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1.All Children

1.1Policy Values and Principles

  1. 1.1.1Introduction and ContextFebruary 28, 2023
  2. 1.1.2Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles August 12, 2024
  3. 1.1.3Confidentiality PolicyFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 1.1.4Children's Consultation and ParticipationFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 1.1.5Equality and DiversityFebruary 28, 2023
  6. 1.1.6Kinship CareAugust 12, 2024
  7. 1.1.7Capacity and ConsentAugust 12, 2024
  8. 1.1.8Use of Social MediaFebruary 5, 2025
  9. 1.1.9Social Work Assessed and Supported Year (ASYE) Policy
  10. 1.1.10Supervision Policy

1.2Early Help Assessment and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services

  1. 1.2.1Early Help Assessment (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership website)
  2. 1.2.2Cumbria Multi-Agency Thresholds Guidance (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership website)
  3. 1.2.3Cumbria Understanding The Level of Need and Practice Response
  4. 1.2.4Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

1.3Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

  1. 1.3.1Contacts and ReferralsFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 1.3.2AssessmentsAugust 12, 2024
  3. 1.3.3Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)February 5, 2025
  4. 1.3.4Allocation of Work and Transfer between TeamsFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 1.3.5Policy/Procedure Relating to the Transport for Children Open to a Children's Social Care TeamFebruary 5, 2025
  6. 1.3.6The Management of Unallocated Cases in Assessment SupportFebruary 28, 2023
  7. 1.3.7Local Protocol for AssessmentFebruary 5, 2025
  8. 1.3.8Multi-Agency Pre-Birth Protocol (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  9. 1.3.9LCS Guidance C and F Assessment Guidance

1.4Court Proceedings

  1. 1.4.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 1.4.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineFebruary 5, 2025
  3. 1.4.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsAugust 12, 2024
  4. 1.4.4Public Law Outline Pre-Proceedings Protocol
  5. 1.4.5Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
  6. 1.4.6Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
  7. 1.4.7Family Justice Resource Hub (ADCS) - This hosts a series of practical resources, such as templates, tools and practice guidance, which will be of interest to those working in the family justice system.

1.5Safeguarding

  1. 1.5.1Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child In Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)August 12, 2024
  2. 1.5.2Notifications of Significant Events (External Notifications)August 12, 2024
  3. 1.5.3Children who go Missing from Home or Care (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  4. 1.5.4Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children) (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  5. 1.5.5Children Missing from Education (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  6. 1.5.6Child Exploitation (including Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation) (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)
  7. 1.5.7EDT Protocol (Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures)

1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing

  1. 1.6.1Complaints and RepresentationsAugust 12, 2024
  2. 1.6.2Employee Whistleblowing PolicyAugust 12, 2024

2.Case Management and Recording

  1. 2.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesAugust 12, 2024
  2. 2.0.2Case RetentionFebruary 5, 2024
  3. 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access RequestsFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 2.0.4Electronic Recording of MeetingsFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 2.0.5Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesFebruary 5, 2025

3.Prevention and Family Support

  1. 3.0.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsAugust 12, 2024
  2. 3.0.2Private FosteringUnder Review
  3. 3.0.3Provision of Accommodation to Homeless 16 and 17 year oldsAugust 11, 2023
  4. 3.0.4Young CarersFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 3.0.5Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingAugust 12, 2024

4.Children in Particular Circumstances

4.1Children with Disabilities

  1. 4.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and/or DisabilitiesFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 4.1.2Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsFebruary 5, 2025
  3. 4.1.3Short BreaksFebruary 28, 2023
  4. 4.1.4Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 4.1.5Cumbria Short Breaks Service Statement

4.2Children from Abroad

  1. 4.2.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern SlaveryFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 4.2.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsFebruary 5, 2024

4.3Relinquished Children

  1. 4.3.1Relinquished ChildrenFebruary 5, 2025

4.4Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity

  1. 4.4.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983February 5, 2025
  2. 4.4.2Deprivation of Liberty
  3. 4.4.3Mental Capacity

5.Looked After Children

5.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

  1. 5.1.1Decision to Look AfterAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.1.2Care PlanningFebruary 5, 2024
  3. 5.1.3Ceasing to Look After a ChildFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 5.1.4Permanence Policy and Practice GuidanceFebruary 5, 2025
  5. 5.1.5Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsFebruary 28, 2023
  6. 5.1.6Risk Assessment and PlanningFebruary 28, 2023
  7. 5.1.7Providing Personalised CareFebruary 28, 2023
  8. 5.1.8Placements in Foster CareAugust 12, 2024
  9. 5.1.9Placements in Residential CareAugust 12, 2024
  10. 5.1.10Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationAugust 12, 2024
  11. 5.1.11Out of Area PlacementsAugust 11, 2023
  12. 5.1.12Placements with Connected PersonsAugust 12, 2024
  13. 5.1.13Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsAugust 12, 2024
  14. 5.1.14Placements with ParentsAugust 12, 2024
  15. 5.1.15Placements Outside England and WalesFebruary 28, 2023
  16. 5.1.16Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersFebruary 28, 2023
  17. 5.1.17Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersAugust 11, 2023
  18. 5.1.18Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After ChildrenFebruary 28, 2023
  19. 5.1.19Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsFebruary 5, 2025
  20. 5.1.20Placements in Other ArrangementsFebruary 5, 2024
  21. 5.1.21Health and SafetyAugust 12, 2024
  22. 5.1.22Children Looked After Placements Commissioning - Sufficiency Strategy (2022-2025)
  23. 5.1.23Sufficiency Analysis
  24. 5.1.24NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People
  25. 5.1.25Placement of Westmorland & Furness Children in Unregulated or Unregistered Supported Accommodation

5.2Monitoring and Reviews

  1. 5.2.1Social Worker Visits to Children in our CareAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.2.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsFebruary 28, 2023
  3. 5.2.3Children Looked After ReviewsFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 5.2.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersFebruary 28, 2023
  5. 5.2.5Dispute Resolution ProcessFebruary 28, 2023
  6. 5.2.6Need to Know Policy and Procedure (Internal Notifications)August 12, 2024

5.3Contact and Overnight Stays

  1. 5.3.1Family Time with Parents and SiblingsAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.3.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)August 12, 2024

5.4Education, School Trips and Holidays

  1. 5.4.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.4.2Holidays and School Trips in the UKFebruary 28, 2023
  3. 5.4.3Holidays and School Trips Outside the UKAugust 12, 2024
  4. 5.4.4Leisure ActivitiesFebruary 28, 2023

5.5Health and Wellbeing

  1. 5.5.1Health Care Assessments and PlansFebruary 5, 2024
  2. 5.5.2Personal Care and RelationshipsAugust 12, 2024
  3. 5.5.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour ManagementFebruary 5, 2024
  4. 5.5.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintFebruary 28, 2023

5.6Identity

  1. 5.6.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.6.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildFebruary 5, 2024

5.7Leaving Care and Transition

  1. 5.7.1Leaving Care and TransitionAugust 12, 2024
  2. 5.7.2Staying Put PolicyAugust 12, 2024
  3. 5.7.3Financial Arrangements for Care LeaversFebruary 28, 2023

5.8Children involved in the Youth Justice System

  1. 5.8.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesUnder Review
  2. 5.8.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyAugust 11, 2023
  3. 5.8.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceUnder Review

6.Fostering and Adoption

6.1Fostering Services

  1. 6.1.1Fostering PanelFebruary 28, 2023
  2. 6.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringFebruary 28, 2023
  3. 6.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 6.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalFebruary 28, 2023
  5. 6.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersAugust 12, 2024
  6. 6.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersFebruary 28, 2023
  7. 6.1.7Foster Carers who are also ChildmindersFebruary 28, 2023
  8. 6.1.8Procedure for Foster Carers who Wish to Adopt a Child Currently in their Care, including Fostering After AdoptingFebruary 28, 2023
  9. 6.1.9Foster Carers Possessing Guns and WeaponsFebruary 28, 2023
  10. 6.1.10Allegations Against Foster CarersAugust 12, 2024
  11. 6.1.11Training and Development of Foster CarersFebruary 28, 2023

6.2Adoption and Permanence

  1. 6.2.1Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective AdoptersFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 6.2.2Adoption PanelFebruary 5, 2024
  3. 6.2.3Placement for AdoptionFebruary 5, 2025
  4. 6.2.4Adoption SupportAugust 12, 2024
  5. 6.2.5Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsFebruary 5, 2024
  6. 6.2.6Adoption Reviews - ChildrenFebruary 5, 2024
  7. 6.2.7Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsFebruary 5, 2024
  8. 6.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already AdoptedAugust 12, 2024
  9. 6.2.9Inter Country AdoptionAugust 12, 2024
  10. 6.2.10Non Agency AdoptionAugust 12, 2024
  11. 6.2.11Adoption Case RecordsFebruary 5, 2024
  12. 6.2.12Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case RecordsFebruary 28, 2023
  13. 6.2.13Intermediary ServicesFebruary 28, 2023
  14. 6.2.14Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersAugust 12, 2024
  15. 6.2.15Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceAugust 12, 2024
  16. 6.2.16Life Story Books GuidanceAugust 12, 2024
  17. 6.2.17Later Life LettersAugust 12, 2024
  18. 6.2.18Early Permanence: Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersFebruary 5, 2024
  19. 6.2.19Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere

7.Appendices

  1. 7.0.1Ofsted Inspection FrameworkFebruary 5, 2025
  2. 7.0.2Delegation of Authority (Documents Library, Appendices)
  3. 7.0.3Working Together to Safeguard Children
  4. 7.0.4Amendments

Last Updated: February 5, 2025

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