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• Nottingham City Children's Services

1. Ethos and Policy Framework

1.1	Our Ethos and Key Policies
1.2	Statements of Purpose	Updated
1.3	Children’s Guides	Updated
1.4	Promoting Diversity
1.5	Caring for Children from Minority Ethnic Groups
1.6	Information Sharing	Updated
1.7	Case Recording Policy and Staff Guidance

2. Planning for Care

2.1	Referrals, Placements and Admissions
2.2	Consents Guidance
2.3	Care and Placement Plans Guidance	Updated
2.4	Emergency Placement and Emergency Reviews
2.5	Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings
2.6	Health Care Assessments and Plans
2.7	Looked After Reviews
2.8	Preparation for Leaving Care
2.9	Leaving the Home
2.10	Delegation of Responsibility to Foster Carers and Residential Workers (Nottingham City Children's Services Procedures Manual)

3. Behaviour and Relationships

3.1	Key/Link Worker Guidance
3.2	Daily Routine and House Rules
3.3	Sanctions
3.4	Children Who Go Missing from Home and Care - Joint Procedure	Updated
3.5	Reduce Absconding and Missing from Care	Updated
3.6	Policy and Practice Guidance Missing Children	Updated
3.7	Dealing with Violent and Challenging Behaviour
3.8	Restrictive Physical Intervention
3.9	Searching Children/Bedrooms
3.10	The Police
3.11	Role of Appropriate Adults

4. Promoting and Supporting Contact

4.1	Contact with Parents / Carers / Siblings and Others
4.2	Overnight Stays and Social Visits
4.3	Correspondence, Communication and Social Networking

5. Personal Care, Safeguarding and Protection

5.1	Relationships and Physical Contact with Children
5.2	Recognising Abuse and Neglect Guidance	Updated
5.3	Referring Safeguarding Concerns
5.4	Allegations Against Staff and Volunteers
5.5	Representations and Complaints
5.6	Countering Bullying and Peer Abuse
5.7	Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour
5.8	Drugs and Substance Misuse
5.9	Sleeping In and Night Security
5.10	Social Worker Visits
5.11	Advocacy and Independent Visitors
5.12	Visitors to the Home
5.13	Provision and Preparation of Meals
5.14	Clothing, Pocket Money and Allowances
5.15	Bedrooms
5.16	Digital Photography
5.17	Protocol between Nottingham Youth Offending Team (YOT) and Nottingham Children's Social Care (CSC) Concerning the Allocation of Work and Partnership Arrangements in Respect of Children and Young People
5.18	Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation	Updated

6. Promoting Health and Wellbeing

6.1	Smoking and Alcohol
6.2	Health Notifications and Access to Services
6.3	First Aid, Home Remedies and Medication
6.4	Sexual Health and Relationships
6.5	HIV, AIDS and Blood Borne Viruses
6.6	Drug & Alcohol Services for Young People under 19 Including Specialist Family Support for Children and Adults Impacted by Substances

7. Promoting Educational Achievement, Leisure and Holidays

7.1	Education
7.2	Residential Education Policy
7.3	Holidays and School Trips
7.4	Transporting Children
7.5	Leisure and Activities

8. Staffing

8.1	Staff Qualifications
8.2	Staff Supervision
8.3	Lone Working
8.4	Rostering and Handover Procedures
8.5	Gift Giving and Receiving
8.6	Contact with ex Care Leavers

9. Management and Administration

9.1	Monitoring Quality
9.2	Access to Records
9.3	Petty Cash and Finance
9.4	Notification of Serious Events	Updated
9.5	Residential Structure	Updated

10. Appendices

10.1

Amendments

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