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LeicestershireChildren and Family Service Procedures Manual

Local Policies, Procedures and Guidance

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CAPTION: All Children
   
All Children
Departmental Plan, Vision and Road to Excellence
Title: When Inserted:
DEPARTMENTAL PLAN - Children and Family Services March 2022
CFS Achieving Excellence Through Purposeful Practice 24-27 Feb 2024
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN - Children and Family Services Jan 2022
LINK to Children and Family Services Structure Charts n/a
INDUCTION BOOKLET - CFS New staff June 2022
Induction Procedure and Guidance for Children’s Social Care and Children and Family Wellbeing Service December 2022
LCF Partnership Plan 2021-23 December 2022
We Care - Race Equality Strategy 2021 - 2024 April 2022
GUIDANCE - WELLBEING concern process November 2022
WORKFORCE COMMUNITY PRINCIPLES August 2022
GUIDANCE - Critical Response Service Outline January 2023
Growing Quality & Practice Standards
Title: When Inserted:
FRAMEWORK - Signs of Safety, Stability and Success Feb 2023
GUIDANCE - Growing Quality in Social Care January 2022
STRATEGY – Voice Strategy 2020 - 2023 September 2020
HANDBOOK - Social Worker Career Progression Handbook September 2022
POLICY - Internal Staff Transfer Policy January 2023
TEMPLATES - Social Worker Career Progression Templates 2021 August 2022
POLICY - Social Work Career Progression Pathway September 2022
POLICY Social Work Apprenticeships policy and guidance April 2022
GUIDANCE - Neglect TOOLKIT July 2022
Guidance- Domestic Abuse Toolkit Visual July 2022
Guidance- LLR Self Harm and Suicide Document 03 October 2022
GUIDANCE- CFS Equalities & Diversity January 2021
PRACTICE STANDARDS DIRECTORY March 2024
Practice Standards for Supervising Social Workers in the Team Around the Child and Friends and Family Foster Care April 2023
PRACTICE STANDARDS- Permanence Social Workers around Family Finding and Transitions April 2023
TEMPLATE- Chronology January 2024
Trauma Informed Practice and Staff Wellbeing
Title: When Inserted:
There are currently no forms in this category.N.A.
Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services
Title: When Inserted:
View the LLR LSCB thresholds for access to services for children and families in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland n/a
PROTOCOL - Transfer Protocol February 2024
Early Help
Title: When Inserted:
OFFER - LCC Early Help Offer Dec 2022
MANUAL - Early Help Services Operating Manual Dec 2022
Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE -Family Care and Protect Meetings March 2024
PROCEDURE - Section 7 and Section 37 February 2024
PROCEDURE - Decision making for Children who are Subject of Child Protection and Looked After Children Processes September 2022
FRAMEWORK - East Midlands Parenting Assessment Framework March 2024
GUIDANCE - Flow Chart for Decision Making on Dual Status (Child Protection & Looked After Children) September 2022
GUIDANCE - Guidance Note for Child Impact Assessment Template for Section 7 Reports March 2024
GUIDANCE - Guidance for use of the Social Work Evidence Template (SWET) March 2024
GUIDANCE - Planning Aid for Sibling Assessments March 2024
GUIDANCE - Pre Birth Assessments September 2022
Pre-Birth -Transfer Process February 2024
GUIDANCE - Writing to the Child May 2022
GUIDANCE - Writing to the Child - LCC's Journey APRIL 2022
TERMS OF REFERENCE - Joint Solutions Panel October 2021
TEMPLATE - Ending Child Protection Plans by Letter for children becoming Looked After PARENT LETTER n/a
TEMPLATE - Ending Child Protection Plans by letter for children becoming Looked after PROFESSIONALS LETTER n/a
TEMPLATE - Joint Solutions Panel Request Form n/a
TEMPLATE - Safety Plan Template December 2022
TOOLKIT - Assessment Campaign Digging for Detail / Analysis / Finding the Network n/a
TOOLKIT - Planning Campaign - SMART Plans n/a
LEAFLET - CFS S47 Child Protection Leaflet n/a
LEAFLET - CFS CIN Leaflet n/a
LEAFLET - CFS Children's Pathway to Children's Social Care n/a
LLR SAFER SLEEPING RISK ASSESSMENT n/a
LEAFLET -LLR Safer Sleeping Risk Assessment for Babies under 12 months n/a
LLR Safer Sleeping Risk Assessment PDF n/a
My Baby’s Safer Sleeping Plan n/a
Safer Sleep For Babies- Lullaby Trust n/a
GUIDANCE- NHS Continuing Healthcare Decision Support Tool February 2024
GUIDANCE- Children and Young People - Complex Care Escalation Process June 2023
Children in Need
Title: When Inserted:
See PRACTICE STANDARDS (Children in Need) n/a
Practice Standards – Section 17/23 Financial Assistance October 2023
GUIDANCE- S17 23 How to complete Financial Assistance Request Form February 2024
GUIDANCE- S17 23 How to Download Approvals February 2024
Legal Proceedings
Title: When Inserted:
PROCEDURE - Legal Proceedings and Children's Decision Making Panel (CDM) March 2024
GUIDANCE – Pre proceedings top tips. n/a
GUIDANCE – Pre proceedings. March 2024
GUIDANCE- Agenda for Pre-Proceedings/Intent to Issue March 2024
TEMPLATE- Childrens Decision Making Meeting Agenda September 2022
TEMPLATE- Childrens Decision-Making Meeting Minutes September 2022
TEMPLATE- INTENT TO ISSUE CARE PROCEEDINGS September 2022
TEMPLATE- Letter FORMAL PERIOD OF PRE-PROCEEDINGS December 2022
TEMPLATE- Local authority social work initial evidence- Final Hearing Statement n/a
TEMPLATE- Local authority social work initial evidence- Urgent Hearings n/a
TEMPLATE- Local authority social work initial evidence n/a
TEMPLATE- Pre-proceedings Trajectory September 2022
TEMPLATE- Record Family Network Letter September 2022
TEMPLATE- Record of Pre-Proceedings Intent to Issue Meeting September 2022
TERMS OF REFERENCE- Children’s Decision Making Panel March 2024
PROCEDURE - Supervision Order Procedure Sept 2021
LEAFLET - Care proceedings November 2022
PLO East Midlands Toolkit Section 1 (Leics) 2023 May 2023
PLO East Midlands Toolkit Section 2 (Leics) 2023 May 2023
PLO East Midlands Toolkit section 3 (Leics) & SO final 2023 May 2023
PLO East Midlands Toolkit section 4 (Leics) 2023 May 2023
PLO East Midlands Toolkit section 5 (Leics) 2023 May 2023
Complaints and Whistleblowing
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE - Complaints handling guidance December 2022
GUIDANCE – LADO Guidance and LADO FLOWCHART January 2023
POLICY & PROCEDURE - Whistleblowing Corporate n/a
POLICY & PROCEDURE - Exit interview September 2022
Link to LLR Complaints and Representations n/a
Link to LLR Allegations against persons who work with Children n/a
Notifications
Title: When Inserted:
PROCEDURE - Notifications of LAC Child from the placing Local Authority to LCC (area authority) January 2023
TEMPLATE - Notification of placement of Leicestershire County Council looked after child in other local authority n/a
Safeguarding and Child Protection
Title: When Inserted:
TEMPLATE & GUIDANCE - Statutory Visiting December 2022
COVID 19 - GUIDANCE - CP Conferences and LAC reviews April 2021
COVID 19 - GUIDANCE: Facilitating parental involvement in virtual case conferences April 2021
POLICY- Social Media Investigations Policy December 2022
PROTOCOL - Local Authority Accommodation under Pace Detention Transfer March 2024
GUIDANCE - IRO Quality Assurance Process, Positive Challenge and Formal Escalation December 2022
GUIDANCE - IRO Quality Assurance Vision and Expectations November 2022
LEAFLET-Reducing the Risk of Harm to Children in your Home April 2023
Safeguarding Matters September 2023
Child Criminal Exploitation
Title: When Inserted:
PROTOCOL -Link to LLR MACE n/a
PROTOCOL - Link to Joint protocol for Children and Young people who go Missing from Home or Care n/a
GUIDANCE – Link to CSE Risk Assessment and Tool, and guidance n/a
FRAMEWORK - East Midlands Child Criminal Exploitation Framework Nov 2019
TOOL – Link to CCE (Signs of Gang) Involvement Screening Tool n/a
Quality Assurance
Title: When Inserted:
FRAMEWORK - Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework July 2023
TEMPLATE - Improvement activity feedback template n/a
CAPTION: Signs of Safety
   
Signs of Safety
Framework and guidance
Title: When Inserted:
LINK to Signs of Safety Hub on Learning Hub n/a
LEAFLET - Signs of Safety leaflet for Families n/a
Sustainability Plan - Signs of Safety in Leicestershire January 2023
Templates
Title: When Inserted:
LINK to Signs of Safety Hub on Learning Hub n/a
CAPTION: Case Management and Recording
   
Case Management and Recording
Supervision and Management Oversight
Title: When Inserted:
POLICY - Children and Family Services Departmental Supervision Policy March 2022
PROCEDURE - Leicestershire Supervision Procedure & Bottom Lines December 2022
TOOLS - Supervision and Management Oversight - Tools and Resources March 2022
PROCEDURE- FRCD Allocation Summary March 2024
Case Management and Recording
Title: When Inserted:
LINK to - Access to Records n/a
LINK to - Policy Public access to information and data policy n/a
GUIDANCE - GDPR Right of Access Request: A Guide to Managers signing off children social care Requests n/a
GUIDANCE - 3 month update guidance December 2022
LEAFLET - New recording system November 2022
CAPTION: Children in Particular Circumstances
   
Children in Particular Circumstances
Children with Disabilities
Title: When Inserted:
STATEMENT - Short Breaks Services Statement February 2024
PROCEDURE – Making a referral for a Commissioned Service through Short Break (Play & Leisure) and Domiciliary Care (Home Care) Framework September 2020
GUIDANCE - Disabled Children's Service Eligibility Criteria May 2022
GUIDANCE - Risk of Admission Register (ROAR) & Care Education and Treatment Review (CETR) September 2022
POLICY - DLA and PiP for Children in Care September 2023
Agreement Form for DLA or PiP September 2023
Recording Form for DLA or PiP Expenditure for Carers September 2023
GUIDANCE- 3.1.2a Direct Payments self assessment February 2024
GUIDANCE- Direct Payments for Personal Assistants February 2024
GUIDANCE -3.1.2b Direct Payment Assessment February 2024
Children from Abroad
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE - Completion of assessment for an Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC) December 2022
LEAFLET - Supporting Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children at School n/a
Homelessness
Title: When Inserted:
FLOWCHART - Accommodating Young People under Legislative Duties July 2022
LEAFLET - Helping Young People with Housing Problems - Booklet/guide for young people n/a
PROTOCOL- 16 -17 Year Olds January 2024
BOOKLET- Young People With Housing Problems January 2024
Family and Friends Care
Title: When Inserted:
POLICY - Family and Friends Care policy July 2019
GUIDANCE - Family and Friends guide for Carers July 2019
Private Fostering
Title: When Inserted:
FORM - private fostering referral form December 2022
Young Carers
Title: When Inserted:
There are currently no forms in this category.N.A.
Relinquished Children
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE- Relinquished Babies Guidance and Workflow January 2023
Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity
Title: When Inserted:
PROCEDURE - Court Authorisation to a Deprivation of Liberty (DOLs) situation September 2022
TEMPLATE - Consent to Deprivation of Liberty and Placement relating to Children and Young People September 2022
Care Leavers
Title: When Inserted:
OFFER - Care Leaver Offer Dec 2022
TERMS OF REFERENCE – Care Leaver Panel n/a
JOINT PROTOCOL – Jobcentre Plus and Leicestershire County Council January 2023
GUIDANCE - PA expectations when working with 16 and 17 year olds July 2022
TEMPLATE - CiC Handover checklist n/a
TEMPLATE - Referral Form to Care Leavers and Case Closure Checklist for CIC December 2022
GUIDANCE - Staying Put April 2023
Terms of Reference- Care Leaver Council March 2024
CAPTION: Looked After Children
   
Looked After Children
Decision to Look After and Care Planning
Title: When Inserted:
OFFER - Our Promise to Children in Care and Care Leavers January 2019
PROMISE Annual Report 2021-2022 January 2023
STRATEGY - Leicestershire Corporate Parenting Strategy January 2023
PROCEDURE - Enduring Consent for Health January 2023
FORM/TEMPLATE - Enduring Consent for Health n/a
POLICY, PROCEDURE & STAFF GUIDANCE - Independent Visitor Service December 2022
HANDBOOK - Independent Visitors December 2022
POLICY - Delegation of Authority for Looked after Children January 2023
POLICY - Permanence Policy May 2022
TERMS OF REFERENCE - Permanence Panel n/a
GUIDANCE - Use of 16+ independent accommodation – staff guidance February 2024
FORM/TEMPLATE - Permanence Panel Checklist n/a
TERMS OF REFERENCE – Children in Care High Risk Panel n/a
TERMS OF REFERENCE - Risk Management Panel for relevant management and former care leavers n/a
TERMS OF REFERENCE - Risk of Residential Group n/a
TERMS OF REFERENCE- Multi-Agency ‘Complex Risk’ Meeting n/a
TERMS OF REFERENCE - SGO Review Group n/a
GUIDANCE- Passport Application April 2023
TERMS OF REFERENCE- Residential Review Group August 2023
GUIDANCE- Supported Lodgings Young Peoples Guide September 2023
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE SUPPORTED LODGINGS SCHEME September 2023
Placements
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE - Placement plans November 2021
CFS Commissioning Statement 2021 - 2024 Dec 2021
STATEMENT - CFS Placements Market Position Sufficiency Statement April 2021
POLICY - Parent and Child Foster Care Placement Policy October 2021
PROCEDURE - Placements with Parents January 2023
TEMPLATE - Delegate Authority Tool n/a
PROCEDURE - Secure Accommodation Review Panel Procedure Jan 2021
DIRECTORY - Commissioning and Placements Policies, Procedures and Guidance December 2022
DIRECTORY - Commissioning and Placements Templates December 2022
Monitoring and Reviews
Title: When Inserted:
There are currently no forms in this category.N.A.
Contact and Overnight Stays
Title: When Inserted:
LEAFLET - Contact Expectations n/a
Education, School Trips and Holidays
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE – Term Time Holidays for carers and social workers December 2022
LCC LAC Admissions Protocol January 2023
TEMPLATE – Foster Carer agreement September 2020
TEMPLATE Connected Persons Foster Carer Agreement September 2020
Guidance for International Travel for Foster Carers and Looked After Children June 2022
Health and Wellbeing
Title: When Inserted:
Policy & Guidance on the Use of Therapeutic Interventions February 2024
GUIDANCE - SDQ Process December 2022
GUIDANCE - Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Guidance for use and interpretation with Looked after children December 2022
PROCEDURE - INTERPRETER December 2022
Change of Name and Marriage
Title: When Inserted:
Leaving Care and Transition
Title: When Inserted:
GUIDANCE - Life Story Work Practice Guidance December 2022
STRATEGY - Education, Employment and Training Strategy (NEET) January 2023
GUIDANCE - Supported Lodgings Placement Scheme October 2022
GUIDANCE -Supported Lodgings Young Peoples Guide August 2023
Children's Homes
Title: When Inserted:
There are currently no forms in this category.N.A.
CAPTION: Fostering and Adoption
   
Fostering and Adoption
Fostering Services
Title: When Inserted:
STATEMENT - Fostering Service, Statement of Purpose October 2022
POLICY - Discretionary Payments and Capital Loans to Foster Carers and Adopters September 2022
GUIDANCE- Ending Fostering Placements June 2023
PROCEDURE - Internal Foster Carer Search Process September 2020
GUIDANCE - Criteria for the Recruitment and Assessment of Fostering Applicants (including Specialist Carers) January 2023
Fostering Services Annual Report 2022-23 October 2023
TRAINING PROGRAMME - Foster Carer- 2022/23 December 2022
HANDBOOK- Foster Carers Jan 2023
LEAFLET - KINSHIP CARE ASSESSMENT n/a
POLICY- Bedroom Sharing Policy April 2023
POLICY - Foster Carer's on hold April 2022
Bedroom Risk Assessment BLANK April 2023
Adoption and Permanence Services
Title: When Inserted:
STATEMENT - Adoption Service, Statement of Purpose January 2023
Adoption Annual Report 2021/2022 April 2021
POLICY- Criteria for the Recruitment and Assessment of Adoption applicants. December 2022
SGO Passport- A Support Guide for Special Guardians in Leicestershire October 2023
Adoption Passport October 2023
Special Guardianship
Title: When Inserted:
PROCEDURE - Child Arrangement Order (CAO) and Special Guardianship Order (SGO) allowances December 2022
GUIDANCE - Special Guardianship Order Guidance and flow chart December 2022