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Shropshire Children's Services Procedures Manual

Amendments

 

November 2023

CAPTION: November 2023 Amendments
   
Updated Chapters
Chapter Name Details

Capacity and Consent

Amendments have been made to reflect case-law in relation to assessing legal capacity.

Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline

Information has been added into Section 4, Care Orders and Supervisions Orders on a Care Plan of the Child Remaining at Home in relation to Supervision Orders, in line with Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems: Supervision Orders.

Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

This chapter has been updated. Information in relation to legal aid for foster carers and prospective adoptive parents in First Tier Tribunal appeals has been added into Section 15, Resolving Disagreements.

Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern Slavery

This chapter has been updated. Information in relation to the National Age Assessment Board has been added into Section 4, Assessment.

Decision to Look After

Section 3, Section 20 Accommodation has been updated in line with case-law.

Placements in Other Arrangements

This chapter has been updated.

Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation

This chapter has been amended to include information from Annex to MOJ Circular 2022/03: Additional Information on Remand to Local Authority Accommodation (RLAA).

Health and Safety

Information in relation to allergies has been added into Section 6, Diet, Nutrition and Allergies.

Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After Children

This chapter has been updated.

Health Care Assessments and Plans

Information in relation to allergies has been added into Section 4, Health Plans.

Leaving Care and Transition

This chapter has been amended to note that with effect from 1 April 2023, the leaving care allowance increased from £2,000 to £3,000. It has been also revised to include information from the revised Ofsted inspection framework.

Allegations Against Foster Carers

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 also been added.

Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted

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 also been added.

Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters

This chapter has been refreshed and a link added to National Early Permanence Practice Standards (Coram Centre for Early Permanence).

New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name Details

Ofsted Inspection Framework

This chapter has been added.

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