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Document classification template March 2023 / March 2024
Electronic record keeping procedure March 2023 / May 2021 (current March 2023)
File naming procedure March 2023 / November 2021 (current March 2023)
Policy writing procedure March 2023 / September 2023
Records management policy March 2023 / May 2019 (current March 2023)
Version control procedure March 2023 / January 2022 (current March 2023)
   
   

 

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Isolation Seclusion Restriction and Restraint Policy Version 1.0 (Legal Approved) 05/11/2020
Values Statement January 2023 / Review January 2024
Practice Principles February 2023 / Review December 2023
   
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Procedure - Step up / Step down February 2023 / Review August 2023
Directory - Early Help Services March 2023 / Review June 2023
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Protocol - Children's Emergency Duty Joint Operational Protocol June 2019 (EDT contract in process of being recommissioned - January 2023)
   
   
   
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Analysis Step by Step September 2019
Assessment Checklist September 2019
Assessment Factsheet - Children and Young People September 2019
Assessment Factsheet - Parents and Carers September 2019
Assessment Factsheet - Section 47 Parents and Carers September 2019
Information and consent form September 2019
Family Meetings and Family Group Conferences September 2019
Strategy meeting Script September 2019
Guidance - Quick Guide Siblings together or apart May 2020
Form Decision Making Tool Sibling separation May 2020
Form - Contact Assessment May 2020
Form - Contact letter for Parents May 2020
Form - Parenting Assessment Plan template May 2020
Form - Parenting Assessment Template May 2020
Guidance - Parenting Assessment Plan exemplar May 2020
Guidance - Early Permanence Practice Guidance May 2020
Form - Sibling Assessment Template May 2020
Guidance - GENOPRO Guidance June 2020 June 2020 (Available to download from Software Centre - March 2023)
Form - Family Network Assessment Record June 2020
Form - Young Persons' Substance misuse screening Tool 05/11/2020
HSCP Pre-birth Practice Handbook December 2022 
   
Safety Planning  
Risk Assessment Matrix Tool with guidance January 2024
Risk Assessment Matrix Tool Template January 2024
Guidance for safety planning  June 2023
Tips to child centred safety planning with children June 2023
Safety Plan Aide Memoir  June 2023
Safety plan blank template 1 June 2023
Safety plan young child blank template  June 2023
Safety plan blank template 2 June 2023
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Guidance - Children in Need Practice Guidance July 2020
   
   
   
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Joint Protocol for 16/ 17 Housing April 2023
   
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Homelessness Protocol April 2023
   
   
   
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Public Law Outline (PLO) Toolkit

June 2023
The purpose of this toolkit is to act as an aid in supporting practice in respect of pre-proceedings and public law applications. Templates, relevant information and guidance have been collated together to assist social workers through the public law outline process and private law when the Local Authority have been court ordered to complete a report.  The template documents to be used through the PLO process including pre-proceedings, proceedings and private law documents appear below
   
Legal Process Documents  
Contacting Legal Flow Chart June 2023
Legal Gateway Terms of Reference June 2023
Legal Planning Meeting Terms of Reference June 2023
Legal Planning Meeting Legal Advice Form June 2023
Process for Legal Planning Meeting (LPM), pre proceedings meeting and Legal Gateway (LGW) June 2023
Legal Gateway Referral Form June 2023
Legal Planning Referral Form June 2023
Section 20 Agreement June 2023
Best Practice Guidance on the use of Section 20 June 2023
Section 20 Leaflet for Parents June 2023
Section 20 Leaflet for Children June 2023
   
Pre-Proceedings  
Letter template Initial letter to parents- pre proceedings June 2023
Agenda Pre-Proceedings Meetings June 2023
List of Local Solicitors June 2023
Information leaflet to parents June 2023
Consent Form for parents to consent to GP records, statements, reports. June 2023
Alternative Carers Form June 2023
Public Law Outline Plan June 2023
Letter Template to parents for de-escalation of pre proceedings. June 2023
   
Court Proceedings  
Letter Template to parents for intention to issue proceedings. June 2023
Initial social work evidence template (SWET) June 2023
Initial SW Statement for EPO/Short Notice ICO SWET June 2023
Initial Care Plan June 2023
Annex Documents Checklist Index June 2023
Pre-proceedings Checklist Guidance June 2023
Parenting Assessment Template June 2023
Sibling Assessment Template June 2023
Family Time Assessment Tool June 2023
Family Time Flowchart June 2023
Risk Assessment Template June 2023
Pre-Screening Viability THIS DOCUMENT IS ON MOSAIC
Witness Statement Template June 2023
Final social work evidence template (SWET) June 2023
Final Care Plan June 2023
Supervision Plan June 2023
16 week court timetable where adoption being considered June 2023
16 week court timetable where adoption not being considered June 2023
   
DOLS  
DOLS Statement Template June 2023
DOLS Action Plan June 2023
   
Private Law  
Section 7 Report Template June 2023
Section 7 Addendum Report Template June 2023
Guidance on writing a Section 7 Report  June 2023
Policy on whether Cafcass or a local authority should prepare
a section 7 report
 June 2023
Section 7 Report and Domestic Abuse Additional Considerations  June 2023
Section 37 Report Template June 2023
   
Discharge of Care Order  
Legal Planning Meeting Process Discharge of Care Order June 2023
Referral form for discharge of CO/SGO/Revocation of PO June 2023
Discharge of Care Order Statement Template June 2023
Discharge of Care Order Fast Track Procedure June 2023
   
Additional National Guidance  
 Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the child projection and family Justice Systems – Interim Report - June 2019 Website
Best Practice Guidance: The application and case management – March 2021 Website
Best Practice Guidance: Support for and work with families prior to court proceedings – March 2021 Website
Best Practice Guidance: Section 20 / Section 76 accommodation – March 2021 Website
Best Practice Guidance: Special Guardianship Orders – March 2021 Website
Family Justice Resource Hub - ADCS Website
   

 

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Permanence planning flowchart February 2024
Permanency Strategy  March 2024
   
   
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Guidance: Pupil Premium Plus January 2023 / Review 31 March 2023
   
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Care Leavers Protocol February 2020 : Review February 2021
Care Leavers Practice Guide January 2024
   
   
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Protocol - Remand protocol between W Mercia YOS and Herefordshire CS (2014) June 2019 / Review pending February 2023
   
   
   
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Form - SOS Family Time Review November 2020
Family Time Request Form January 2021
   
   
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ACE Early Permanence Referral Form February 2023
ACE Name Change Practice Guidance February 2023
ACE Practice Guidance: Application to Adopt by Foster Carers (July 2019) February 2023 / Under review December 2022
ACE Preparing Children for Adoption Guidance February 2023
ACE Supporting Transitions to an Adoptive Family: Practice Guidance February 2020 February 2023
Guidance - ACE Adoption Support Services November 2019
ACE Guidance Early Permanence Fostering for Adoption February 2023 / Under review December 2022
ACE Family Finding Flowchart (November 2022) February 2023
Guidance - ACE Guidance re Relinquished Babies February 2023
Guidance - ACE Quick Guide to Fostering to Adopt Placements February 2023
Flowchart - ACE Staff Structure for LA's November 2019
Guidance - ACE Adoption Pathway November 2019
Guidance - ACE Roles and Responsibilities Leaflet February 2023
Form - Contact Assessment Tool April 2020
Guidance - ACE safeguarding and allegation policy (April 2020) February 2023
ACE Adoption Placement and Support Plan April 2020 May 2020
Form - ACE Introduction Timetable May 2020
Guidance - ACE Practice Guidance Relinquished Babies Final June 2020
Guidance - ACE Children's Guide to Adoption June 2020
Guidance - ACE Letterbox Information for Birth Relatives July 2020
Form - ACE letterbox form foster carer July 2020
Form - ACE Birth Relatives Letterbox Agreement Form February 2023
Form - ACE Family Connexions referral form February 2023
Guidance - ACE Family Connexions for Local Authorities March 2021
Information - ACE Family Connexions Postcard February 2023
Information - ACE Child Appreciation Meeting Leaflet February 2023
Information - ACE Letterbox Guide for Birth Family February 2023
Form - ACE Adoptive Parents Contact Agreement Form February 2023
Guidance - ACE Guide for completing Child Permanence Report February 2023
Guidance - ACE Guide for completing Adoption Placement Report February 2023
Guidance - ACE Adoption Checklist (January 2023) February 2023
Guidance - ACE Birth Parent and Adopter Meetings Practice Guidance February 2023
Guidance - ACE Later Life Letters Practice Guidance  February 2023
Form - Adoptive Parents Contact Agreement Form February 2023
Form - ACE Matching Plan February 2023
Form - ACE Post Commencement Agreement: Birth Parents February 2023
Form - ACE Post Commencement Agreement: Foster Carers February 2023
Form - ACE Financial Support Request Form February 2023
Form - Template for Transitions Timetable February 2023
Form - Template for Adoption Placement Report February 2023
Form - Checklist for visits to potential adopters February 2023
Form - Template for Contact Plan February 2023
Form - Template for Foster Carers Report February 2023

 

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Quality Assurance Framework December 2022 / Review May 2023
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Guidance - Staff behaviour when working with children, young people or young adults v 3 January 2020 / Review January 2021
Weekend lone working procedure January 2021
   
   
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Children and Families Directorate Scheme of Delegation March 2023 / Review September 2023
List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Officers and Nominated Officers March 2023 / Review as personnel change and no later than September 2023
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