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WiganChildren's Services Procedures Manual

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January 2024

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Updated Chapters
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Capacity and Consent

Amendments have been made to reflect case-law in relation to assessing legal capacity.

Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline

Information has been added into Section 4, Care Orders and Supervisions Orders on a Care Plan of the Child Remaining at Home in relation to Supervision Orders, in line with Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems: Supervision Orders.

Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

This chapter has been amended to include information from Special Educational Needs and Disability: Improving Local Authority Decision Making - Report of the Administrative Justice Council’s Working Group on Special Educational Needs and Disability. Information was also added into Section 15, Resolving Disagreements in relation to legal aid for foster carers and prospective adoptive parents in First Tier Tribunal appeals.

Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery

Information has been added in to Section 4, Assessment in relation to the National Age Assessment Board.

Families with No Recourse to Public Funds

Section 5.2.5, Providing Support has been updated to reflect the Home Office increase in financial support to individuals waiting to find out if they will be given asylum in the UK.

Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Section 2, Ordinary Residence has been updated in line with case law.

Placements in Residential Care

This chapter has been updated to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children’s Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales

Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds

Section 10, Use of Inherent Jurisdiction to Authorise a Placement Involving a Deprivation of Liberty has been updated to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children’s Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales.

Placements in Other Arrangements

This chapter has been refreshed.

Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After Children

This chapter has been refreshed.

Health and Safety

Additional information has been added about online safety.

New Chapters
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Ofsted Inspection Framework

This chapter has been added to the manual.

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