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Contents

1. COVID-19
2. All Children
3. Case Management and Recording
4. Prevention and Family Support
5. Children in Particular Circumstances
6. Looked After Children
7. Fostering and Adoption
8. Appendices

Caption: covid 19 Documents

COVID-19
Title:	When Inserted:
CCC Letter to Parents (COVID-19)	26 March 2020
COVID Visiting Guidance - practice standard & guidance on virtual visiting	27 October 2020
CP Guidance - Complaints, FOI Requests and MP Enquiries	7 April 2020
CCC IRO Conference & Review Service Contingency Planning Guidance Covid-19	18 May 2021
Generic letter for COVID worker (essential travel)	2 April 2020
New Referral Guidance	8 June 2020
Guidance for Pre-Proceedings Process During COVID-19	14 April 2020
Process for placing vulnerable early years children in childcare hubs	21 April 2020
Supporting Children & Famlies through unexpected times of change in the light of Coronavirus	26 March 2020
Targeted Youth Support Visiting Guidance	14 June 2021
External use of Skype	26 March 2020
YOS Guidance Recovery Planning	20 August 2020
COVID19 Risk Assessment (Example)	25 June 2020
Case note recording in LCS during COVID19	29 May 2020
COVID19 Specific Case Note Types in EHM	29 May 2020
EHM Guidance for completing and reviewing a COVID19 RAG Risk Assessment	29 May 2020
LCS Guidance for recording Education & EY Provision Case Status during COVID19	8 March 2021
Cumbria COVID-19 IHA Pathway (NHS)	22 March 2020
Cumbria COVID-19 RHA Pathway (NHS)	22 March 2020
RHA Interim Guidance (NHS)	19 March 2020
Briefing Paper ASYE & Student SW Placements	1 April 2020
North West Social Work Workforce Stabilisation Protocol	6 April 2020
COVID-19 Useful websites and links for social workers	8 April 2020
Vulnerable Children and Education Settings Guidance	14 April 2020
Social Worker Remote Hearing Guidance	24 August 2020
Top Tips for contact with children and young people	29 April 2020
FAST Guidance for Parenting Assessments	4 May 2020
Infection Prevention Advice for those working in Children's Services	26 May 2020
Cumbria Covid 19 Use of Legislative Flexibilities Template	5 June 2020
Procedures for carrying out visits in various locations by Council Officers and Healthcare Practitioners	13 April 2022
Infection Prevention & Control Risk Assessment - Children & Young People	13 April 2022
Infection Prevention Control Risk Assessment for specialist visits to educational and other settings	13 April 2022
Guidance Covid vaccinations for CLA where parents do not consent	30 March 2022

Caption: All Children

All Children
Policy Values and Principles
Title:	When Inserted:
Section 20 Agreement	March 2020
Respect Coming into Care Booklet	Nov 2016
Respect Leaving Care booklet	November 2016
North West Protocol for Standards in Supervision of Children and Families Social Workers	December 2016
Practice Guidance: Supporting Young People with HIV Testing and Prevention	December 2016
NW CIN Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure	July 2021
NW MOU and Data Sharing Agreement 2019	April 2019
NW Notifications and Transfers CPP across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure	July 2021
NW Pre-Care and Care Proceedings Notifications and Transfer across Local Authority Boundaries Procedure	July 2021
Placement of Cumbria Children on Unregulated or Unregistered supported accommodation	June 2022
Oversight and Authorisation of Unregulated and Unregistered placement template	13 October 2020
Authorisation for a child to be placed at a distance template	10 May 2021
Transfer Protocol	February 2020
No Access Visits Protocol	February 2021
IRO - Conference and Review Service Outcome Resolution Practice Guidance	March 2022
Emergency planning and response for education, childcare & children's social care settings (DfE)	May 2022
Early Help Assessment and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services
Title:	When Inserted:
Respect Child Protection Guide
Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning
Title:	When Inserted:
Guidance to a SMART Care Plan
Chronology and Case Summary Practice Guidance June 2016	August 2016
Guidance for SMART Pathway Plan	December 2016
Pathway Plan review master	December 2016
Top tips for SMART planning	January 2017
Aide Memoire for Allocation and Supervision of Assessments - Anchor Principles of Assessment	January 2017
Transport Authorisation, Risk and Order Form	May 2018
Appendix 3 : Checking of Car Seats	May 2019
Direct Work with Children and Young People Practice Guidance	March 2022
Court Proceedings
Title:	When Inserted:
Cafcass and IRO Protocol	Dec 2017
Protocol for Public Law Work	Dec 2017
Cumbria Public Law Data	Dec 2017
Complaints and Whistleblowing
Title:	When Inserted:

Caption: Case Management and Recording

Case Management and Recording
Title:	When Inserted:

Caption: Prevention and Family Support

Prevention and Family Support
Title:	When Inserted:
ICS Guidance Private Fostering	November 2016
Private Fostering Doctors letter	November 2016
Private Fostering PR Consent letter and agreement	November 2016
Private Fostering Procedures and Practices 3P	November 2016
Private Fostering Benefits Letter	November 2016
Private Fostering DBS letter	November 2016
Good Practice Guidance Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds	October 2020
Homeless Young People - Guidance for Social Workers to explain S17 S20 and Leaving Care	September 2021
Pre-Birth Assessment Pack	February 2021

Caption: Children in Particular Circumstances

Children in Particular Circumstances
Children with Disabilities
Title:	When Inserted:
Guidance to support collaborative working between CWD and Support & Protect Teams	June 2022
Children from Abroad
Title:	When Inserted:
Processing Children's Asylum Claims	2016
Your Guide to Claiming Asylum as a Separated Child in the UK	July 2019
Asylum Process / Journey Map	July 2019

Caption: Looked After Children

Looked After Children
Decision to Look After and Care Planning
Title:	When Inserted:
CLA Process
SDQ Flowchart
Strengths and Difficulties Training
Guidance on stat visits for Care Leavers who decline/defer	November 2016
Advice/Briefing Note Placement with Parents when No removal	May 2021
Monitoring and Reviews
Title:	When Inserted:
Have your say leaflet CLA Reviews	May 2016
Contact and Overnight Stays
Title:	When Inserted:
A children & young persons Guide to the Letterbox	September 2019
SGO Letterbox Agreement	September 2019
SGO Letterbox Flowchart	September 2019
Writing your Letterbox letter Guide for birth parents	September 2019
Writing your Letterbox letter Guide for carers	September 2019
Education, School Trips and Holidays
Title:	When Inserted:
Agreement for a school move during key stage 4
Planning process move of school or placement
Request for Child to go on holiday during term time	May 2016
Recording of NEET EET for CLA and Care Leavers	December 2016
Health and Wellbeing
Title:	When Inserted:
CLA Health Assessments Flow Chart
Identity
Title:	When Inserted:
Leaving Care and Transition
Title:	When Inserted:
16-17 year olds Leaving Care Accommodation	December 2016
Consent form for Care Leavers to share information	November 2016
18-21 Year Olds who can get help with housing costs	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist Allerdale	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist Barrow	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist Carlisle	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist Copeland	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist South Lakes	September 2017
Accommodation Checklist Eden	September 2017
Local College and Care Leavers Protocol	January 2018
Care Leavers Protocol between Cumbria Jobcentre Plus and CCC	May 2022
Recording annual contact to closed care leavers - Guidance	October 2021
Youth Offending
Title:	When Inserted:
Terms of Reference
Title:	When Inserted:
Long term External Placement Panel TOR	17 July 2020
Long Term External Placement Panel Template Business Care	19 August 21
Pre Proceedings Panel TOR	March 2022
Legal & Placement Panel TOR	March 2022

Caption: Fostering and Adoption

Fostering and Adoption
Fostering Services
Title:	When Inserted:
Process of agreeing external placements without central placements team
Process of agreeing External Placements via Central Placements Team
Out of County Placement Details OC1 Form
Placing children with carers on a foster to adopt basis
The Role of Social Worker Fostering
Letter to birth parents following matching	July 2016
Agenda Fostering Disruption	Jan 2018
Fostering Support Plan	Jan 2018
Learning from unplanned endings - feedback form	Jan 2018
Learning from Unplanned Eddings - Meetng Notes	Jan 2018
Distruption / Unplanned Ending Process - Meeting Process	April 2021
Adoption and Permanence
Title:	When Inserted:
Adoption Panel Membership Guidance
Pre Matching Stage Template
Stage 1 Matching Meeting Record
Stage 2 Matching Meeting Record
Stage 3 Matching Meeting
Receiving LA Placement Notification
Role of adopters social worker in introductions
Role of Childs Social Worker in introductions to adopters
Role of the IRO in adoption planning
Advice for schools when a child becomes adopted
Template Adoption Approval letter
Template Letter re ADM Decisions
Template matching letter
SGO Flow Diagram CLA	Jan 2018
SGO Flow Diagram Non CLA	Jan 2018
Standard Letter SGO for Financial Assessment	Jan 2018
SGO Support Plan	Jan 2018
Template Letter Final SGO Support Plan	Jan 2018
Template Letter following review of SGO Support Plan	Jan 2018
SGO Report Template For Court	May 2020
Parental Responsibility Guidance	March 2022

Caption: Appendices

Appendices
Title:	When Inserted:
Scheme of Delegation	Amended 29 March 2021
EPW Contract Information	September 2019
Recruitment of EPW's Flowchart	September 2019

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