Policies and Procedures

1.All Children

1.1Policy, Values and Principles

1. 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and PrinciplesOctober 7, 2024
2. 1.1.2Children's Consultation and ParticipationMay 31, 2024
3. 1.1.3Capacity and ConsentMay 31, 2024
4. 1.1.4Equality and DiversityMay 31, 2024
5. 1.1.5Children's Social Care Protocol for Supporting Staff Working with Parents / Carers Who Need Additional Support and Support PlanMay 31, 2024
6. 1.1.6Barnsley Children’s Services Practice StandardsMay 31, 2024
7. 1.1.7Visiting Framework (Barnsley Childrens Social Care)May 31, 2024
8. 1.1.8Dangerous Dogs Practice Guidance (Barnsley Safeguarding Partnership)

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

1. 1.2.1Early Help in Barnsley
2. 1.2.2Barnsley Thresholds for Intervention - Early Help and Beyond
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 ReferralsOctober 7, 2024
2. 1.3.2Child and Young Person AssessmentMay 31, 2024
3. 1.3.3AssessmentsOctober 7, 2024
4. 1.3.4Barnsley Assessment FrameworkMay 31, 2024
5. 1.3.5Contextual SafeguardingMay 31, 2024
6. 1.3.6Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)October 7, 2024
7. 1.3.7Step Down from Social Care to Early Help Services ProtocolMay 31, 2024
8. 1.3.8Procedure for the Transfer of Cases between TeamsMay 31, 2024
9. 1.3.9Person Posing a Risk to Children - Guidance and Procedure (Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership Child Protection Policies and Procedures)

1.4Child in Need

1. 1.4.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsMay 31, 2024

1.5Legal Proceedings

1. 1.5.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersMay 31, 2024
2. 1.5.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineOctober 7, 2024
3. 1.5.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsOctober 7, 2024
4. 1.5.4Practice Guide - The Use of Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 in the Context of Child ProtectionMay 31, 2024
5. 1.5.5Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
6. 1.5.6Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
7. 1.5.7Family 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.

1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing

1. 1.6.1Complaints and RepresentationsMay 31, 2024
2. 1.6.2Barnsley MBC Corporate Whistleblowing Policy (please note: intranet access is required)

1.7Notifications

1. 1.7.1Action to be Taken following the Death of, or Serious Injury to, a Child (including Children in Care or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)October 7, 2024

1.8Missing Children

1. 1.8.1South Yorkshire Children Missing from Home and Care ProtocolMay 31, 2024
2. 1.8.2Responses to Children Missing from Home and CareMay 31, 2024

2.Case Management and Recording

1. 2.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesOctober 7, 2024
2. 2.0.2Case Records and RetentionMay 31, 2024
3. 2.0.3Access to RecordsOctober 7, 2024
4. 2.0.4Confidentiality PolicyOctober 7, 2024
5. 2.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsMay 31, 2024
6. 2.0.6Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesMay 31, 2024
7. 2.0.7Use of Social Media SitesOctober 7, 2024

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 DisabilitiesOctober 7, 2024
2. 3.1.2Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsMay 31, 2024
3. 3.1.3Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsOctober 7, 2024
4. 3.1.4Short BreaksOctober 7, 2024
5. 3.1.5Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkOctober 7, 2024
6. 3.1.6Transitions ProtocolMay 31, 2024
7. 3.1.7Disabled Children's Team Criteria for Referral and AssessmentMay 31, 2024

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 SlaveryOctober 7, 2024
2. 3.3.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsMay 31, 2024

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 ReferMay 31, 2024

3.5Family and Friends / Kinship Care

1. 3.5.1Family and Friends Care/Kinship CareOctober 7, 2024
2. 3.5.2Barnsley Family and Friends PolicyOctober 7, 2024
3. 3.5.3Recognising and Assessing Private Fostering ArrangementsMay 31, 2024
4. 3.5.4Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingOctober 7, 2024

3.6Young Carers

1. 3.6.1Young CarersMay 31, 2024

3.7Relinquished Children

1. 3.7.1Relinquished ChildrenMay 31, 2024

3.8Mental Health

1. 3.8.1Aftercare Under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983October 7, 2024

4.Children in Care

4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning

1. 4.1.1Barnsley Placement and Sufficiency for Children in CareOctober 7, 2024
2. 4.1.2Decision to Look AfterOctober 7, 2024
3. 4.1.3Care PlanningMay 31, 2024
4. 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a ChildMay 31, 2024
5. 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceMay 31, 2024
6. 4.1.6Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsMay 31, 2024
7. 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Children in CareMay 31, 2024
8. 4.1.8NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People

4.2Placements

1. 4.2.1Placement Sufficiency, Oversight and Resource Panel (PSORP) - Terms of ReferenceMay 31, 2024
2. 4.2.2Placements with ParentsMay 31, 2024
3. 4.2.3Placements with Connected PersonsOctober 7, 2024
4. 4.2.4Placements in Foster CareMay 31, 2024
5. 4.2.5Placements in Residential CareOctober 7, 2024
6. 4.2.6Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsOctober 7, 2024
7. 4.2.7Out of Area PlacementsOctober 7, 2024
8. 4.2.8Placements Outside England and WalesMay 31, 2024
9. 4.2.9Placements in Other ArrangementsMay 31, 2024
10. 4.2.10Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationMay 31, 2024
11. 4.2.11Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersMay 31, 2024
12. 4.2.12Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersOctober 7, 2024

4.3Monitoring and Reviews

1. 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Children in CareMay 31, 2024
2. 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsMay 31, 2024
3. 4.3.3Looked After ReviewsMay 31, 2024
4. 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersMay 31, 2024
5. 4.3.5Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsMay 31, 2024
6. 4.3.6Notifications of Significant EventsOctober 7, 2024

4.4Contact and Overnight Stays

1. 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and SiblingsMay 31, 2024
2. 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)May 31, 2024

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 ChildrenOctober 7, 2024
2. 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKMay 31, 2024
3. 4.5.3Risk Assessment and PlanningMay 31, 2024
4. 4.5.4Health and SafetyMay 31, 2024
5. 4.5.5Leisure ActivitiesMay 31, 2024

4.6Health and Wellbeing

1. 4.6.1Health Assessments and PlansMay 31, 2024
2. 4.6.2Personal Care and RelationshipsMay 31, 2024
3. 4.6.3Providing Personalised CareMay 31, 2024
4. 4.6.4Positive Relationships and Behaviour ManagementMay 31, 2024
5. 4.6.5Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintMay 31, 2024
6. 4.6.6Promoting Wellbeing and Positive Identity for a Child or Young Person Who is Looked After: A Quick Guide for Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners (SCIE)

4.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership

1. 4.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildMay 31, 2024
2. 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Child in CareMay 31, 2024

4.8Leaving Care and Transition

1. 4.8.1Leaving Care and TransitionMay 31, 2024
2. 4.8.2Staying PutOctober 7, 2024
3. 4.8.3Financial Arrangements for Care LeaversMay 31, 2024

4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System

1. 4.9.1Strategy for Reducing the Proportion of Looked After Children who Enter the Youth Justice System in BarnsleyMay 31, 2024
2. 4.9.2Children in Care in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesMay 31, 2024
3. 4.9.3Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Children in Care in CustodyMay 31, 2024
4. 4.9.4Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceOctober 7, 2024

5.Fostering and Adoption

5.1Fostering Services

1. 5.1.1Fostering PanelMay 31, 2024
2. 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringMay 31, 2024
3. 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersOctober 7, 2024
4. 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalMay 31, 2024
5. 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersMay 31, 2024
6. 5.1.6Training and Development of Foster CarersMay 31, 2024
7. 5.1.7Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersMay 31, 2024
8. 5.1.8Allegations Against Foster CarersMay 31, 2024
9. 5.1.9Foster Carers and Adopter's Smoking (including Smoking Guidance for Foster Carers and Adopters)May 31, 2024
10. 5.1.10Barnsley Foster Carers Handbook (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council)
11. 5.1.11Barnsley Foster Carer Handbook (tri.x)

5.2Adoption and Permanence Services

1. 5.2.1Adoption SupportOctober 7, 2024
2. 5.2.2Adoption ReviewsMay 31, 2024
3. 5.2.3Adoption Case RecordsMay 31, 2024
4. 5.2.4Life Story Books GuidanceOctober 7, 2024
5. 5.2.5Later Life LettersOctober 7, 2024
6. 5.2.6Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersMay 31, 2024
7. 5.2.7Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere
8. 5.2.8One Adoption South Yorkshire - Please note: One Adoption South Yorkshire is Barnsley Children's Service's Regional Adoption Agency. All other policies and procedures relating to adoption can be found here.

5.3Special Guardianship

1. 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersUnder Review
2. 5.3.2Special Guardianship Order SupportMay 31, 2024
3. 5.3.3Child Arrangements Order AllowancesMay 31, 2024
4. 5.3.4Barnsley MBC Adoption, Special Guardianship and Child Arrangements Order Allowances PolicyMay 31, 2024
5. 5.3.5Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption / Special Guardianship GuidanceMay 31, 2024

6.Staffing and Supervision

1. 6.0.1Supervision of StaffMay 31, 2024

7.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

1. 7.0.1List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated OfficersMay 28, 2024
2. 7.0.2Ofsted Inspection FrameworkApril 21, 2023
3. 7.0.3Working Together to Safeguard Children
4. 7.0.4Amendments - local procedure