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Children’s Services Values and Principles

Core Documents

Title Date
Our Improvement Plan Nov 2020 / Review by DCFP Website
Service Principles and Priorities Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Financial Policy Under Review
Eclipse Following the Child's Journey Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Practice Standards

Title Date
Practice Standards 2018 / Review Jan 2021
Child Protection Service Practice Standards October 2020 / Review October 2021
Transfer & Joint Allocation Policy Under Review
Service Principles and Priorities Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Quality Assurance

Title:  
Quality Assurance Framework Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020
Quality Assurance Audit Templates & Summaries Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020
Story Board Template Jan 2021 / Review Jan 2021

Restorative Practice

Title: When Inserted:
Restorative Values & Practice Guides Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Reflective Huddles & Wellbeing Practice Guidance During Covid 19 Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

Complaints & Whistleblowing

Title: When Inserted:
Compliments. Comments & Complaints Feedback Leaflet Nov 2018 / Review Jan 2021
Talk to Us - Young Person's Feedback Leaflet Nov 2018 / Review Jan 2021

Management of Records and Recording

Recording

Title: When Inserted:
Social Care Policy on Application of Warning Markers Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Writing a Child or Young Person Summary Guidance Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Consent Checklist for Staff Review / Nov 2021

Access to Records and Confidentiality

Title: When Inserted:
Restricting Access to Eclipse Records Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Restricting Access to an Client Held Records Policy  Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Information Governance Access to Records Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020

Electronic Recordings of Meetings and Conversations

Notifications

Title: When Inserted:
Serious Incident Notification Policy (Need to Know) Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Serious Incident Notification Categories Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
   

Child and Young Person’s Voice and Journey

Direct Work

Life Story Work

Identity

   
   
   

Feedback, Voice and Participation

Mind of My Own How to Sign Up Sep 2019 / Review Sep 2021
Mind of My Own - One & Express Information Slides Sep 2019 / Review Sep 2021
Mind of My Own Booklet Sep 2019 / Review Sep 2021
4 Things You Didn't Know about Mind of My Own Nov 2020 / Review Sep 2021
Advocacy Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Advocacy Leaflet NYAS Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Advocacy Child Protection Conference Leaflet NYAS Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

Contacts and Referrals

Contacts

Title Date
   
   
   

Referrals

Title Date
   
   
   

Visits and Assessments

Visits to Children, Young People and Families

Undertaking Assessment

Pre-Birth & Parenting Assessment

Sibling Assessment

Title: When Inserted:
Sibling Assessment Tools Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
   
   

Child in Need

Child in Need

Title: When Inserted:
Safe Sleeping Practice Guide Dec 2020 / Review Dec 2022

Families with No Recourse to Public Funds

Homelessness

Title: When Inserted:
Preventing Homelessness Joint Protocol Feb 2018 / Review Feb 2021
Homeless Prevention for 16 - 17 Year Olds (DCFP) Nov 2020 / Review via DCFP 

Child Protection and Contextual Safeguarding

Child Protection

Title: When Inserted:
Child Protection Policy and Procedures on DCFP Nov 2020
Referral for Child Protection Medical  April 2020 / Review April 2021
Neglect (on DCFP) Nov 2020
   

Contextual Safeguarding

Title: When Inserted:
Adolescent Safety Framework Nov 2020
Radicalisation ReSources Nov 2020
County Lines ReSources Nov 2020
Modern Slavery ReSources Nov 2020
Preventing Exploitation Toolkit Nov 2020

Missing

Title: When Inserted:
Statutory Guidance on Children Who Run Away or Go Missing From Care Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
   
   

Local Authority Designated Officer – LADO Referrals

Title: When Inserted:
   
   
   

Permanence via Pre-Proceedings and Court Work

Pre-Proceedings

Title: When Inserted:
Securing Permanence Policy & Practice Guidance Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Achieving Permanence via Public Law Outline Jan 2021 / Jan 2022
Flowchart for Issuing of Court Proceedings Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Statutory Guidance on Court Orders and Pre Proceedings Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Care Proceedings

Title: When Inserted:
The Public Law Outline Guide for Social Workers and Managers Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020
Flowchart for Public Law Outline 26 Weeks Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
SWET Guidance Devon Family Courts Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
1 Minute Guide Etiquette in Writing a Court Statement Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Achieving Best Evidence Guide for Adoption Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Flowchart for Court Filing Nov 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Practice Direction 27A - Family Proceedings Court Bundles Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Remote Court Hearings Guide - Covid 19 June 2020 / Review Feb 2021
Joint Protocol between Legal and Children Services  Under Review
Cafcass Organisational Guidance on Working with Children and Families through c19 Jan 2021 / Review July 2021

Permanence Panel & Permanency Planning Meetings 

Title: When Inserted:
Permanence Panel Terms of Reference Jan 2021 / Review Jan 2022
Permanence Panel Flow Chart TBC
Permanency Planning Meeting Guidance Nov 2020 / Nov 2021
Permanency Planning Meeting Step by Step Nov 2020 / Nov 2021

Care Order Discharge and Placement Order Revocation

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Private Proceedings

Children in Our Care

Permanence Planning

Monitoring and Reviews

Title: When Inserted:
Resolution and Escalation Protocol May 2020 / Review May 2022

Placements

Unaccompanied Minors and Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC)

Title: When Inserted:
UASC Process for Social Workers Feb 2018 / Review Feb 2021
UASC Process for Initial Response Social Workers Feb 2018 / Review Feb 2021
UASC Resource Directory for Carers Feb 2018 / Review Feb 2021
UASC Resource Directory for Social Worker Feb 2018 / Review Feb 2021
UASC Health Pathway  May 2018 / Review Jan 2021

Children on Remand and Secure Accommodation

Title: When Inserted:
Secure Criteria & Accommodation Review Practice Guidance Under Review
   
   

Family Time and Overnight Stays

Title: When Inserted:
Indirect Family Time Practice Guidance  April 2020 / Review April 2022
Risk Assessment for Indirect Family Time Appendix 1 April 2020 / Review April 2022
Indirect Family Time Planner Appendix 2 April 2020 / Review April 2022
Carer Guidance for Indirect Family Time Appendix 3 April 2020 / Review April 2022
Supervised Indirect Family Time Record Appendix 4 April 2020 / Review April 2020
   

Education, School Trips and Holidays

Title: When Inserted:
Devon Virtual School  Dec 2020 / Reviewed by Virtual School 
Protocol for Supporting Children/Young People in Care in Schools (including Protocol for Eliminating Exclusions) July 2020 / Review July 2021
Transport Policy  Review Jan 2021
   

Health and Wellbeing

Title: When Inserted:
Blood Borne Infection Testing Review Jan 2021
Pocket Guide Blood Borne Virus Review Jan 2021

Preparing for Adulthood and Leaving Care

Preparing for Adulthood

Title: When Inserted:
Transition to Adulthood Strategy Review Jan 2021
Young Care Leavers Protocol Review Jan 2021

Pathway Planning

Title: When Inserted:
Quick Reference Guide - Leaving Care and Transitions March 2020 / Review March 2022

Staying Put

Title: When Inserted:
Staying Put Nov 2020 / Review 2021
   
   

Children with Mental Health Needs, Education Needs & Disabilities

Special Education Needs and Disabilities

Title: When Inserted:
   
   
   

Education, Health and Care Plans

Title: When Inserted:
Practice Guidance for Contributing to EHC Plans Due Jan 2021
Practice Guidance for Contributing to EHC Reviews Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Guidance on Social Care Provisions (h1 & H2) Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Guidance on Using the EHC Hub for Social Care Professionals Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Example Child in Care Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Example Child Protection Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Example Disabled Children Service Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

Mental Health

Title: When Inserted:
Information Sharing and Suicide Prevention Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Suicide Information for Professionals (on DCFP) Nov 2020 / Reviewed by DCFP
   

Short Breaks

Title: When Inserted:
Family Breaks Referral Form  
Family Breaks Referral Form Example  
Family Breaks Flow Chart of Process  
Panel Request Flowchart RAP  

Transition to Adult Services

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Liberty Protection Safeguards (Formally DoLs)

Title: When Inserted:
Deprivation of Liberty Support area Nov 2020 / Reviewed by Adult Social Care
All About Mental Capacity Nov 2020 / Reviewed by Adult Social Care
Mental Health & Deprivation of Liberty Toolkit Nov 2020 / Reviewed by Trix & Reconstruct
   

Fostering, Kinship Care and Adoption

Fostering

Title: When Inserted:
Foster Carer Rates and Allowances Review Jan 2021
Permanent Foster Care Flowchart Review Jan 2021
Persons Disqualified from Fostering Review Jan 2021
Fostering Handbook Dec 2018 / Review Jan 2021
   
   

Private Fostering

Title: When Inserted:
Private Fostering Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
   
   

Connected Carers and Special Guardianship

Title: When Inserted:
Special Guardianship Assessment 1 Minute Guide June 2019 / Review June 2021
Viability Flowchart Reg 24 & Special Guardianship Review / Jan 2021
   

Foster to Adopt

Adoption

Children and Young People in Particular Circumstances

Children from Abroad

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Young Carers

Title: When Inserted:
Transition Protocol Young Carers to Adult Services Review Feb 2021

Specialist Services

Family Group Conference

Rights and Participation

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Emergency Duty Service

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Edge of Care

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Youth Offending

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Early Help Offer

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Management Action Notes

Management Action Notes