Contents

1.All Children

1.1Policy, Values and Principles

1. 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles May 8, 2025
2. 1.1.2Children's Consultation and ParticipationMay 8, 2026
3. 1.1.3Equality and DiversityJuly 25, 2022
4. 1.1.4City of York Children’s Services Social Work Practice StandardsMarch 15, 2024
5. 1.1.5City of York Children's Services Management StandardsMarch 15, 2024

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

1. 1.2.1Early Help Framework March 15, 2024
2. 1.2.2Guidance on the Continuum of NeedMay 8, 2025
3. 1.2.3Capacity and ConsentMay 8, 2026
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 ReferralsMay 8, 2026
2. 1.3.2AssessmentsMay 8, 2026
3. 1.3.3Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)May 8, 2025
4. 1.3.4Chronologies GuidanceMarch 15, 2024
5. 1.3.5Local Protocol for AssessmentMarch 15, 2024
6. 1.3.6Case Transfers ProtocolsMarch 15, 2024
7. 1.3.7Child Protection – Transfer in ConferenceJanuary 16, 2025
8. 1.3.8Multi-Agency Safeguarding Children Procedures

1.4Child in Need

1. 1.4.1Children in Need ProcedureMay 8, 2026

1.5Legal Proceedings

1. 1.5.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersJuly 26, 2022
2. 1.5.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
3. 1.5.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsMarch 15, 2024
4. 1.5.4Protocol and Good Practice Model: Disclosure of Information in Cases of Alleged Child Abuse and Linked Criminal and Care Direction Hearings (October 2013)
5. 1.5.5Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
6. 1.5.6Family 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.

1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing

1. 1.6.1Complaints and RepresentationsMay 8, 2026
2. 1.6.2WhistleblowingMarch 15, 2024

1.7Notifications

1. 1.7.1Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

2.Case Management and Recording

1. 2.0.1Recording Policy and Guidelines
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 2.0.2Case Records and Retention
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
3. 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access Requests
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
4. 2.0.4Confidentiality PolicyMarch 15, 2024
5. 2.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsFebruary 2, 2022
6. 2.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffAugust 25, 2023
7. 2.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesMay 8, 2026
8. 2.0.8Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingMay 8, 2025

3.Children in Particular Circumstances

3.1Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs

1. 3.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMay 8, 2025
2. 3.1.2Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsMay 8, 2025
3. 3.1.3Short BreaksMay 8, 2026
4. 3.1.4Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsMay 8, 2026
5. 3.1.5Health and Disability ServiceMay 8, 2025
6. 3.1.6Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkMay 8, 2025

3.2Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity

1. 3.2.1Deprivation of Liberty
2. 3.2.2Mental Capacity

3.3Children from Abroad

1. 3.3.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern SlaveryMay 8, 2025
2. 3.3.2Families with No Recourse to Public Funds
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

3.4Homelessness

1. 3.4.1Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to Refer
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

3.5Family and Friends Care

1. 3.5.1Kinship Care
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 3.5.2Private FosteringMarch 15, 2024

3.6Young Carers

1. 3.6.1Young Carers
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

3.7Relinquished Children

1. 3.7.1Relinquished ChildrenMay 8, 2026

3.8Mental Health

1. 3.8.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983May 8, 2026

4.Children in Care

4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

1. 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 4.1.2Decision to Look AfterMay 8, 2026
3. 4.1.3Care PlanningMarch 15, 2024
4. 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a ChildMay 8, 2025
5. 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceMay 8, 2025
6. 4.1.6Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsJuly 25, 2023
7. 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After Children
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
8. 4.1.8Risk Assessment and PlanningMay 8, 2026
9. 4.1.9Providing Personalised CareMarch 23, 2022
10. 4.1.10NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People

4.2Placements

1. 4.2.1Placements with ParentsMarch 15, 2024
2. 4.2.2Placements with Connected PersonsMay 8, 2026
3. 4.2.3Placements in Foster CareMarch 15, 2024
4. 4.2.4Placements in Residential CareMay 8, 2025
5. 4.2.5Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsMay 8, 2025
6. 4.2.6Out of Area PlacementsMay 8, 2026
7. 4.2.7Placements Outside England and WalesJuly 26, 2022
8. 4.2.8Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
9. 4.2.9Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersFebruary 7, 2022
10. 4.2.10Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersMay 8, 2026
11. 4.2.11Placements in Other ArrangementsMay 8, 2025
12. 4.2.12Health and SafetyMay 8, 2025

4.3Monitoring and Reviews

1. 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Children in CareMarch 15, 2024
2. 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsMarch 15, 2024
3. 4.3.3Children and Young People in Care ReviewsMarch 15, 2024
4. 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersMay 8, 2026
5. 4.3.5Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsFebruary 7, 2022
6. 4.3.6Notifications of Significant EventsMay 8, 2025

4.4Contact and Overnight Stays

1. 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and SiblingsMay 8, 2025
2. 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)May 8, 2026

4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays

1. 4.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenMay 8, 2025
2. 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UK
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
3. 4.5.3Leisure ActivitiesMarch 23, 2022

4.6Health and Wellbeing

1. 4.6.1Health Care Assessments and Plans
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 4.6.2Personal Care and RelationshipsMarch 15, 2024
3. 4.6.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour Support
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
4. 4.6.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and Restraint
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

4.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership

1. 4.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildJuly 26, 2022
2. 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildFebruary 10, 2023

4.8Leaving Care and Transition

1. 4.8.1Leaving Care and Transition
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 4.8.2Staying PutMay 8, 2026
3. 4.8.3Local Offer for Care LeaversMay 8, 2026

4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System

1. 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice Services
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyMay 8, 2026
3. 4.9.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National Guidance
   Updated
   May 8, 2026

5.Fostering and Adoption

1. 5.0.1City of York Foster Carer’s Handbook

5.1Fostering Services

1. 5.1.1Fostering PanelJuly 26, 2022
2. 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringJuly 26, 2022
3. 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersMarch 15, 2024
4. 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalJuly 26, 2022
5. 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersMay 8, 2026
6. 5.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersJuly 26, 2022
7. 5.1.7Allegations Against Foster CarersMay 8, 2026
8. 5.1.8Training and Development of Foster CarersMarch 23, 2022
9. 5.1.9Foster Carer RecordingMay 8, 2026
10. 5.1.10Guidance on the Assessment of New Partners within Fostering HouseholdsMarch 15, 2024
11. 5.1.11Policy for the Movement of Registered Foster Carers Between AgenciesMay 8, 2026

5.2Adoption and Permanence Services

1. 5.2.1Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective AdoptersMay 8, 2025
2. 5.2.2Adoption PanelMarch 17, 2023
3. 5.2.3Placement for Adoption
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
4. 5.2.4Adoption Support
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
5. 5.2.5Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsJuly 26, 2022
6. 5.2.6Adoption ReviewsMarch 15, 2024
7. 5.2.7Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsJuly 26, 2022
8. 5.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted and in Receipt of Adoption Support Services from City of YorkMay 8, 2026
9. 5.2.9Inter Country AdoptionMay 8, 2025
10. 5.2.10Non Agency AdoptionJuly 26, 2022
11. 5.2.11Adoption Case Records
    Updated
    May 8, 2026
12. 5.2.12Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case Records
    Updated
    May 8, 2026
13. 5.2.13Intermediary ServicesJuly 26, 2022
14. 5.2.14Life Story Books GuidanceNovember 15, 2021
15. 5.2.15Later Life LettersNovember 15, 2021
16. 5.2.16Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersAugust 25, 2023
17. 5.2.17Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere

5.3Special Guardianship

1. 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship Orders
   Updated
   May 8, 2026
2. 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceMarch 15, 2024

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

1. 6.0.1List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated OfficersJuly 26, 2022
2. 6.0.2Local ContactsTo Follow
3. 6.0.3Ofsted Inspection FrameworkMay 8, 2025
4. 6.0.4Working Together to Safeguard Children