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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
1.1 |
Policy, Values and Principles |
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1.1.1 | Sandwell Children's Trust Policies, Values and Principles | |
1.1.2 | Children's Consultation and Participation | |
1.1.3 | Equality and Diversity | |
1.2 |
Targeted Services and Thresholds for Sandwell Children's Trust |
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1.2.1 | Early Help | |
1.2.2 | Multi-Agency Thresholds Document | |
1.2.3 | Capacity and Consent | Updated |
1.3 |
Children's Trust - Assessment and Planning |
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1.3.1 | Contacts and Referrals | |
1.3.2 | Assessments | |
1.3.3 | Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47) | |
See also: Regional Child Protection Procedures | ||
1.3.4 | Guidance for Children Missing from Home or Care | |
1.3.5 | Child Sexual Exploitation | |
1.3.6 | Lone Working | |
1.4 |
Child in Need |
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1.4.1 | Child in Need Plans and Reviews | |
1.4.2 | Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 | |
1.5 |
Complaints and Whistleblowing |
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1.5.1 | Complaints and Representations | |
1.5.2 | Whistleblowing | |
1.6 |
Notifications |
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1.6.1 | Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After and Child in Need) |
2. Children in Particular Circumstances
2.1 |
Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs |
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2.1.1 | Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities | Updated |
2.1.2 | Direct Payments | |
2.1.3 | Short Breaks | |
2.1.4 | Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings | |
2.2 |
Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity |
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2.2.1 | Deprivation of Liberty | |
2.2.2 | Mental Capacity | |
2.3 |
Children from Abroad |
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2.3.1 | Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery | |
2.3.2 | Families with No Recourse to Public Funds | |
2.4 |
Homelessness |
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2.4.1 | 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 | |
2.5 |
Family and Friends Care |
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2.5.1 | Family and Friends Care | |
2.5.2 | Private Fostering | |
2.6 |
Young Carers |
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2.6.1 | Young Carers |
3. Court Proceedings and Legal Planning
4. Looked After Children
5. Sandwell Children's Trust - Fostering
6. Sandwell Children's Trust - Adoption
See also: Adoption at Heart Website - the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) for Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. | ||
6.1 | Recruitment, Assessment and Approvals of Prospective Adopters | |
6.2 | Adoption Panel | |
6.3 | Placement for Adoption | |
6.4 | Relinquished Children | |
6.5 | Adoption Support | |
6.6 | Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements | |
6.7 | Adoption Reviews | |
6.8 | Disruption of Adoptive Placements | |
6.9 | Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted | Updated |
6.10 | Inter Country Adoption | |
6.11 | Non Agency Adoption | |
6.12 | Adoption Case Records | |
6.13 | Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records | |
6.14 | Intermediary Services | |
6.15 | Life Story Books Guidance | |
6.16 | Later Life Letters | |
6.17 | Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters | Updated |
7. Case Management and Recording
8. Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices
8.1 | Local Contacts | |
8.2 | List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers | |
8.3 | Working Together to Safeguard Children | |
8.4 | Ofsted Inspection Framework | New |
8.5 | Amendments |