Contents
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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):
- All Children
- Case Management and Recording
- Children in Particular Circumstances
- Looked After Children
- Fostering and Adoption
- Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices
Please Note: In somerset we strive to use language that takes account of the views of care experienced young people. The term placement is used in these procedures, but we try not to use it in practice, preferring to use the word “home” wherever possible.
1. All Children
2. Case Management and Recording
3. Children in Particular Circumstances
3.1 |
Children with Disabilities |
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3.1.1 | Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities | Updated |
3.1.2 | Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings | |
3.1.3 | Direct Payments | |
3.1.4 | Short Breaks | |
3.2 |
Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity |
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3.2.1 | Deprivation of Liberty | |
3.2.2 | Mental Capacity | |
3.2.3 | Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Care Act | |
3.3 |
Children from Abroad |
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3.3.1 | Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery | Updated |
3.3.2 | Families with No Recourse to Public Funds | Updated |
3.4 |
Homelessness |
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3.4.1 | 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 | |
3.5 |
Family and Friends Care |
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3.5.1 | Family and Friends Care | |
3.5.2 | Private Fostering | |
3.6 |
Young Carers |
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3.6.1 | Young Carers | |
3.7 |
Relinquished Children |
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3.7.1 | Relinquished Children |
4. Looked After Children
5. Fostering and Adoption
6. Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices
6.1 | List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers | |
6.2 | Working Together to Safeguard Children | |
6.3 | Ofsted Inspection Framework | New |
6.4 | Amendments |