All Children

Title:	When Inserted:
Information for parents and carers about “bruising in non-mobile children	October 2020
Protocol for the Assessment of Bruising in Non-Mobile Children	October 2020
Procedure and practice guidance for managing allegations against staff and volunteers working with children	October 2020
Children & Young People’s Participation & Engagement Strategy	October 2020
Darlington’s approach to working with families is relational and restorative based	October 2020
Social Media Policy and Guidelines	October 2020
How happy are you?	October 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic RAG* Rated Risk Assessment for Children’s Social Care	October 2020
COVID 19 version 2 Pandemic RAG Rated Risk Assessment	October 2020
Confidentiality Guidelines	October 2020
Dealing with The Effects Of Early Childhood Trauma – Practice Review	October 2020
Favourite Therapeutic Activities for Children	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 1	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 2	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 3	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 4	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 5	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 6	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 7	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 8	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 9	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 10	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 11	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 12	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 13	October 2020
Direct Work Tool 14	October 2020
Direct Work Tool - Dream time	October 2020
Direct work Tool - First Aid Kit	October 2020
Direct work Tool - Gallery of my Assets	October 2020
Direct work Tool - Good Things to say to Yourself	October 2020
Direct work Tool - Good Things to say to Yourself 2	October 2020
Service User Feedback – Child	October 2020
Service User Feedback – Parent/Family/Young Person	October 2020

All Children | Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services

Title:	When Inserted:
Early Help Assessment Framework	October 2020
Early Help Assessment Processes	October 2020
Requesting a service from the Early Help Team	October 2020
Early Help Assessment Guidance	October 2020
FAQ relating to the Early Help Assessments	October 2020
Families Guide to an Early Help Assessment	October 2020
Darlington Early Help Audit And Learning Tool	October 2020
Early Help Practitioner Self-Assessment Checklist	October 2020
Early Help Assessment Quality Assurance Framework	October 2020
Early Help Assessment and Summary Part A	October 2020
Early Help Assessment and Summary Part B	October 2020
Darlington Children’s Services Multi Agency Referral Form	October 2020
CSE Intelligence / Information Submission Form 2017	October 2020
Missing from Home or Care	October 2020
Missing, Exploited and Sexual Abuse Sub Group (MESA)	October 2020
Early Help Assessment and Summary	October 2020
Guidance notes for chairing a Team Around the Family Meeting	October 2020
Voice of the Child - Early Help	October 2020
Voice of the Child - Guidance Notes	October 2020
Voice of the Child - Card sort	October 2020
Voice of the Child - Scaling Questions	October 2020
Early Help - Consent	October2020
Keeping Families Together Policy and Procedures	October 2020
Family Group Conferencing	October 2020
Procedure for Failed Home Visits	October 2020
Team Around the Family Meeting	October 2020
Withdrawal of Consent - Procedure to be operated by Darlington Borough Council’s Children Social Care Teams/Early Help	October 2020

All Children | Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

Title:	When Inserted:
Darlington Children Services Contacts and Referrals	October 2020
Practice Guidance - Allocation of Work (for Managers)	October 2020
Practice Guidance - Completing a Child & Family Assessment	October 2020
Practice Guidance - Core Groups	October 2020
Frequency and Guidance for Statutory Visits Child In Need Plans, Child Protection Plans, Looked After Children & Care Leavers	October 2020
Frequency of Child In Need Plan Reviews, Core Groups and Care Team Meetings	October 2020
One Page Guide – Case Recording	October 2020
Regional Assessment Framework	October 2020
Assessment of Coercive Control	October 2020
Practice Guidance - Child Protection	October 2020
ERASE CSE Meeting Checklist for Social Workers	October 2020
ERASE Research Form	October 2020
Missing Process Map	October 2020
Case Closure Policy & Procedures	November 2020
Case Closure One Page Profile	November 2020
Assessments Policy & Practice Guidance	February 2023
Manager's Checklist - Quality Assurance of Single Assessment	February 2023
Case Recording Policy	February 2023
Chronologies Guidance	February 2023
Case Transfer Process	February 2023
Case Transfer Process (LATC)	February 2023

All Children | Child in Need

Title:	When Inserted:
Procedure for children and families who go missing from home, care or education	October 2020
Child Exploitation Policy and Procedure	October 2020
Child Exploitation - One Minute Guide	October 2020
Multi-Agency Child Exploitation (MACE) Meeting	October 2020
North East Regional Transfer Protocol For Child in Need	October 2020
Section 17 Payments Practice Guidance	October 2020
Practice Guidance for Family Group Conferences	October 2020
Guidance - The updating of Single (Children and Families) Assessments for Children Subject To Child In Need And Child Protection Plans	October 2020

All Children | Legal Proceedings

Title:	When Inserted:
Process Map - Pre proceedings	October 2020
Private Law - Section 7 and 37 Reports	October 2020
Legal Gateway and Case Tracking Procedure to be operated by Darlington Borough Council’s Children’s Social Care	April 2022
Legal Planning Meetings Procedure to be operated by Darlington Borough Council’s Children’s Social Care	October 2020
Letter before Proceedings Meetings Policy and Procedure	April 2022
Local authority initial social work evidence template (SWET)	October 2020
Local authority final social work evidence template (SWET)	October 2020
Interim & Final Court Care Plans Practice Guidance	October 2020

All Children | Complaints and Whistleblowing

Title:	When Inserted:

All Children | Notifications

Title:	When Inserted:
Serious Child Safeguarding Incident Procedure and Practice Guidance (formerly the Notifiable Incident Process)	October 2020

Case Management and Recording

Title:	When Inserted:
Case Transfer Process	October 2020
Plans (Smart) Practice Guidance	October 2020
Subject Access Request Procedure	October 2020
Case Transfer Process AS to LATC	August 2021

Children in Particular Circumstances

Title:	When Inserted:

Children in Particular Circumstances | Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs

Title:	When Inserted:
Child with Disability/Child in Need process	October 2020
Life Stages Service Disabled Children and Young Adults Team Eligibility Criteria for children and young people aged 4 – 17yrs	October 2020
Transitions to Adult Social Care Forum (TASC) Terms of Reference	October 2020
Complex Needs Forum Terms of Reference	October 2020
Policy for Pathway Plans and the role of the Personal advisor for Children In Care open to The disabled children and young adults Team 0-25 years	October 2020
The Disabled Children Register - leaflet	October 2020
Disabled Children Online Registration Form	October 2020
Practice Guidance - Transitions for Disabled Looked After Children	October 2020
Guidance to staff on the Transitions pathway (School Year 7 onwards) from Children’s Social Care to Adulthood.	October 2020

Children in Particular Circumstances | Children from Abroad

Title:	When Inserted:
Health Assessment of Unaccompanied Children & Young People Seeking Asylum	October 2020
NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) (Amendment) Regulations 2017’	October 2020

Children in Particular Circumstances | Homelessness

Title:	When Inserted:
The Assessment of Housing And Support Needs of Young People Aged 16 & 17 (Homeless or likely to become homeless)	October 2020

Children in Particular Circumstances | Family and Friends Care

Title:	When Inserted:
Kinship Care Guidance	March 2022
Connected Carers Who Are Not Approved By The Agency Decision Maker (ADM) And The Child Is Being Cared For By The Assessed Carer	October 2020
Information for Parents and Prospective Connected Persons Foster Carers	October 2020
Connected Carers Guidance for Child Care Social Workers undertaking Viability Assessments	October 2020
Private Fostering Procedure	October 2020

Children in Particular Circumstances | Young Carers

Title:	When Inserted:

Children in Particular Circumstances | Relinquished Children

Title:	When Inserted:

Looked After Children

Title:	When Inserted:
Guidance - Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 Capacity to agree to Section 20 Accommodation	October 2020
Care Arrangements Letter - for Parents	October 2020
Care Arrangements Letter - for Carers	October 2020
Liquid Logic - Pathway Plan Guidance	October 2020
Becoming Looked After (BLA) Pathway Policy and Practice Guidance	October 2020
Your guide to being In Care (5 - 10 Year olds)	October 2020
The Therapeutic Pathway - A Looked After Child’s journey	October 2020
Section 20 Agreement	October 2020
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - Presentation	October 2020
SDQ Process Map	October 2020
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - allocated Case Worker	October 2020
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - IRO	October 2020
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - Managers guide	October 2020
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - Residential Worker	October 2020
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires - Virtual Head Teacher’s Guide	October 2020
Referral for a Section 25 Children Act 1989 Secure Childrens Home Placement	October 2020
Children’s Services LAC Placement Coding Practice Guidance	October 2020

Looked After Children | Decision to Look After and Care Planning

Title:	When Inserted:
Permanence via Long Term Fostering Policy and Procedure	October 2020
Planning for Permanence	October 2020
Care Plan template	October 2020
Guidance - The Updating of Single Assessments For Looked After Children	October 2020
Care Order - Delegated Authority - Decision Support Tool	February 2021
Section 20 - Delegated Authority - Decision Support Tool	February 2021
DARP Terms of Reference v 15	August 2021
Local Authority accommodation options for Children in Care living with a connected/kinship carer, or children who were previously in care who are now subject of a Special Guardianship Order.	October 2021

Looked After Children | Placements

Title:	When Inserted:
Placement Information Record	October 2020
Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds	October 2020
LAC Placement Stability Strategy	July 2021

Looked After Children | Monitoring and Reviews

Title:	When inserted:
Best Practice Guidance for completing, scoring and responding to the data from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires (IRO Guide)	October 2020
Independent Reviewing Officer Dispute Resolution Process	October 2020
Dispute Resolution Process - flowchart	October 2020
Practice issue raised by Independent Reviewing Officer - Informal Stage	October 2020
Practice issue raised by Independent Reviewing Officer - Formal Process	October 2020

Looked After Children | Contact and Overnight Stays

Title:	When Inserted:
Supervised Contact Team - Request for Service	October 2020
Supervised Contact Service - Information for Parents	October 2020
Supervised Contact Between Looked After Children and Their Families.	October 2020

Looked After Children | Education, School Trips and Holidays

Title	When Inserted
Request for Approval To Take Children On Annual Leave In Term time	October 2020

Looked After Children | Health and Wellbeing

Title:	When Inserted:
Health Passport Request Form	October 2020
Consent for Looked after Children For Obtaining & Sharing Health Information & Health Assessments	October 2020
Becoming Looked After - IHA Checklist	October 2020
County Durham & Darlington Looked After Children & Young Peoples Health Team - Initial and Review Health Assessments	October 2020
Form PH - Report on health of birth parent	October 2020
Form IHA-YP - Initial Health Assessment Recommended for young people 10 years and older	October 2020
Form IHA-C - Initial Health Assessment Recommended for children from birth to 9 years	October 2020

Looked After Children | Change of Name and Marriage

Title:	When Inserted:

Looked After Children | Leaving Care and Transition

Title:	When Inserted:
Practice Guidance for Financial Management Re: Leaving Care Team	October 2020
YMCA Pathway	October 2020
Darlington Borough Council Supported Lodgings Policy	September 2021

Looked After Children | Youth Offending

Title:	When Inserted:
Protocol for the Transfer of Children and Young People to Local Authority Accommodation from Police Custody to Local Authority Accommodation (PACE bed)	October 2020

Fostering and Adoption

Title:	When Inserted:
DfE Codes	October 2020
Information for parents of children in foster care	October 2020
Family Placement Service Guiding Principles - Pocket Money and Savings for Looked After Children	October 2020
Practice Guidance for attending your first Fostering Panel	October 2020
Policy, Procedure and Guidance for Permanent Placement Disruption Meetings	October 2020

Fostering and Adoption | Fostering Services

Title:	When Inserted:
Fostering Statement of Purpose 2021-22	May 2022
Darlington Borough Council Staying Put Procedure	September 2021

Fostering and Adoption | Adoption and Permanence Services

Title:	When Inserted:

Fostering and Adoption | Special Guardianship

Title:	When Inserted:
Special Guardianship Support – Guidance Note	October 2020
Liquid Logic - Starting an SGO Support Plan	October 2020

Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

Title:	When Inserted:
Delegated Authority - Decision Support Tool	October 2020
Being an ASYE in Darlington	October 2020
Staff Supervision & Appraisal Policy	October 2020