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| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Preparation for Leaving Care | A new Further Information section has been added. |
| Drugs and Substance Misuse | Information has been added to reflect the reclassification of nitrous oxide as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (as amended). |
| Female Genital Mutilation | Section 8, Other Harmful Practices has been added. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information has also been added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance. |
| Leadership and Management | Section 2.3, Appointment of Manager has been updated in line with updated Ofsted Guidance – Social Care Common Inspection Framework: Children’s Homes. |
| Staffing and Safe Recruitment | Section 2.8, Prospective Staff Spending Time in the Home and Section 2.9, Carrying Out Interviews has been added, in line with updated Ofsted guidance. |
| Next update: January 2025 |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs | This chapter has been refreshed and additional links have been added into Further Information. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Statement of Purpose | The Statements of Purpose have been updated. |
| Children's Guide | This chapter has been updated to include Children's Guide links. |
| Health Care Assessments and Plans | Information in relation to allergies has been added into Section 2, Health Care Plans. |
| Preparation for Leaving Care | This chapter was refreshed locally, where required. |
| Missing Children | This chapter has been updated to incorporate Ofsted feedback. Information in relation to Philomena Protocols has been added into Section 6, Action to be Taken if a Child is Missing. |
| Allegations Against Staff | This chapter has been amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. A new Section 2, The Difference Between an Allegation of Harm and a Concern has been added. |
| Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour | This chapter has been refreshed where required. A new Further Information section has also been added. |
| Social Worker Visits | This chapter has been reviewed locally and refreshed as required. |
| First Aid, Prescribed and Non Prescribed Medication | Section 2, Allergies has been added. |
| Provision and Preparation of Meals | This chapter has been updated to add a new Section 7, Allergies. |
| Staffing and Safe Recruitment | This chapter has been amended in line with revised statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education. Information has been added to note that Keeping Children Safe in Education provides that copies of a curriculum vitae should only be accepted alongside an application form as a curriculum vitae on its own may not provide adequate information. Information in relation to online searches has also been added. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Case Recording | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Consents and Delegated Authority | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Care and Placement Planning | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Looked After Reviews and Disruption Meetings | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Use of Restraint and Physical Interventions | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Searching Children/Bedrooms | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Advocacy, Independent Visitors and Independent Reviewing Officers | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Surveillance and Monitoring | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Health and Wellbeing, Health Notifications and Access to Services | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Education | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Blood Borne Viruses | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Leisure and Activities | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Consultation and Participation | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Providing Personalised Care | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Risk Assessment and Planning | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Positive Relationships and Behaviour Management | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Leadership and Management | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Staffing and Safe Recruitment | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Staff Supervision and Appraisal | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Staff Qualifications | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Admissions Policy | This chapter has been amended to note the importance of a child's/young person's belonging’s being transferred in appropriate luggage and to add a link to the NYAS ‘My Things Matter’ Report – support and respect care-experienced Children and their belongings when they move. |
| Moving to Another Placement | This chapter has been amended to add a link to the NYAS ‘My Things Matter’ Report – support and respect care-experienced Children/young people and their belongings when they move (see Section 2, Arrangements for the Transfer or Discharge). |
| Missing Children | This chapter has been refreshed throughout. |
| Use of Restraint and Physical Interventions | A link has been added to Guidance: Positive Environments Where Children Can Flourish (Ofsted). See Further Information. |
| Recognising Abuse Guidance | This chapter has been amended to reflect Keeping Children/young people Safe in Education Statutory Guidance, the outcome of Ofsted’s thematic report, Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges, and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. See Section 7, Sexual Abuse and Section 9, Bullying. |
| Allegations Against Staff | Amendments have been made in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance, to highlight the importance of sharing and responding to any concerns about the behaviour of an adult who works with Children, no matter how small, including low level concerns. |
| Countering Bullying | This chapter has been amended to reflect Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance, the outcome of Ofsted’s thematic report, Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges and the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. |
| Internet Safety | A link has been added to the toolkit Childnet Parents and Carers Toolkit. See Section 6, Website Resources. |
| Health Notifications and Access to Services | A link has been added to Who Pays? Determining which NHS commissioner is responsible for making payment to a provider. See Further Information. |
| Education | This chapter has been amended to reflect Keeping Children/Young People Safe in Education Statutory Guidance and the outcome of Ofsted’s thematic report, Review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges - see new Section 4, Safeguarding in Schools. Responsibilities of the Placing Authority has been added into Section 1, Introduction. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Statement of Purpose | This chapter has been reviewed and updated and an additional Statement of Purpose has been added for Oakwood House. |
| Advocacy and Independent Visitors | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Internet Safety | Links have been added in Website Resources to the NSPCC Report Remove Tool and the UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) Digital Passport. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Risk Taking and Assessments | This chapter has been reviewed locally and refreshed where required. |
| Preparation for Leaving Care | This chapter has been amended to reflect Working Together to Safeguard Children in respect of Homelessness and the vulnerability of Children who are in this situation, or are threatened with this. |
| Sanctions | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed locally where required. |
| The Police | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed locally. |
| Correspondence, Communication and Social Networking | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed locally where required. |
| Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines | This chapter has been updated and replaces the previous version. |
| Recognising Abuse Guidance | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
| Child Protection Referrals | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes from the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
| Allegations Against Staff | A fourth bullet point has been added into Section 1, Introduction to reflect the revised statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children. The new bullet point means this procedure now covers situations where an individual has behaved or may have behaved in a way that indicates they may not be suitable to work with Children. This is to capture concerns around transferable risk; for example where a person who works in the home is involved in a domestic abuse incident and this may have implications for their suitability to work with Children. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Statement of Purpose | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Case Recording Policy and Staff Guidance | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Log Book and Diary Recording | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Looked After Children Reviews | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Care and Control Policy | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Key Worker Guidance | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Use of Restraint and Physical Interventions | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Searching Children/Bedrooms | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed as required. |
| Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays) | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed as required. |
| Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Relationships and Physical Contact with Children | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Spending One to One Time with Children and Young People | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed as required. |
| Child Protection Referrals | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Confidential Reporting | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Representations and Complaints | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Countering Bullying | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Self Harming | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Fire Safety | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Social Worker Visits | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed as required. |
| Advocacy and Independent Visitors | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Visitors | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Health Notifications and Access to Services | This chapter has been refreshed where required. |
| Holidays and Trips | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Leisure and Activities | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Bedrooms | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Health and Safety Centres | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Rostering and Handover Procedures | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Notification of Serious Events | This procedure has been updated to reflect the latest Ofsted guidance for social care providers on the types of incident which they consider to be serious and which will therefore require notification to the regulatory authority. |
| Local Keywords | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| Glossary of Psychoanalytic Terms | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Surveillance and Monitoring | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Statement of Purpose | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Equality, Diversity and Rights | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Caring for Children and Young People from Minority Ethnic Groups | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Consents Guidance | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Health Care Assessments and Plans | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Placement Planning Meetings | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Preparation for Leaving Care | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Leaving the Home | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Missing from Care (Absent/Missing Children) | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Allegations Against Staff | This chapter has been updated throughout. |
| Recording and Reporting of Accidents | This chapter which outlines the steps which homes must take to record and report accidents involving staff, visitors or Children living in the home, has been reviewed throughout and updated as required to reflect the latest guidance from the Health and Safety Executive and Ofsted. |
| Internet Safety | This chapter has been reviewed and updated where required. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Notification of Serious Events | This procedure, which sets out which agencies and individuals should be notified when a serious event occurs in relation to a child living in a Children's Home has been updated to reflect revised guidance issued by Ofsted in August 2019. The revised guidance sought to clarify what is meant by a 'serious event' with the aim of reducing the overall number of notifications made to Ofsted, and in particular reducing the number of repeat notifications made as a result of submitting additional / updated information. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Moving to Another Placement | This has been added to the manual. |
| Child Criminal Exploitation | This has been added to the manual. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Care and Placement Plans Guidance | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read. |
| Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read. |
| Recognising Abuse Guidance | Section 7, Sexual Abuse and Section 8, Bullying (including Online/Cyberbullying) have been reviewed and completely updated. |
| Accidents | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Health and Wellbeing Policy | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| First Aid, Homely Remedies and Medication | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| HIV, AIDS and Blood Borne Viruses | Section 1, Introduction and Section 2, Hygiene Precautions have been updated. |
| Provision and Preparation of Meals | This chapter has been refreshed and should be re-read. |
| Staff Supervision | This chapter has been refreshed in and should be re-read. |
| Monitoring Quality | This chapter has been refreshed in and should be re-read. |
| Records Management | This chapter has been refreshed in and should be re-read. |
| Transporting Children Policy | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Equality, Diversity and Rights | This chapter has been slightly updated in regard to the Equality policy. |
| Organisational Structure | This has been updated. |
| Delegated Authority and Notifiable Events | This has been reviewed. |
| Codes of Ethics | This has been substantially updated and should be re-read. |
| Admissions Policy | This has been reviewed. |
| Risk Taking and Assessments | This has been reviewed. |
| Care and Placement Plans Guidance | This has been reviewed. |
| Sanctions | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Dealing with Aggression and Violence | This chapter has been updated. |
| Use of Restraint and Physical Interventions | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| The Police | This chapter has been refreshed. |
| Contact with Parents and Siblings | This chapter has been updated. |
| Correspondence, Communication and Social Networking | This chapter has been updated in regard to social media sites. |
| Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy | This chapter has been amended. |
| Relationships and Physical Contact with Children | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Spending One to One Time with Children | This chapter has been updated in regard to the Registered Manager. |
| Recognising Abuse Guidance | This chapter has been slightly updated in regard to Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
| Allegations Against Staff | This chapter has been slightly updated in regard to who should be contacted. |
| Confidential Reporting | This chapter has been slightly amended in regard to digital material. |
| Representations and Complaints | This chapter has been slightly updated in changing Communities to Homes. |
| Countering Bullying | This chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Self Harming | Section 2, Notifications, Recording and Review has been updated. |
| Drugs and Substance Misuse | This chapter has been slightly amended in regard to changing Communities to Homes. |
| Sleeping In and Night Security | Section 3, Sleep In and Night Time Supervision and Appendix 1: Communities has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Integrated Systemic Therapy Policy | This policy has been added to the manual. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Change |
| Case Recording Policy and Staff Guidance | A note has been added into Section 17, Records Must Usually be Retained After Closure, to remind all staff no Children's social care records should be destroyed while the National Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is on-going. |
| Missing from Care (Absent/Missing Children) | Section 1, Definitions, has been updated with a link to the College of Policing's definition of missing and absent. |
| Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays) | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation | Section 1, Introduction, has been updated to take account of the change of definition in: Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and Guide for Practitioners (DfE February 2017). |
| Allegations Against Staff | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Sexual Health and Relationships | Section 3, Pornography, has been updated to include advice for staff on how to deal with issues relating to young people's access to pornography online. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Change |
| Pensions Provision | This chapter has been updated to include a new Section 5, Key Legislation. |
| Redundancy Policy | This chapter has been amended. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Change |
| Statement of Purpose | This chapter has been amended. |
| Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy | This chapter has been amended. |
| Absence/Sickness | This chapter has been amended. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Change |
| Log Book and Diary Recording | This chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Organisational Structure | This chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Delegated Authority and Notifiable Events | This chapter has been significantly updated. |
| Risk Taking and Assessments | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Looked After Reviews | Bullet point 11 in Section 2, Summary of Responsibilities has been slightly updated. |
| Leaving the Home | Section 4, Aftercare/Contact has been slightly updated. |
| Care and Control Policy | This chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Sanctions | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Restrictive Physical Intervention | Section 8, Recording and Review has been slightly updated. |
| Searching Children/Bedrooms | This chapter has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Contact with Parents and Siblings | Section 3, Cancellation of Contact has been slightly updated. |
| Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy | This chapter has been slightly updated in line with the Quality Standards (March 2015). |
| Relationships and Physical Contact with Children | This chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Monitoring Quality | This chapter has been updated. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been updated to include a new Section 8, Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme. |
| Monitoring Quality | This chapter has been updated in line with the Children's Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013. A new Section 1, Suitability of Premises has been added. The list of matters to be monitored and reported on by the registered person under Regulation 34 and Schedule 6 (Appendix 1) has been revised. Section 2, Regulation 33 Visits, has been updated throughout in accordance with the revised Regulation 33. |
