Policy Values and Principles

Title	Type of Resource	When inserted
ASYE Policy	Policy	04/09/2024
Practice Standards	Standards	19/06/2024
Supervision Policy	Policy	06/05/2025
Supervision Policy - Appendix 1 Proforma for recording supervision	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Supervision Policy - Appendix 2 Additional Guidance for Supervisors	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Supervision Policy - Appendix 3 - Supervision Agreement	Policy Appendix	06/05/2025
Supervision Policy - Appendix 4 CPD/SWE Learning Record	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Supervision Policy - Appendix 5 Duty and Assessment Case Supervision example LL	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Supervision Policy - Appendix 5 Short Breaks Case Supervision example LL	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Supervision Policy - Appendix 5 Standard Case Supervision example LL	Policy Appendix	14/06/2024
Scheme of Delegation	Policy	14/05/2025
Domestic Abuse	Policy	29/03/2023
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)	Policy	15/08/24

Early Help and Thresholds

Title:	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Consent and Confidentiality	Quick Guide	27/06/2022
Threshold Framework	Framework	29/06/2022

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

Title:	Type of resource	When Inserted:
Child Protection Pathway	Flowchart	14/05/2025
Child Protection Case Dispute Escalation Policy	Policy	18/11/2021
Family and Adolescent Support Team (FAST)	Process and Criteria	7/4/2022
Children/Young People Transfer Policy	Policy	07/05/2025
Gender Questioning Children and Young People	Policy	28/01/2025

All Children | Child in Need

Title:	Resource	When Inserted:
Family Group Conference Policy	Policy & Procedure	25/10/2021
Family Group Conference	Practice Hub Page	26/05/2022
Section 17 Financial Support	Guidance	22/10/2021
Aftercare S.117 Responsibilities Mental Health Act (1983)	Policy	27/03/2025

All Children | Legal Proceedings

Title:	Resource	When Inserted:
PLO Toolkit	Practice Hub	September 2022
Legal Resources Hub	Complete Process Practice Hub	1/2/2022

All Children | Notifications

Title:	When Inserted:
Critical Care Information - Practice Hub Managers Toolkit	Update June 2023

Case Management and Recording

Title:	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Chronologies	Policy	08/05/2025

Children with Disabilities

Title:	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Children with Disabilities Threshold Document	Threshold	09/04/2025
Children with Disability Services Referral, Assessment and Planning	Guidance	09/04/2025
Direct Payments	Policy	09/04/2025
Local Offer	Website	12/02/2025
Overnight Short Breaks	Policy	09/04/2025
Overnight Short Breaks - Guidance for Workers	Guidance	09/04/2025
Reference young people admitted to Tier 4 CAMHS Provision	Guidance for Social Workers	27/10/2023
Short Breaks	Procedure	09/04/2025

Children in Particular Circumstances | Children from Abroad

Title:	Resource	When Inserted:
Unaccompanied Migrant Children/Child Victims Trafficking and Modern Slavery	Policy	16/11/2022
Unaccompanied Ukrainian Children already in the UK	Policy	10/05/2023
No Recourse to Public Funds	Policy	23/08/2023

Children in Particular Circumstances | Homelessness

Title:	Resource	When Inserted:
Joint Policy and Guidance for Homeless (16 and 17 years olds) 2020 - 2025)	Policy	08/10/2020 - valid till 2025
Homeless 16 - 17 year olds 2020 - 2025	Flowchart	23/10/2020 - valid till 2025

Children in Particular Circumstances | Relinquished Children

Title:	When Inserted:
Responding to concerns for unborn including Relinquished children (item 17)	17/05/2022

Children in Particular Circumstances | Child and Adolescents Vulnerable to Exploitation

Title:	Resource:	When Inserted:
Children missing from home	Joint Protocol Police, Staffordshire County Council, City of Stoke-on-Trent	14/04/2025

Looked After Children | Placements

Title:	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Admission to Care Accommodation Panel	Process	21/09/2021
Fostering Service Role in Making Placements	Process	21/11/19
Disruption Policy	Policy	11/02/2021
Secure Accommodation	Policy	14/08/2023
Notification & Transfer of Children Subject to Child Protection Plans across LA Boundaries	Policy	04/12/2024

Looked After Children | Monitoring and Reviews

Title:	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Child and YP Participation in Statutory Review Process	Process	26/09/2023

Looked After Children | Contact and Overnight Stays

Title:	When Inserted:

Looked After Children | Health and Wellbeing

Title:	Type of Resource	When Inserted:
Terminal Illness and Death	Guidance	11/02/2021
Holidays and School Trips in and Outside the UK	Policy	16/10/2024
Holidays and School Trips Appendix 1 Standard Decision template	Letter template	16/10/2024
Holidays and School Trips Appendix 2 Standard Decision Letter Full Details	Letter template	16/10/2024

Looked After Children | Leaving Care and Transition

Title:	Type of Resource	When Inserted:
National Insurance	Guidance	08/05/2025
Protocol between Next Steps Team and Youth Offending Service	Policy	19/02/2021
Staying Put	Policy	09/05/2025
Qualifying Care Leavers	Policy	17/07/2024
Qualifying Care Leavers Letter Template	Letter Template	17/07/2024

Fostering and Adoption

Title:	When Inserted:

Fostering and Adoption | Fostering Services

Title	Resource Type	Date
Foster Carer files Records and Recording	Policy	8/07/2022
Bedroom Sharing	Policy	8/07/2022
Access to Computers	Policy	8/07/2022
Baby Sitting / Alternative care arrangements for a CIC in a Foster Care Placement	Policy	21/07/2022
Behaviour management and permitted sanctions	Policy and practice	8/07/2022
Delegated authority for foster carers	Policy	21/07/2022
Foster Carers Charter	Charter	21/07/2022
Fostering Allowance	Policy	26/09/2022
Payment for Skills	Policy	26/09/2022
Pocket Money and Short Term Savings	Policy	26/09/2022
Smoking and E-Cigarette	Policy	26/09/2022
Connect Carers	Policy	11/08/2023

Fostering and Adoption | Adoption and Permanence Services

Title:	Resource Type	When Inserted:
Adoption Disruptions	T4C Regional (Cross ref National 5.2.8)	28/04/2021
Adoption Panel Policy	T4C Regional (Cross ref National 5.2.2)	28/04/2021
Adoption Pre-Commencement 2005	T4C Regional (Cross ref National 5.2.13)	28/04/221
Adoption Placement Planning	T4 Regional	28/04/2021
Adoption Records Policy	T4C Regional (Cross ref National 5.2.11)	28/04/2021
Approved Foster Carers who wish to Adopt	T4 Regional	29/04/2021
Children Relinquished for Adoption	T4C Regional(Cross ref National 5.2.13 and National 3.7.1)	28/04/2021
Contact	Guidance	17/02/2021
Change of Name Policy (T4C)	Policy	3/02/2022
Deciding if a child should be placed for adoption	Guidance	17/02/2021
Access to information in Post Commencement Adoptions (Adoptions where the Order is made after 30/12/05) 28/08/20	T4C Regional (Cross ref National 5.2.13)	28/04/2021
Allegations Against Prospective Adopters (28/08/20)	T4C Regional (Cross Ref National 5.2.8)	28/04/2021
Family Finding and Matching (30/01/2020)	T4 Regional	29/04/21
Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approvals Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters	T4C Regional (Cross Ref National 5.2.16)	28/04/2021
Guide to Adoption and Adoption Support for Young People	Guide	28/04/2021
Non-Agency Adoption Policy and Procedure (25/08/20)	T4C Regional (Cross Ref National 5.2.10)	28/04/2021
Permanency Strategy	See SOT Practice Hub	13/08/2021
Statement of Purpose	Guidance	28/6/2022
Adoption Support	T4C Policy	27/01/2025

Fostering and Adoption | Special Guardianship

Title:	Resource Type	When Inserted:
Financial Support for Children Subject to Special Guardianship Orders	Policy	17/10/19
Special Guardianship Orders	Policy	18/04/2023
SGO Appendix 1 - Financial Assessment Guidance Notes	Policy Appendix	20/07/2022
SGO Appendix 2 - Blank Permanency Panel Report	Policy Appendix	20/07/2022
SGO Appendix 3 - Full Connected or SGO Assessment Template	Policy Appendix	20/07/2022
SGO Appendix 4 - RO & SGO Financial Assessment Form	Policy Appendix	18/04/2023
SGO Appendix 5 - Support Plan SGO	Policy Appendix	20/07/2022
SGO Appendix 6 - RO2 Form	Policy Appendix	20/07/2022

Small Group Homes

Title	Type of resource:	When Inserted:
Dealing with Emergency Situations	Policy	18/07/2024
Fire Evacuation	Policy	18/07/2024
Active Involvement of Children and Quality of Care	Policy	18/07/2024
Activities and Risk Assessment	Policy	18/07/2024
Admissions and Discharge	Policy	18/07/2024
Alcohol Policy for Young People and Residential Staff	Policy	18/07/2024
Computers and Internet Use	Policy	18/07/2024
Counteracting Bullying in Residential Care	Policy	18/07/2024
Delegated Authority	Policy	18/07/2024
Direct Work	Policy	18/07/2024
Education	Policy	18/07/2024
Food Safety	Policy	18/07/2024
Behaviour management and the use of physical intervention	Policy	18/07/2024
Healthy Eating	Policy	18/07/2024
Infection Control	Policy and Practice Guidance	18/07/2024
Inspection	Practice	18/07/2024
Medication	Practice	18/07/2024
Mobile Phones and Digital Images	Procedure	18/07/2024
Petty Cash and Young People's Allowance	Administration	18/07/2024
Personal Care of Young Person	Policy	18/07/2024
Preparing Young People to Live Independently	Policy	18/07/2024
Privacy and Confidentiality	Policy	18/07/2024
Relationships	Policy	18/07/2024
Repairs and Maintenance of the Home and Vehicle	Policy and Procedure	18/07/2024
Smoking and E-Cigarettes Policy	Policy	18/07/2024
Substance Misuse	Policy	18/07/2024
Culturally Appropriate Care and Support	Policy	14/10/2024
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours Risk Reduction	Policy	17/10/2024

Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

Title:	Contact	When Inserted:
ADM Agency Assistant Director, Children's Social Care	Vonni Gordon Vonni.Gordon@stoke.gov.uk	21/04/2023
ADM Agency Principal Child and Family Social Worker	Lee Pardy-Mclaughlin Lee.pardy-mclaughlin@stoke.gov.uk	21/04/2023
ADM Fostering Strategic Manager, Adoption & Fostering	Sarah Havill Sarah.Havill@stoke.gov.uk	21/04/2023

Practice Guidance

Title:	Resource Type	When Inserted:
PRACTICE HUB - Access only to SOT City Council Professionals