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
Transfer & Joint Allocation Policy	Under Review
Service Principles and Priorities	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Quality Assurance

Title:	When Inserted:
Quality Assurance Framework	Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020
Quality Assurance Audit Templates & Summaries	Nov 2020 / Review Dec 2020

Restorative Practice

Title:	When Inserted:
Restorative Values & Guides	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Restorative Circles Practice Guide	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Restorative Practice Using Motivational Interviewing	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

Title:	When Inserted:
Service Users Recording Meetings - Guidance for Adult Service Users	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Service Users Recording Meetings - Guidance for Professionals	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Service Users Recording Meetings - Guidance for Young People	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

Notifications

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

Child and Young Person’s Voice and Journey

Direct Work

Language that Cares TACT Dictionary	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Direct Work Assessment Tools Cafcass (external)	Nov 2020 / Reviewed by Cafcass
Direct Work Tools & Resources: Social Workers Toolkit (external)	Nov 2020 / Reviewed by SWs Toolkit
The Family Pack of Questionnaires & Scales (Framework Triangle)	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

Life Story Work

Life Story Work Toolkit Contents	July 2020
Life Story Work Tools

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

Contacts and Referrals

Contacts

Title	Date

Referrals

Title	Date

Visits and Assessments

Visits to Children, Young People and Families

Title:	When Inserted:
Practice Guidance - Visits in Response to Covid-19	March 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Appendix 1 Guidance and Risk Assessment Tool for Practitioners who are Visiting or in Contact with Families	March 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Appendix 2 Visit Planner	March 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Appendix 3 Guidance for Staff Completing Home Visits and Virtual Contact	March 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Appendix 4 Proforma for Record of Visit / Contact by Partner Agency	March 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Where to Upload you Covid-19 Risk Assessments	April 2020 / Review Jan 2021

Undertaking Assessment

Title:	When Inserted:
Securing Permanence Policy & Practice Standards	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Assessments Research in Practice Guidance (external members only)	Nov 2020 / Reviewed by Research in Practice
Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Key Expectations when Quality Assuring & Authorising Assessments	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Risk Resolution, Assessment, Meeting and Plan Quick Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2021

Pre-Birth & Parenting Assessment

Title:	When Inserted:
Pre-Birth Toolkit
Parenting Assessment Toolkit
Placement with Parents Assessment Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
NSPCC Reunification Practice Framework	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Joint Protocol between Children & Adults Social Care: Working with Parents with a Disability or Impairment	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
1 Min Guide to Joint Protocol: Working with Parents with a Disability or Impairment	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
Parents with Learning Disability 1 Minute Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
Parents with Sensory Needs 1 Minute Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
Parents with Autistic Spectrum Condition 1 Minute Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
Parents with Mental Capacity needs 1 Minute Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022
Parents with ADHD and FASD 1 Minute Guide	Sep 2020 / Review Sep 2022

Sibling Assessment

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

Child in Need

Title:	When Inserted:

Families with No Recourse to Public Funds

Title:	When Inserted:
Guidance on Supporting Families with No Recourse to Public Funds	Review Feb 2021

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	August 2020 / August July 2021
Flowchart for Issuing of Court Proceedings	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Statutory Guidance on Court Orders and Pre Proceedings	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Permanence Panel Flow Chart	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	Jan 2019 / Review Nov 2020

Permanence Panel & Permanency Planning Meetings

Title:	When Inserted:
Permanence Panel & Permanency Planning Meetings Terms of Reference & Practice Guidance	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Permanence Panel Flow Chart
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

Title:	When Inserted:

Private Proceedings

Title:	When Inserted:
Practice Direction 12J - Child Arrangements & Contact Order: Domestic Violence and Harm	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Children: Child Arrangements Orders - Safeguards when Domestic Abuse Issue Arise (England & Wales)	Feb 2020 / Review Feb 2022
Child Arrangements Act 2014 Guidance	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Cafcass Policies and Practice	Nov 2020 /Review Nov 2022

Children in Our Care

Permanence Planning

Title:	When Inserted:
Securing Permanence Policy & Practice Standards	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Practice Guidance for the use of Section 20 Provision Children Act 1989	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Permanency Planning Meetings	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Permanency Planning Meetings Step by Step	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Permanence Panel & Permanency Meetings Terms of Reference & Practice Standards	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Monitoring and Reviews

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

Placements

Title:	When Inserted:
Placement Stability Meeting Guidance	Review Feb 2021
Placement Stability Meeting Process Flowchart	Review Feb 2021
Placement Stability Meeting Actions	Review Feb 2021
Placement with Parent Practice Guidance	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022

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:
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 Additional 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	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2022
Practice Guidance for Contributing to EHC Reviews	Nov 2020 / Review 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 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

Financial

Title:	When Inserted:

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

Title:	When Inserted:

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

Title:	When Inserted:
FAQ Foster to Adopt	Review Feb 2021
Foster to Adopt Guidance	Review Feb 2021
Foster to Adopt Placement Form	Review Feb 2021
Reg25A assessment for Temp Foster Care Approval as Approved Adopter	Review Feb 2021
Fostering For Adoption Guidance (BAAF)	Nov 2020

Adoption

Title:	When Inserted:
Adopt South West Practice Guidance	Nov 2020 / Reviewed by ASW
Adoption Transition Pack
Adoption Transition During Covid-19	June 2020
Adoption Transition Planning Risk Assessment Covid-19	June 2020
Guidance Transition to Adopters	Oct 2015 / Review Jan 2021
Key points in writing a CPR and APR	May 2017 / Review Jan 2021
Regular Payments to Prospective Adopters
Local Authority Pre Adoption Activity Process	Nov 2020 / Reviewed by ASW

Children and Young People in Particular Circumstances

Children from Abroad

Title:	When Inserted:

Young Carers

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

Specialist Services

Family Group Conference

Title:	When Inserted:
Leaflet Family Group Conference - Why Offer?	Nov 2020 / Review 2021
Family Group Conference Early Offer & All Legal Proceedings	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Leaflet Family Group Conference	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Leaflet Family Group Conference for Families	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021
Leaflet Family Group Conference Referrers & Service Providers	Nov 2020 / Review Nov 2021

Rights and Participation

Title:	When Inserted:

Emergency Duty Service

Title:	When Inserted:

Edge of Care

Title:	When Inserted:

Youth Offending

Title:	When Inserted:

Early Help Offer

Title:	When Inserted:

Management Action Notes

Title:	When Inserted:
Management Action Note 1 - Management Action Notes	Feb 2020 / Review Feb 2021
Management Action Note 2 - Index	Feb 2020
Management Action Note 3 - Serious Incident Notifications	Feb 2020 / Review Feb 2021
Management Action Note 4 - Leaving Care & Transition	March 2020 / Review March 2021
Management Action Note 5 - Recording Statutory Visits - Covid 19	April 2020 / Review July 2020
Management Action Note 6 - Assessment of Vulnerability- Covid 19	April 2020 / Review July 2020
Management Action Note 7 - Changes to Financial Authorisation Limits	April 2020 / Review April 2021
Management Action Note 8 - Use of the Vulnerability Tracking Tool	May 2020 / Review April 2021
Management Action Note 9 - Dip Sampling Risk Assessments - Covid 19	April 2020 / Review March 2021
Management Action Note 10 - Reviews of Risk Assessments & Use of VTTs - Covid 19	May 2020 / Review Jan 2021
Management Action Note 11 - Children Placed in Adult Settings	Sep 2020 / Sep 2022
Management Action Note 12 - Review of Risk Assessments & Use of VTTs - Covid 19 - Second Edition	Nov 2020 / Review March 2021