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1.All Children

1.1Policies, Values and Principles

  1. 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and PrinciplesOctober 28, 2024
  2. 1.1.2Equality and DiversityJuly 25, 2022
  3. 1.1.3Capacity and ConsentApril 22, 2025
  4. 1.1.4How we Practice in Children's ServicesJune 3, 2024
  5. 1.1.5Resolving Professional DisagreementsOctober 28, 2024
  6. 1.1.6Confidentiality PolicyOctober 28, 2024
  7. 1.1.7LADO Referral ProcessJune 3, 2024
  8. 1.1.8Lancashire CSC Intranet
  9. 1.1.9Participation
  10. 1.1.10Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child (Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) Procedures)

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

  1. 1.2.1Children and Family Wellbeing ServiceJune 12, 2024
  2. 1.2.2Continuum of Need and Thresholds GuidanceJune 12, 2024
  3. 1.2.3Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

1.3Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

  1. 1.3.1Contacts and ReferralsApril 22, 2025
  2. 1.3.2Internal Request ProcessJune 3, 2024
  3. 1.3.3AssessmentsApril 22, 2025
  4. 1.3.4Children's Social Care - A Guide to the Assessment Process for Children and Young PeopleUnder Review
  5. 1.3.5Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)April 22, 2025
  6. 1.3.6Lancashire Guidance on ChronologiesJune 4, 2024
  7. 1.3.7Re-escalation of cases to Children's Social CareJune 4, 2024
  8. 1.3.8Transfer PolicyJune 4, 2024
  9. 1.3.9Family Group ConferenceJune 4, 2024
  10. 1.3.10Family Group Conference Referral FormJune 4, 2024
  11. 1.3.11Section 17 Policy for Children's Social CareJune 4, 2024
  12. 1.3.12Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP)

1.4Child[ren] in Need of Support

  1. 1.4.1Child[ren] in Need of SupportApril 22, 2025

1.5Initial Child Protection Conferences

  1. 1.5.1Strengths Based Initial Child Protection ConferencesJune 4, 2024
  2. 1.5.2ICPC Booking FormJune 4, 2024
  3. 1.5.3Child Protection Conference Decisions and Multi-Disciplinary Working in Family Safeguarding ModelJune 4, 2024
  4. 1.5.4Strengths Based Review Child Protection ConferencesJune 4, 2024
  5. 1.5.5Agenda for Review Child Protection ConferencesJune 4, 2024
  6. 1.5.6Suggested Questions for Parents for Review Child Protection ConferencesJune 4, 2024
  7. 1.5.7Stepdown from Child Protection PlanJune 4, 2024
  8. 1.5.8Child Protection Conferences (Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) Procedures)

1.6Legal Proceedings

  1. 1.6.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersJune 4, 2024
  2. 1.6.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineOctober 28, 2024
  3. 1.6.3Lancashire Pre Proceedings ProtocolJune 4, 2024
  4. 1.6.4Multi-Agency Care Planning ProtocolJune 4, 2024
  5. 1.6.5IPA ProtocolJune 4, 2024
  6. 1.6.6Information Sharing Pathway - The Cove and LCCJune 4, 2024
  7. 1.6.7Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsJune 12, 2024
  8. 1.6.8Section 7 and Section 37 ReportsJune 4, 2024
  9. 1.6.9PLO Toolkit (Intranet Access is Required)
  10. 1.6.10Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
  11. 1.6.11Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
  12. 1.6.12Family 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.

1.7Complaints and Whistleblowing

  1. 1.7.1Complaints and RepresentationsApril 22, 2025
  2. 1.7.2Whistleblowing (Intranet Access is Required)

1.8Notifications

  1. 1.8.1Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child In Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)April 22, 2025
  2. 1.8.2Notifications of Significant EventsOctober 28, 2024

1.9Safeguarding (Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) Procedures)

  1. 1.9.1Multi-Agency Pre-Birth ProtocolJune 4, 2024
  2. 1.9.2Multi-Agency Interventions for Lancashire Children who are CME, PME/Low Attenders or Excluded from EducationJune 4, 2024
  3. 1.9.3Child Sexual Exploitation
  4. 1.9.4Missing (Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Children's Safeguarding Assurance Partnership (CSAP) Procedures)
  5. 1.9.5Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)
  6. 1.9.6Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
  7. 1.9.7Radicalisation
  8. 1.9.8Concealed and Denied Pregnancy Guidance

1.10Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity

  1. 1.10.1Deprivation of Liberty
  2. 1.10.2Mental Capacity

1.11Cases Crossing Local Authority Boundaries

  1. 1.11.1North West ADCS Pre-Care and Care Proceedings Notification and Transfer across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure
  2. 1.11.2North West ADCS Protocol for Standards in Supervision of Children and Families Social Workers
  3. 1.11.3North West ADCS Protocol in Relation to Children in Need Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries
  4. 1.11.4North West ADCS Notification and Transfer of Children Subject of Child Protection Plans across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure

2.Case Management and Supervision

  1. 2.0.1Generic Induction Booklet for Children's Social CareJune 4, 2024
  2. 2.0.2ASYE CYP Documents and GuidanceJune 4, 2024
  3. 2.0.3Supervision PolicyJune 4, 2024
  4. 2.0.4Supervision ProcedureJune 4, 2024
  5. 2.0.5Supervision GuidanceJune 4, 2024
  6. 2.0.6Staff Induction
  7. 2.0.7Induction and Supervision (Intranet Access is Required)

3.Recording

  1. 3.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesSeptember 19, 2023
  2. 3.0.2Case Summary and Top TipsJune 4, 2024
  3. 3.0.3Case Records and RetentionJune 4, 2024
  4. 3.0.4Access to Records/Subject Access RequestsApril 22, 2025
  5. 3.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsJune 12, 2024
  6. 3.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffMarch 28, 2024
  7. 3.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesApril 22, 2025

4.Quality Assurance

  1. 4.0.1Written AgreementsJune 4, 2024
  2. 4.0.2Quality Assurance FrameworkJune 4, 2024

5.Children in Particular Circumstances

5.1Children with Disabilities

  1. 5.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  2. 5.1.2Criteria for Allocation of a Child or Young Person to a Social Worker in the Special Educational Needs (SEND) Children with Disabilities (CwD) TeamJune 4, 2024
  3. 5.1.3Children with Disabilities Service - Criteria for Assessment and SupportJune 4, 2024
  4. 5.1.4Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsOctober 28, 2024
  5. 5.1.5Short BreaksJune 12, 2024
  6. 5.1.6Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkOctober 28, 2024
  7. 5.1.7Lancashire's Local Offer (Lancashire County Council website)

5.2Children from Abroad

  1. 5.2.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  2. 5.2.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsJune 12, 2024
  3. 5.2.3Supporting EEA Nationals with Care Needs (NRPF Network)

5.3Homelessness

  1. 5.3.1Housing and HomelessnessJune 4, 2024
  2. 5.3.2Care Leavers Joint Housing ProtocolUnder Review
  3. 5.3.3Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to ReferJune 4, 2024
  4. 5.3.4Homelessness Protocol - YP Consent FormJune 4, 2024
  5. 5.3.5Supported Accommodation Privacy NoticeJune 4, 2024
  6. 5.3.616/17 Years Homeless LeafletJune 4, 2024

5.4Family and Friends Care

  1. 5.4.1Kinship CareOctober 28, 2024
  2. 5.4.2Private FosteringApril 22, 2025
  3. 5.4.3Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingOctober 28, 2024

5.5Young Carers

  1. 5.5.1Young CarersApril 22, 2025
  2. 5.5.2Young Carers (7 Minute Briefing)June 4, 2024

5.6Relinquished Children

  1. 5.6.1Relinquished ChildrenOctober 28, 2024

5.7Mental Health

  1. 5.7.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983April 22, 2025

6.Children in Our Care (CioC) and Leaving Care

6.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

  1. 6.1.1Corporate Parenting StrategyJune 4, 2024
  2. 6.1.2Lancashire's Promises: Children in Care and Care LeaversJune 4, 2024
  3. 6.1.3Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After ChildrenApril 22, 2025
  4. 6.1.4Decision to Look AfterOctober 28, 2024
  5. 6.1.5Care PlanningApril 22, 2025
  6. 6.1.6Ceasing to Look After a ChildSeptember 19, 2023
  7. 6.1.7Discharge of Care Order PolicyJune 4, 2024
  8. 6.1.8Permanence PolicyJune 4, 2024
  9. 6.1.9Lasting Homes Panel ProtocolJune 4, 2024
  10. 6.1.10Placement Stability and Disruption MeetingsJune 4, 2024
  11. 6.1.11Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After ChildrenFebruary 7, 2022
  12. 6.1.12Junior ISAs and Child Trust FundsJune 4, 2024
  13. 6.1.13Local Resources, Permanence - for all forms, templates and guidance relating to Permanence
  14. 6.1.14NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People

6.2Placements

  1. 6.2.1Placement Plans Practice StandardsJune 4, 2024
  2. 6.2.2Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  3. 6.2.3Access to Resources Team (ART) ProcessJune 4, 2024
  4. 6.2.4Statutory Visiting Rule for Children Looked After who have a Placement Ratified as PermanentJune 3, 2024
  5. 6.2.5Placements with ParentsJune 12, 2024
  6. 6.2.6Placements with Connected PersonsApril 22, 2025
  7. 6.2.7Lancashire Lasting Homes ProtocolJune 3, 2024
  8. 6.2.8Placements in Foster CareApril 22, 2025
  9. 6.2.9Placement Finding ProcessJune 3, 2024
  10. 6.2.10Placements in Residential CareApril 22, 2025
  11. 6.2.11Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsSeptember 19, 2023
  12. 6.2.12Out of Area PlacementsJune 12, 2024
  13. 6.2.13Placements Outside England and WalesJune 4, 2024
  14. 6.2.14Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationApril 22, 2025
  15. 6.2.15Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersJune 12, 2024
  16. 6.2.16Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersJune 12, 2024
  17. 6.2.17Section 20 Charging PolicyUnder Review
  18. 6.2.18Placements in Other ArrangementsSeptember 19, 2023
  19. 6.2.19Placement Finding ProceduresJune 3, 2024
  20. 6.2.20Crisis and Unregulated Homes GuidanceJune 3, 2024
  21. 6.2.21Lancashire Supported Independent Living Manual

6.3Monitoring and Reviews

  1. 6.3.1Social Worker Visits to Children in Our CareJune 6, 2024
  2. 6.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsJune 6, 2024
  3. 6.3.3Children in Our Care ReviewsApril 22, 2025
  4. 6.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersJune 6, 2024
  5. 6.3.5Secure Accommodation ReviewsJune 6, 2024
  6. 6.3.6Audit FrameworkJune 3, 2024

6.4Family Time/Contact and Overnight Stays

  1. 6.4.1Family Time/ContactJune 6, 2024
  2. 6.4.2Overnight Stays and Social VisitsJune 6, 2024

6.5Education, School Trips and Holidays

  1. 6.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  2. 6.5.2Supporting the Education for Children on a CP/CIN PlanJune 3, 2024
  3. 6.5.3Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKJune 12, 2024
  4. 6.5.4Leisure ActivitiesMarch 23, 2022

6.6Health and Wellbeing

  1. 6.6.1Health Care Assessment and Plans
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  2. 6.6.2Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Guidance NoteOctober 28, 2024
  3. 6.6.3Personal Care and RelationshipsJuly 26, 2022
  4. 6.6.4Providing Personalised CareJune 4, 2024
  5. 6.6.5Positive Relationships and Behaviour ManagementMarch 17, 2023
  6. 6.6.6Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintMay 22, 2024
  7. 6.6.7Risk Assessment and PlanningMarch 23, 2022
  8. 6.6.8Health and Safety
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  9. 6.6.9Promoting Wellbeing and Positive Identity for a Child or Young Person Who is Looked After: A Quick Guide for Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners (NICE)

6.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership

  1. 6.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildFebruary 7, 2024
  2. 6.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildNovember 28, 2023

6.8Leaving Care and Preparation for Adulthood

  1. 6.8.1Leaving Care and Preparation for AdulthoodUnder Review
  2. 6.8.2Staying PutApril 22, 2025
  3. 6.8.3Lancashire Staying Put Policy
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  4. 6.8.4Financial Arrangements for Care LeaversJune 3, 2024
  5. 6.8.5The Role of the Personal AdvisorJune 3, 2024
  6. 6.8.6Care Leaver Practice GuidanceJune 3, 2024
  7. 6.8.7Local Resources provide further information related to Staying Put including; a Young Person's Guide to Staying Put, Staying Put FAQs and the IRO checklist.

6.9Child and Youth Justice

  1. 6.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesApril 22, 2025
  2. 6.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyJune 12, 2024
  3. 6.9.3Joint Working Agreement between Children's Social Care and Lancashire Child and Youth Justice ServiceJune 3, 2024
  4. 6.9.4Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National Guidance
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  5. 6.9.5Standards for Children in the Youth Justice System
  6. 6.9.6YJB and Probation Joint National Protocol for Transitions in England

7.Fostering and Adoption

7.1Fostering Services

  1. 7.1.1Fostering PanelJuly 26, 2022
  2. 7.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringJuly 26, 2022
  3. 7.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersApril 22, 2025
  4. 7.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalJune 12, 2024
  5. 7.1.5Children Looked After with Disabilities Living in Foster Care; Financial Requirements and Benefits - Transition ArrangementsJune 3, 2024
  6. 7.1.6Supervision and Support of Foster CarersJune 4, 2024
  7. 7.1.7Training and Development of Foster CarersMarch 23, 2022
  8. 7.1.8Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersJuly 26, 2022
  9. 7.1.9Inter Authority Guidance (Foster Care Referrals)June 3, 2024
  10. 7.1.10Allegations Against Foster Carers
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  11. 7.1.11Lancashire Dangerous Dogs Policy

7.2Adoption and Permanence Services

  1. 7.2.1Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  2. 7.2.2Adoption PanelJune 12, 2024
  3. 7.2.3Placement for Adoption
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  4. 7.2.4Adoption SupportJune 4, 2024
  5. 7.2.5Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsJune 4, 2024
  6. 7.2.6Adoption ReviewsJune 12, 2024
  7. 7.2.7Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsNovember 28, 2023
  8. 7.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  9. 7.2.9Inter Country AdoptionOctober 28, 2024
  10. 7.2.10Non Agency AdoptionOctober 28, 2024
  11. 7.2.11Adoption Case RecordsJune 4, 2024
  12. 7.2.12Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case RecordsJuly 26, 2022
  13. 7.2.13Intermediary ServicesJuly 26, 2022
  14. 7.2.14Life Story WorkApril 22, 2025
  15. 7.2.15Later Life LettersOctober 28, 2024
  16. 7.2.16Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersJune 4, 2024
  17. 7.2.17Adoption Lancashire & Blackpool (the Regional Adoption Agency) will recruit, assess and approve adopters, find families to meet the needs of children that are waiting to be adopted, provide adoption support services to adoptive families and run adoption panels.

7.3Special Guardianship/Other Permanence Options

  1. 7.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersUnder Review
  2. 7.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceJune 12, 2024
  3. 7.3.3Child Arrangements OrdersJune 3, 2024
  4. 7.3.4Child Arrangements Order AllowancesJune 3, 2024

8.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

  1. 8.0.1ContactsJune 3, 2024
  2. 8.0.2Scheme of Delegation (Casework)June 3, 2024
  3. 8.0.3Ofsted Inspection Framework
    Updated
    April 22, 2025
  4. 8.0.4Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (RIPA) Covert SurveillanceJune 3, 2024
  5. 8.0.5Children's Services Practice StatementsJune 3, 2024
  6. 8.0.6Lancashire Our Vision PosterJune 3, 2024
  7. 8.0.7Lancashire CSC Intranet
  8. 8.0.8Working Together to Safeguard Children
  9. 8.0.9Amendments

Last Updated: April 22, 2025

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