Amendments

In November 2024, information on Ofsted checks was added in to Section 5, Checks and References.

This chapter was updated in November 2024.

These details were revised in November 2024.

In November 2024 information was added to Section 3, Stage One-The Pre-Assessment Process, with details on how to request information about an applicant from Ofsted.

This chapter has been updated in November 2024.

This chapter was refreshed in November 2024.

Links to guidance were updated in November 2024.

This chapter was refreshed in November 2024.

This chapter was refreshed in November 2024.

This chapter was added to the procedures manual in November 2024.

This chapter was updated in November 2024.

In November 2024, this chapter was updated throughout in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children

In November 2024, this chapter was updated throughout in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In November 2024 this chapter was updated throughout in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children

In November 2024, Section 15, Resolving Disagreements was updated to include information on Guidance: Carry Out an Order in Special Educational Needs Cases.

This chapter was added to the procedures manual in November 2024.

This chapter was updated in November 2024.

In November 2024, a link was added in Section 4, Age Assessment to BASW Age Assessment Practice Guidance. In Further Information, a link was added to Operation Innerste Process: Caseworker Guidance.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with local practice.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated throughout.

In June 2024, additional information was added about online safety.

This chapter was updated in June 2024. Information that the relevant local authority should be notified if the child was previously a looked after child was added into Section 14, Special Guardian Duty on the Death of the Child.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children, to note that notifications should also be made of the death of a care leaver up to and including the age of 24. 

This chapter was updated in June 2024.

This chapter was updated in June 2024 to note that if a young person in a Staying Put arrangement dies up to and including the age of 24, notifications should be made in accordance with the procedure on Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24).

Additional links were added in June 2024.

In June 2024, this chapter was revised in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children. A new Section 3, Death of a Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24 was also added.

In June 2024, information in relation to family group decision-making was added in Section 1, Introduction and Time Limits and Section 5, Pre-Proceedings. 

Section 11, Use of Inherent Jurisdiction to Authorise a Placement Involving a Deprivation of Liberty was updated throughout in June 2024 in line with Revised Practice Guidance on the Court’s Approach to Unregistered Placements (October 2023) and Revised National Listing Protocol for Applications that Seek Deprivation of Liberty Orders Relating to Children under the Inherent Jurisdiction.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with local practice.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with local practice.

Section 2, Ordinary Residence was updated in June 2024 in line with case law.

This chapter was refreshed in June 2024.

In June 2024, this chapter was updated in line with local practice.

In November 2023, slight amendments were made.

This chapter was refreshed in November 2023 in line with local practice.

In November 2023, information was added into Section 4, Care Orders and Supervisions Orders on a Care Plan of the Child Remaining at Home in relation to Supervision Orders, in line with Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems: Supervision Orders.

In November 2023, additional information was added into the Related Guidance section.

Section 5.2.5, Providing Support was updated in November 2023 to reflect the Home Office increase in financial support to individuals waiting to find out if they will be given asylum in the UK.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated to include information from the UK Social Work Practice in Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People report.

In November 2023, this chapter was amended to include information from Annex to MOJ Circular 2022/03: Additional Information on Remand to Local Authority Accommodation (RLAA).

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout in line with the Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023.

In November 2023, amendments were made to reflect case-law in relation to assessing legal capacity.

Section 3, Section 20 Accommodation was updated in November 2023 in line with case-law.

This chapter was updated in November 2023 to include information from Guidance: Area SEND Inspections Framework and Handbook. Information in relation to legal aid for foster carers and prospective adoptive parents in First Tier Tribunal appeals was added into Section 15, Resolving Disagreements.

In November 2023, this chapter was amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. A new Section 2, The Difference Between an Allegation of Harm and a Concern was also added.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated in line with local practice.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made in line with local practice.

This chapter was updated in November 2023. Minor amendments were made throughout in line with local practice.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout.

In November 2023, this chapter was refreshed and a link was added to 'National Early Permanence Practice Standards (Coram Centre for Early Permanence)'. 

In November 2023, the link to Children Looked After, Missing from Care Protocol was updated.

In November 2023, this chapter was amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. A new Section 2, The Difference Between an Allegation of Harm and a Concern was also added.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout.

In November 2023, these details were updated:

• Children with Disabilities Team;
• Short Break Team and Family Support;
• Virtual School;
• Complex Safeguarding and Youth Justice.

In November 2023, information in relation to allergies was added into Section 6 Diet, Nutrition and Allergies.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout.

These details were revised in November 2023.

In November 2023, this chapter was updated throughout.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made throughout in line with local practice.

This chapter was updated in November 2023. Information in relation to timing of assessments was added into Section 7, Special Guardianship Applications in Care Proceedings.

This chapter was added to the procedures manual in November 2023.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made throughout in line with local practice.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made in line with local practice.

This chapter was added to the procedures manual in November 2023.

The link to Appendix 1: Creating Chronologies with Liquid Logic was updated in November 2023.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made in line with local practice.

In November 2023, additional information was added into Further Information.

In November 2023, minor amendments were made in line with local terminology.

This chapter was revised in November 2023 to include information from the revised Ofsted inspection framework.