Policy, procedure and planning documents relating to Children's Services - Social Care specific

Family Support Services

•  Family Group Meetings (36kb, 5 pages)
•  FAST Group Work Policy (31kb, 3 pages) 
•  FAST Outreach Support (37kb, 4 pages)
•  FAST Parenting Assessment (45kb, 5 pages) 
•  Emergency Duty Team (62kb, 13 pages) 

Safeguarding Children

•  CIN Team Policies and Procedures (90kb, 10 pages)
•  Initial Child Protection Conference (42kb, 7 pages) 
•  Role of the Chair in Conference and Reviews (26kb, 3 pages)
•  Review Conference (43kb, 8 pages)
•  Arranging an Initial Case Conference (23kb, 1 page)
•  Procedure Child Protection Checks (60kb, 6 pages)
•  Police Checks (37kb, 4 pages)
•  Emergency Protection Order (49kb, 4 pages)
•  Core Group Protocol (47kb, 6 pages)
•  Parents and Carers Participation at Conferences and Reviews (55kb, 8 pages)
•  Protocol for Other Professionals Requesting CPR Checks (30kb, 2 pages)
•  Procedure for dealing with cases where children have been on the Child Protection Register for 2 years or more (15kb, 1 page)
•  Protocol re Continuation of Core Groups in the Absence of Social Worker (key worker) (30kb, 2 pages)
•  Safeguarding Children Abused through Domestic Abuse (365kb, 49 pages)
•  Child Protection Supervision Policy (34kb, 7 pages)
•  Section 47 Investigations (101kb, 15 pages)
•  Allegations of Abuse involving Children Living Away from Home (24kb, 3 pages)
•  Policy, Procedure and Practice Guidance for Child Care Teams and Children with Disability Teams with regard to Child Protection Work (92kb, 14 pages)
•  Safeguarding Unit QA Framework (86kb, 14 pages)
• Procedure for Public Law Outline (36kb, 4 pages)
• Procedure Regarding Cases of Concern (53kb, 8 pages)
•  Procedure for Children Missing from Home and Care (237kb, 49 pages)
•  Procedure for Social Workers completing Pre Birth Assessments (36kb, 4 pages)
•  Appendix missing from Care Risk Assessment and Action Plan (48kb, 8 pages)
•  Private Fostering Procedures (80kb, 13 pages)
• Link to Bury Safeguarding Children Board polices and procedures
•  Thresholds for Intervention and Referral Pathways (48kb, 8 pages)
•  Protocol EDT Child Protection Checks (33kb, 3 pages)
•  Multi Agency Panel Guidance and Terms of Reference (94kb, 7 pages)

Looked After Children

•  Overview Looking After Children (107kb, 19 pages)
•  Statutory visits to Looked After Children (45kb, 6 pages)
•  Care Planning Procedure (76kb, 12 pages)
•  Checklist for Child Coming Into Care (36kb, 4 pages)
•  Children Who Become Cared For Away From Home (54kb, 7 pages)
•  Contact for Looked After Children (173kb, 23 pages)
•  Interim Care Order (36kb, 4 pages)
•  Health of Looked After Children (170kb, 37 pages)
•  Leaving Care (55kb, 7 pages)
•  Leaving Care Protocol (54kb, 7 pages)
•  Bury Leaving Care Service (The Extra Mile) (48kb, 5 pages)
•  Finance Policy for Children Leaving Care (42kb, 6 pages)
•  Itemised Financial Policy for Relevant Young People (22kb, 6 pages)
•  Post 18 Continuing Care (40kb, 9 pages)
•  Protocol for Delivery of Leaving Care & After Care Service between Bury Social Services and the Extra Mile (NCH) Leaving Care Project (41kb, 5 pages)
•  Review of Looked After Children Cases (46kb, 5 pages)
•  Secure Accommodation Order (51kb, 5 pages)
•  Procedure for Placement of Children in Care with Parents (44kb, 6 pages)
•  Recording with Care (29kb, 4 pages)
•  Developing a Care Plan when a Child becomes Looked After by Bury Council (70kb, 17 pages) 
•  Death of a Child in Care (53kb, 6 pages) 
•  Matching children's views (67kb, 2 pages)
•  Participation of Looked After Children in the Statutory Review Process (38kb, 4 pages)

Family Placement

• Fostering policies including:
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Fostering Procedures 
•  Placements with Independent Fostering Agencies (49kb, 5 pages)
•  Placements with Independent Fostering Agencies (29kb, 4 pages)
•  Special Guardianship Policy (144kb, 38 pages)
•  Family & Friends as Carers (56kb, 8 pages)
•  Foster Care Agreement ( 49kb, 6 pages) 
•  Family and Friends Carers Assessment Report Practice Guidance (34kb, 4 pages)
•  Emergency Approval of Family and Friends Carers (46kb, 2 pages)
•  Adoption Procedure (386kb, 127 pages)
•  Adoption Policies including:
  • Statement of Purpose;
  • Recruitment Strategy;
  • Smoking Policy for adopters.

Other General Children's documents

•  Social Work Chronology Practice Guidance (37kb, 3 pages)
•  Lone Working Guidelines (52kb, 7 pages)
•  Time Off In Lieu (40kb, 5 pages)
•  Anti-Bullying Policy (44kb, 6 pages)
•  Contact with Vulnerable People (Outside the Usual Work Context) (40kb, 5 pages)
•  Direct Work with Individuals Outside the Workplace (62kb, 9 pages)
•  Violence & Aggression Policy for Children's Services (99kb, 8 pages)
•  Information Update (Change) Form (45kb, 5 pages)
•  Job Shadowing Guidelines & Protocol (42kb, 4 pages)
•  Protocol for Working with Sexually Active Young People Under the Age of 18 (136kb, 16 pages)
•  Respite Care (42kb, 5 pages)
•  Sponsored Day Care (103kb, 11 pages)
•  Placement Funding Authorisation Children's Social Care Division (37kb, 6 pages)
•  Financial Assistance Under Section 17 (63kb, 6 pages)
•  Procedures for Service Manager Panel (21kb, 5 pages)
•  Procedure for Allocation and Transfer of Cases (33kb, 4 pages)
•  Access to Personal Information (77kb, 14 pages)
•  Supervision Policy (123kb, 14 pages) 
•  Service Level Agreement between Bury Children's Social Care and Bury Youth Offending Service (106kb, 23 pages)
•  Decision Making Matrix (34kb, 6 pages)

General (Adult Care and Children's Social Care)

•  Confidentiality Policy (80kb, 19 pages)
•  Children's Social Care Complaints and Representations Policy (66kb, 13 pages)
• Link to Complaints Procedures

Staff Information

•  Children's Services Team Manager Role (32kb, 3 pages)
•  Case Weighting System (40kb, 5 pages)
•  Social Worker Career Progression Policy (32kb, 6 pages)