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December 2011

1. All Children

1.1	Policies, Values and Principles
1.1.1	Policies, Values and Principles (Values)
1.2	Referrals, Assessments and Planning
1.2.1	London Children's Social Care Services Thresholds, July 2009 (produced by the London Safeguarding Children Board)
1.2.2	London Continuum of Need (CAF Thresholds)
1.2.3	Initial Contacts and Referrals
1.2.4	Initial Assessments
1.2.5	Core Assessments (Including Section 47 Enquiries)
1.2.6	Multi Agency Practice Guidance for Core Groups
1.2.7	Universal Assessments Guidance
1.2.8	Integrated Children's System Guidance
1.2.9	Care Plans Guidance
1.3.0	Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds who may be Homeless and Require Accommodation
1.3	Court Proceedings
1.3.1	Applications for Emergency Protection Orders
1.3.2	Court Proceedings and Legal Planning Meetings
1.3.3	Public Law Outline - FAQ
1.4	Safeguarding Children
1.4.1	Croydon's Protocol to Meet the Needs of Children and the Unborn, whose Parents or Carers have Mental Health Problems, Substance Misuse Problems or a Learning Disability
1.4.2	Children not Collected from School
1.4.3	Death of, or Serious Injury to, Child in Community or Child in Care
1.4.4	Protocol for when a Child of 16 or 17 is Brought In Dead or Dies in Accident and Emergency and the Cause is Uncertain or Suspicious
1.4.5	Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy in Relation to Licensed Premises
1.4.6	Activities
1.4.7	Transporting Children
1.4.8	Notifications by Other Local Authorities of Looked After Children Placed in Croydon
1.4.9	Safeguarding Children Missing from Care and Home	New
1.5	Complaints, Whistle-Blowing and Dispute Resolution
1.5.1	Complaints Procedure
1.5.2	Dispute Resolution Protocol
1.6	Allocation and Supervision of Work
1.6.1	Transfer Protocol between Assessment and Community (A&C) and Children Looked After (CLA)
1.6.2	Emergency Duty Team
1.6.3	Supervision Policy and Procedure for Social Workers in Children, Families and Learning	Updated
1.7	Children's Records
1.7.1	Access to Records
1.7.2	Case Records for Looked After Children
1.7.3	Retention and Destruction of Records

2. Preventive and Supportive Services

2.1	Child in Need Plans and Reviews
2.2	Family Group Conferencing - to follow
2.3	Sexual Exploitation Practice Guidance

3. Looked After Services

3.1	Planning for Children Looked After
	The London Pledge to Children and Young People in Care
3.1.1	Decision to Look After and Care Planning
3.1.2	Permanent Placement Policy for Children and Young People
3.1.3	Recording Form for Permanency Planning Meetings for Children requiring a Permanent Placement
3.1.4	Permanence Planning Guidance
3.1.5	Placement Planning Meetings and Disruption Meetings
3.1.6	Disruption Meetings for Permanent Foster Placements
3.1.7	Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services
3.1.8	Former Looked After Children and the Youth Justice System
	See also Case Records for Looked After Children
3.2	Placements
3.2.1	Placements in Foster Care
3.2.2	Croydon Mother and Baby Placements Policy	Updated
3.2.3	Placements with Connected Persons
3.2.4	Placements in Residential Care
3.2.5	Placements in Secure Accommodation
3.2.6	Placements With Parents
3.2.7	Out of Area Placements
3.2.8	Placements Outside England and Wales
3.2.9	High Cost Placement Panel Terms of Reference and Procedure
3.2.10	YJB Court Ordered Secure Remands (July 2010)
3.2.11	The Sufficiency Duty in Relation to Accommodation for Looked After Children
	See also Notifications by Other Local Authorities of Looked After Children Placed in Croydon
3.3	Monitoring Placements
3.3.1	Social Worker Visits
3.3.2	Independent Visitors
3.4	Reviews
3.4.1	Appointment and Role of the Independent Reviewing Officer
3.4.2	Looked After Reviews	Updated
3.4.3	Secure Accommodation (Criteria) Reviews
	Dispute Resolution Protocol (1.5.2)
3.5	Contact with Family and Friends
3.5.1	Contact With Parents and Siblings	Updated
3.5.2	Social Visits and Overnight Stays With Friends
3.6	Education, Leisure, Holidays and School Trips
3.6.1	Education of Looked After Children
3.6.2	Holidays and School / Organisational Trips in the UK
3.6.3	Holidays and School / Organisational Trips Outside the UK
3.6.4	Leisure and Activities
3.6.5	Passport Applications for Looked After Children
3.7	Health and Wellbeing
3.7.1	Health Assessments
3.7.2	Drugs and Substance Misuse (Including Smoking)
3.7.3	Administration of Medication
3.7.4	GPs, Dentists and Opticians
3.7.5	Sexual Health
3.7.6	Self Harming
3.7.7	BAAF Practice Note No 53 - Guidelines for the Testing of Looked After Children who are at risk of a Blood-Borne Infection
3.8	Privacy and Personal Care
3.8.1	Children's Bedrooms
3.8.2	Hair and Skin Care
3.8.3	Physical Contact and Intimate Care
3.8.4	Touch Guidance
3.9	Behaviour Management
3.9.1	Sanctions for Foster Care
3.9.2	Behaviour Management and the use of Physical Intervention in Croydon's Children's Homes
3.9.3	Countering Bullying
	See also Sexual Exploitation Practice Guidance and Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation in the London Child Protection Procedures
3.10	Incidents
3.10.1	Children Missing from Care
3.10.2	Contacting the Police
3.10.3	Searching Children and Their Belongings
3.10.4	Incidents Guidance
3.11	Foster Carers
	National Minimum Standards - Fostering Services
3.11.1	Fostering Panel
3.11.2	Assessment and Approval of Foster Carers
3.11.3	Fostering Exemptions and Extensions
3.11.4	Persons Disqualified from Fostering
3.11.5	Supervision and Support of Foster Carers
3.11.6	Review of Foster Carers
3.11.7	Allegations Against Foster Carers
3.12	Leaving Care and Transition to Adulthood
3.12.1	Leaving Care
3.12.2	Registration for National Insurance
3.13	Miscellaneous
3.13.1	Change of Name of a Looked After Child
3.13.2	Marriage of a Looked After Child
3.13.3	Child Trust Funds

4. Adoption and Permanence

4.1	Adoption
	National Minimum Standards - Adoption
4.1.1	Adoption Panel
4.1.2	Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters
4.1.3	Placement for Adoption
4.1.4	Procedure for Relinquished Babies
4.1.5	Protocol with CAFCASS for Relinquished Babies
4.1.6	Adoption Support
4.1.7	Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive Placements
4.1.8	Adoption Reviews
4.1.9	Disruption of Adoptive Placements
4.1.10	Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in relation to Children Placed for Adoption or already Adopted
4.1.11	Inter-Country Adoption
4.1.12	Non-Agency Adoption
4.1.13	Adoption Case Records
4.1.14	Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records
4.1.15	Intermediary Services
4.1.16	Step-by-Step Guide to Recording Pre and Post Adoption
4.2	Other Permanence Options
4.2.1	Applications for Special Guardianship Orders
4.3	Guidance
4.3.1	Court Reports in Adoption / Special Guardianship
4.3.2	Life Story Books Guidance
4.3.3	Later Life Letters

5. Children in Particular Circumstances

5.1	Unaccompanied Minors
5.1.1	Unaccompanied Minors Team
5.1.2	Unaccompanied Minors Team - Duty Procedures
5.2	Private Fostering
5.2.1	Private Fostering Procedure
5.3	Children With Disabilities
5.3.1	Specialist Services for Children with Disabilities - Eligibility Criteria
5.3.2	Children with Disabilities - Assessments and Services
5.3.3	Short Breaks
5.4	People Subject to Immigration Control and/or with No Recourse to Public Funds
5.4.1	Policy Statement
5.4.2	Operational Procedures

6. Protocols

6.1

Protocol between Youth Offending Service and Children's Social Care (draft)

7. Appendices

7.1	Public Law Outline (full text)
7.2	Designated Managers
7.3	Local Contact Details
7.4	Local Keywords
7.5	Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010

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