All Children

Merton Safeguarding Children Partnership	18/07/2024
Good Practice Guidance for Identifying and Safeguarding Children Missing from Education	05/01/2022

All Children | Policy, Values and Principles

Title:	When Inserted:
Children`s Social Care SAR Guidance V.3	23.02.2023
Merton Practice Framework 2023	25.04.2023
Merton Effective Support Support Model	13.06.2024

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

Title:	When Inserted:
Pre-Birth Guidance	13.10.23
Final Transfer Protocol Nov 2024	24.12.24

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

Title:	When Inserted:
Covid-19 Secure Practice Guidance CSMT October 2020	14 October 2020
Appendix 1 Visiting and Contact Frequency Risk Assessment Form	14 October 2020
Appendix 2 Pre-Visit Check and Risk Assessment Form	14 October 2020
Appendix 3 Use of social media and streaming apps	14 October 2020

All Children | Child in Need

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All Children | Child Protection

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All Children | Legal Proceedings

Title:	When Inserted:
Full SWET - With Guidance	14.02.2024
Section 7 Template	14.02.2024
SWET Final Evidence	14.02.2024
SWET Short Form - Urgent Hearings	14.02.2024
Care Plan plus guidance	13.12.2024
Letter to Issue Proceedings Template	13.12.2024
PLO Letter before Proceedings Template	13.12.2024
PLO Letter of Instruction Template	13.12.2024
S20 Agreement	13.12.2024
WTA Merton Pre-Proceedings July 2024	13.12.2024

All Children | Notifications

Title:	When Inserted:
Leadership Alert Policy and Guidance 2023	14 August 2023
Leadership Alert Form 2023	14 August 2023

All Children | Complaints and Whistleblowing

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Case Management and Recording

Title:	When Inserted:
Team Manager Monthly Highlights Report	29 September 2020
Head of Service Monthly Highlights Report	29 September 2020
Supervision Policy App 1 Supervision Agreement	09 November 2020
Supervision Policy App 2 Case Supervision Template	09 November 2020
Supervision Policy App 3 Observation Template	09 November 2020
Supervision Policy App 4 Independent Supervision Record	09 November 2020
Supervision Policy App 5 Group Supervision	09 November 2020
Signs of Safety Group Learning and Supervision	09 November 2020
Transfer Protocol 2023	07 December 2023
Case Transfer Checklist October 2023	26 October 2023

Contextual Safeguarding

Title:	When Inserted:
Merton Multi Agency Child Exploitation Panels (MACE) - Terms of Reference	07/02/2022

Contextual Safeguarding | Tools and Practice Guidance

Title:	When Inserted:
Contextual Harm Policy and Practice Guidance	18 July 2024
Appendix A Contextual Harm Risk Matrix and Planning Tool 2023	27 September 2023
All Around Me A Contextual Mapping Tool	29 September 2020
What's Happening Tool Guidance	29 September 2020
What's Happening Tool	29 September 2020
All Around Me Tool	29 September 2020
Children Missing from Home and Care Policy & Protocol	18 July 2024
Missing Guidance Children Placed Out of Area	06 October 2020

Children in Particular Circumstances

Title:	When Inserted:

Children in Particular Circumstances | Children with Disabilities

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Children in Particular Circumstances | Children from Abroad

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Age Assessment Factsheet	8 November 2022

Children in Particular Circumstances | Homelessness

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Children in Particular Circumstances | Family and Friends Care

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Children in Particular Circumstances | Young Carers

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Children in Particular Circumstances | Youth Offending

Title:	When Inserted:
Joint Working Protocol between Youth Justice and CSC	11 November 2020

LADO Allegations Against Staff Who Work with Children

Title:	When Inserted:
Pan-London Policy and Procedures	18 October 2024
LADO Flow Chart	01 October 2020
LADO Flyer	01 October 2020
LADO Thresholds: Referral Indicators	01 October 2020
LADO Process For Internal Management Oversight	01 October 2020
LADO Guidance Concerns about Personal Life	01 October 2020
LADO Guidance Attending an Allegations Meeting	01 October 2020
LADO Guidance for Parents and Carers Tuition	01 October 2020
LADO Referral Form	01 October 2020
LADO Checklist For Attending LADO Meetings	01 October 2020
Allegations against Foster Carers	11 November 2024

Looked After Children

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Looked After Children | Decision to Look After and Care Planning

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Guidance on Child Arrangements Allowances and Support

Looked After Children | Placements

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Looked After Children | Monitoring and Reviews

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Looked After Children | Contact and Overnight Stays

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Looked After Children | Education, School Trips and Holidays

Title:	When Inserted:
Merton Virtual School - Key Information	10/12/2021

Looked After Children | Health and Wellbeing

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Looked After Children | Change of Name and Marriage

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Looked After Children | Leaving Care and Transition

Title:	When Inserted:
Discharge S20	29 September 2020
Guide to Leaving Care 2023	19 June 2023
Merton Corporate Parenting Financial Provision 2023	19 June 2023

Fostering and Adoption

Title:	When Inserted:
Merton Adoption Agency Statement of Purpose 2021	12/11/2021
Merton Fostering Scheme 2022	11/11/2022

Fostering and Adoption | Fostering Services

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Fostering and Adoption | Adoption and Permanence Services

Title:	When Inserted:
Merton Permanency Strategy 2020	28th September 2020
Permanency Strategy App 1	28th September 2020
Permanency Strategy App 2	28th September 2020
Permanency Strategy App 3	28th September 2020
Permanency Strategy App 4	28th September 2020
Merton Achieving Permanency Practice Guidance 2020	28th September 2020

Fostering and Adoption | Special Guardianship and Other Permanence

Title:	When Inserted:
Guidance on Special Guardianship Allowances and Support

Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

Title:	When Inserted:
Children's Social Services Scheme of Delegation - Jan 22	28 January 2022