2.8	Short Breaks	New

3. Services to Children Looked After

3.1	Planning for Children Looked After
3.1.1	Decision to Look After and Post Placement Arrangements	Updated
3.1.2	Care and Permanence Planning Meetings
3.1.3	Accommodation Panel
3.1.4	Contract Monitoring Process
3.1.5	Monitoring out of Borough Placements
3.2	Placements
3.2.1	Placements with Parents
3.2.2	Placement with Relatives and Friends
3.2.3	Placements in Children's Homes
3.2.4	Placements in Foster Care
3.2.5	Placements in Secure Accommodation
3.2.6	Placements Outside England and Wales
3.2.7	Placed into Secure Training Centres and Secure Children’s Homes
3.3	Reviews
3.3.1	Child Looked After Review	Updated
3.3.2	IRO Disputes Protocol and Flowchart
3.3.3	Minutes of IRO Meeting with Merseyside Designated Judge
3.3.4	Secure Order Review Meetings
3.4	Recreation and Activities
3.4.1	Transporting Children and Activities
3.4.2	Holidays and School Trips Outside UK
3.4.3	Leisure and Recreation
3.4.4	Activities
3.5	Education of Children Looked After
3.5.1	PEP Process
3.5.2	Education of Children Looked After	Updated
3.5.3	Personal Education Allowances (PEA's) for Looked After Children
3.5.4	Education Support Team - Key Stage 4 Protocol
3.6	Health and Well-being
3.6.1	First Aid and Medication	Updated
3.6.2	Health Care Assessments and Plans	Updated
3.6.3	HIV and AIDS
3.6.4	Death or Serious Injury of a Looked After Child
3.6.5	Drugs and Substance Misuse
3.7	Family Contacts, Visitors and Friends
3.7.1	Contact with Parents and Siblings	Updated
3.7.2	Overnight Stays
3.8	Foster Carers
3.8.1	Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers	Updated
3.8.2	Fostering Panel	Updated
3.8.3	Limit on the Number of Children in Foster Homes	Updated
3.8.4	Supervision of Foster Carers
3.8.5	Annual Review of Foster Carers	Updated
3.8.6	Allegations against Foster Carers	Updated
3.8.7	Persons Disqualified from Fostering	Updated
3.8.8	BAAF Guidance on Reducing the Risks of Environmental Tobacco Smoke for Looked After Children and their Carers
3.9	Leaving Care
3.9.1	Leaving Care	Updated
3.9.2	Financial Arrangements for Care Leavers
3.9.3	Pathway Planning and Reviews	Updated
3.9.4	Personal Advisors	Updated
3.9.5	Responsibilities of the Local Authority to former Looked After Children and Young People in Custody	New
3.10	Behaviour Management
3.10.1	Behaviour Management Procedure	Updated
3.10.2	Sanctions
3.11	Incidents
3.11.1	Bullying	Updated
3.11.2	Incidents and Reporting
3.11.3	Notifiable Events
3.12	Monitoring Quality
3.12.1	Social Worker Visits	Updated
3.12.2	File Audit Documents
3.12.3	File Audit Framework
3.12.4	Advocacy and Independent Visitors	Updated
3.12.5	Regulation 33 Visits
3.13	Privacy and Personal Care
3.13.1	Physical Contact and Relationships with Children
3.13.2	Sexual Health and Relationships
3.14	Miscellaneous
3.14.1	Change of Name of a Looked After Child
3.14.2	Marriage of a Looked After Child
3.14.3	Whistleblowing and Confidentiality
3.14.4	Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services	New
3.15	Adoption and Permanence
3.15.1	Adoption Values and Principles - to follow
3.15.2	Adoption and Permanence Panel	Updated
3.15.3	Applicants Attending Panel - to follow
3.15.4	Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters	Updated
3.15.5	Placement for Adoption	Updated
3.15.6	Adoption Support	Updated
3.15.7	Monitoring and Reviews of Adoptive Placements
3.15.8	Adoption Reviews	Updated
3.15.9	Disruption of Adoptive Placements
3.15.10	Allegations against Prospective Adopters	Updated
3.15.11	Inter-Country Adoption - to follow
3.15.12	Non-Agency Adoption
3.15.13	Adoption Case Records - to follow
3.15.14	Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records	Updated
3.15.15	Intermediary Services	Updated
3.15.16	Foster Carers who wish to Adopt - to follow
3.15.17	Smoking Policy for Adopters
3.16	Other Permanence Options
3.16.1	Special Guardianship Orders
3.16.2	Court Reports in Adoption and Special Guardianship
3.16.3	Permanence Fostering
3.16.4	Residence Order Allowances

4. Guidance

4.1	Permanence for Children Looked After
4.2	Private Fostering Guidance
4.3	Education of Children Looked After Guidance
4.4	Leaving Care Guidance
4.5	Data Protection Act - Guidance for Staff
4.6	Behaviour Management Guidance
4.7	Touch Guidance
4.8	Statutory Child Protection Visit ICS Template
4.9	Statutory Visit to Looked After Child ICS Template
4.10	DCSF Contact Letter Regarding Secure Placements
4.11	End of Services Questionnaire Guidance
4.12	Discharge of Care Orders (Accelerated Process)
4.13	Guidelines for Transporting Young People on Remand

5. Appendices

5.1	Local Contacts
5.2	Local Keywords
5.3	Working Together 2010
5.4	Quick Reference Guide	New

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