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Manual Version June 2011

Contents

1. Display and Browser Options
2. About this Manual
3. Amendments and Next Planned Update
4. Keywords and Search
5. Printing and Retaining Copies
6. Form Library
7. Compliance
8. Copyright
9. Adding the Manual to your Favourites

1. Display and Browser Options

People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual.

To change the size of the text/layout - please use these accessibility buttons

which are on menu bar on the left side of every screen. Click a larger button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.

2. About this Manual

2.1 Status of the Manual

This is the second operational version of Kirklees Council Children and Young People's Service electronic procedures manual. The Children and Young People's Service Tri X Childcare will work together to update and improve this manual on a six monthly basis, the next edition will appear in the Autumn.

The content of this manual will be enhanced by your comments and you can pass these on by either using the Contact Us button on the left-hand side of every screen or by contacting catherine.harrison@kirklees.gov.uk

2.2 What is included

The manual is designed to contain all your policies, procedures and guidance.

• Policies and Values: Our intention is to create a 'one stop shop' for all your Policies, Values and Principles. They will be located in one Chapter: see 'Values' (on the menu bar on the left hand side of the screen). This Chapter is intended to summarise the key policies, values and principles for Children's Social Care. All procedures in this manual should be read in the context of this Chapter.
• Procedures and Guidance: In an attempt to keep procedures succinct, procedures and more detailed guidance are separated, with links provided as appropriate.
  • 'Procedures' summarise how Managers and Staff must act in given circumstances.
  • 'Guidance' provides direction or advice to assist with making a decision or taking a course of action.

Procedures and Guidance are located in individual 'Chapters' which are available from a 'traditional' Contents List - available on the menu bar on the left hand side of each screen.

This manual includes a 'Form Library which is available from the left hand side of every screen.  If you would like to recommend a form to be included in the library please contact catherine.harrison@kirklees.gov.uk

2.3 Using the Contents List

Chapters are categorised or grouped together as follows:

• Parts: The Manual contains procedures categorised under a number of Service Sectors, e.g. 'Looked After Services'.
• Sections: Within each Service Sector e.g. 'Looked After Services', you will find a Section (group of procedures) e.g. 'Adoption'.
• Chapters: Under each Section, you will find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. 'Adoption Case Records'.

3. Amendments and Next Planned Update

The next version of this manual will be published in October 2011. If you have any comments, or wish to amend or add to the manual, please contact catherine.harrison@kirklees.gov.uk by end of September 2011.

This manual contains some new or amended chapters. If a chapter is amended or new, it will be indicated in the Contents List. 

If a chapter is significantly amended, the amendment will be summarised at the start of the chapter.

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Change
Child in Need Plans and Reviews	A minor amendment was made to this chapter in June 2011.
Decision to Look After and Care Planning	This chapter was extensively amended in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, and should be read in its entirety.
Permanence Planning Guidance	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes in terminology made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, from ‘Friends and Family Carers’ to ‘Connected Persons’.
Placement Planning and Disruption Meetings	This chapter was slightly amended in June 2011 to take account of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance.
Placements with Connected Persons	This chapter was substantially updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance. It should be read in its entirety.
Placements With Parents	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, and should be read in its entirety.
Placements Outside England and Wales	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, in relation to consents and the recording of the Care Plan of details of the arrangements for Supervision.
Social Worker Visits	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, in relation to the timing of visits.
Advocacy and Independent Visitors	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, in relation to the widening of the duty to appoint an Independent Visitor.
Looked After Reviews	This chapter was updated in June2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, and should be read in its entirety.
Education of Looked After Children	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, in relation to information to be included in the PEP.
Health Care Assessments and Health Plans	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the changes made by the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and Associated Guidance, in relation to the timing of the first Health Care Assessment, who may conduct assessments and the change of terminology from Health Care Plan to Health Plan.
Leaving Care	This chapter was updated in June 2011 to take account of the Care Planning, Placement and Review (England) Regulations and associated Guidance, the Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 and the Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers Guidance. It should be read in its entirety.
New Chapters/ Features
Chapter Name	Details
Protocol for the Allocation of Young People within YOT and the LAC/Leaving Care Teams subject to Court Ordered Secure Remands and Placed into Secure Training Centres and Secure Children’s Homes	This is a new chapter for June 2011. Protocol has been drawn up to address the need for a young person subject to a Court Ordered Secure Remand and placed in a Secure Training Centre or a Secure Children’s Home to have an allocated Social Worker from both the Youth Offending Team and either the Looked After Children’s Teams or from the Leaving Care Teams.

4. Keywords and Search

4.1 Keywords

The manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Notifiable Disease (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'. Once clicked, the definitions will appear in a new window or tab, depending on your browser. You can leave it open for reference, or close it using the "close" button at the bottom.

4.2 Search

We have provided a Search function, available from the relevant button on the left hand menu bar. This will enable you to search for Chapter/Procedure titles and sub-sections within Chapters.

It will provide the best results if you know the title of the chapter or sub section, or if you have a good idea what the title is.

You may have to try different or alternative spellings/terms before you get the result you are looking for.

5. Printing and Retaining Copies

The Manual should normally be viewed on line but can be printed, for reference only.

To print a chapter, click on the icon which is in the top right hand corner of the relevant procedure

Please note, copies may be printed for reference only, they may NOT be retained for more than 3 working days or used for any other purpose (See Section 8, Copyright).

6. Form Library

The 'Form Library' (available from the left hand side of every screen) contains non ICS forms that can be downloaded and completed as required. If you would like to recommend a form to be included in the library, please contact catherine.harrison@kirklees.gov.uk

7. Compliance

7.1 Regulatory Compliance

Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager.

7.2 W3C Compliance

This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.

8. Copyright

The content of this manual can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd.

9. Adding the Manual to your 'Favourites'

On the first screen of the manual, there is 'favourites' icon in the top right hand corner of the screen:

If you click on this, the manual will be added to your list of favourite websites in your browser. When you open your browser, you can then access the manual by clicking on 'Favourites' on the menu, then choosing the manual.

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