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Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles
Sufficiency Strategy Children in Care (2021-2024)
Luton Practice Standards Booklet
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1.1Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services
- 1.1.1Threshold Framework: Luton Safeguarding Children BoardApril 4, 2024
- 1.1.2Luton Supervision Framework - Children, Families & Education DirectorateApril 16, 2024
- 1.1.3Capacity and ConsentJune 17, 2025
- 1.1.4Effective Support for Children and Young People in LutonApril 4, 2024
- 1.1.5Luton Family Network Meetings GuidanceApril 16, 2024
- 1.1.6CSC Induction Programme BookletApril 16, 2024
- 1.1.7Equality and DiversityJuly 25, 2022
- 1.1.8Children's Consultation and ParticipationDecember 16, 2024
- 1.1.9Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)
1.2Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning
- 1.2.1Contacts and ReferralsJune 17, 2025
- 1.2.2MASH Timescales and RAG Rating PolicyApril 16, 2024
- 1.2.3AssessmentsJune 17, 2025
- 1.2.4Luton Protocol for Single Assessments in Children's Social CareJune 17, 2025
- 1.2.5Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)June 17, 2025
- 1.2.6Child Protection - Information Sharing SystemApril 16, 2024
- 1.2.7Protocol for the Channel Panel in Luton, Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire BoroughApril 16, 2024
- 1.2.8Risk Assessment and PlanningDecember 16, 2025
- 1.2.9Providing Personalised CareMarch 23, 2022
- 1.2.10Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Safeguarding Children Partnerships Procedures - link to SCP
1.3Child in Need
- 1.3.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsJune 17, 2025
1.4Legal Proceedings
- 1.4.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersFebruary 7, 2024
- 1.4.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineDecember 16, 2024
- 1.4.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsApril 16, 2024
- 1.4.4Public Law Outline Procedures and GuidanceApril 16, 2024
- 1.4.5East of England Region Joint Protocol on Supervision OrdersApril 16, 2024
- 1.4.6Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
- 1.4.7Child Protection Cases: The 1996 Hague Convention
- 1.4.8Family 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.
1.5Complaints and Whistleblowing
- 1.5.1Children's Social Care Complaints ProcedureApril 4, 2024
- 1.5.2WhistleblowingApril 16, 2024
2.Case Management and Recording
- 2.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesSeptember 19, 2023
- 2.0.2Case Records and RetentionMay 17, 2023
- 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access RequestsJune 17, 2025
- 2.0.4Confidentiality PolicyDecember 16, 2024
- 2.0.5ChronologyApril 16, 2024
- 2.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffMarch 28, 2024
- 2.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesDecember 16, 2025
- 2.0.8Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsApril 16, 2024
3.1Children with Disabilities
- 3.1.1Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDecember 16, 2024
- 3.1.2Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsDecember 16, 2024
- 3.1.3Short BreaksDecember 16, 2024
- 3.1.4Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsDecember 16, 2025
- 3.1.5Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkDecember 16, 2024
3.2Children from Abroad
- 3.2.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern SlaveryJune 17, 2025
- 3.2.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsDecember 16, 2025
3.3Homelessness
- 3.3.1HomelessnessApril 5, 2024
3.4Safeguarding and Child Protection
- 3.4.1Safeguarding Children who Run Away or Go MissingJune 17, 2025
- 3.4.2Children Missing from EducationJune 17, 2025
- 3.4.3Safeguarding Children from Child Sexual ExploitationJune 17, 2025
- 3.4.4Multi-Agency Gang Panel (MAGPan)April 16, 2024
- 3.4.5Business Process for Looked After Children's Reviews and Care Plan MonitoringApril 16, 2024
- 3.4.6Protocol for Forced MarriageApril 16, 2024
- 3.4.7Supporting Vulnerable Children and Families during COVID-19 Practice GuidanceApril 16, 2024
3.5Family and Friends
- 3.5.1Kinship CareJune 17, 2025
- 3.5.2Private FosteringJune 17, 2025
- 3.5.3Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingDecember 16, 2024
3.6Young Carers
- 3.6.1Young CarersDecember 16, 2025
3.7Relinquished Children
- 3.7.1Relinquished ChildrenDecember 16, 2024
3.8Mental Health
- 3.8.1Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983December 16, 2024
4.1Decision to Look After and Care Planning
- 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After ChildrenDecember 16, 2025
- 4.1.2Decision to Look AfterDecember 16, 2024
- 4.1.3Care PlanningApril 15, 2024
- 4.1.4Ceasing to Look After a ChildDecember 16, 2024
- 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceApril 16, 2024
- 4.1.6Placement Planning, Stability and Placement Disruption MeetingsApril 15, 2024
- 4.1.7Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Looked After ChildrenDecember 16, 2025
- 4.1.8NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People
4.2Placements
- 4.2.1Placements with ParentsApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.2Placements with Connected PersonsDecember 16, 2024
- 4.2.3Placements in Foster CareDecember 16, 2024
- 4.2.4Placements in Residential CareDecember 16, 2024
- 4.2.5Pace FosteringApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.6Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsDecember 16, 2024
- 4.2.7Out of Area PlacementsApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.8Placements Outside England and WalesMarch 6, 2024
- 4.2.9Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationDecember 16, 2025
- 4.2.10Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.11Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.12Placements in Other ArrangementsSeptember 19, 2023
- 4.2.13PACE BEDS - Guidance for Luton YOS, Bedfordshire Police, Luton Borough Council & EDT WorkersApril 16, 2024
- 4.2.14Health and SafetyJune 17, 2025
4.3Monitoring and Reviews
- 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Looked After ChildrenJuly 26, 2022
- 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsApril 16, 2024
- 4.3.3Looked After ReviewsJune 17, 2025
- 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersApril 16, 2024
- 4.3.5Escalation of Concerns For Looked after Children and Safeguarding (including Dispute Resolution) ProcedureJune 17, 2025
- 4.3.6Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsFebruary 7, 2022
- 4.3.7Notifications of Significant EventsDecember 16, 2025
4.4Contact and Overnight Stays
- 4.4.1Contact with Parents/Adults and SiblingsJune 17, 2025
- 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)April 16, 2024
4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays
- 4.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After ChildrenDecember 16, 2024
- 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKDecember 16, 2025
- 4.5.3Leisure ActivitiesDecember 16, 2025
- 4.5.4Elective Home Education (EHE) PolicyApril 16, 2024
- 4.5.5Unregistered Schools StrategyApril 16, 2024
- 4.5.6Ofsted Complaints Protocol: Complaints About Schools from Ofsted Received By the LAApril 16, 2024
4.6Health and Wellbeing
- 4.6.1Personal Care and RelationshipsJuly 26, 2022
- 4.6.2Positive Relationships and Behaviour SupportDecember 16, 2025
- 4.6.3Restrictive Physical InterventionDecember 16, 2025
- 4.6.4Health Care Assessments and PlansDecember 16, 2024
4.7Change of Name and Marriage
- 4.7.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildFebruary 7, 2024
- 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Looked After ChildNovember 28, 2023
4.8Leaving Care and Transition
- 4.8.1Leaving Care and TransitionJune 17, 2025
- 4.8.2Staying PutApril 16, 2024
4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System
- 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesDecember 16, 2025
- 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyApril 16, 2024
- 4.9.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceDecember 16, 2025
5.1Fostering Services
- 5.1.1Luton Borough Council Fostering Statement of PurposeApril 16, 2024
- 5.1.2Fostering PanelJuly 26, 2022
- 5.1.3Persons Disqualified from FosteringJuly 26, 2022
- 5.1.4Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersJune 17, 2025
- 5.1.5Pace FosteringApril 16, 2024
- 5.1.6Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalApril 16, 2024
- 5.1.7Supervision and Support of Foster CarersMarch 24, 2022
- 5.1.8Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersJuly 26, 2022
- 5.1.9Allegations Against Foster CarersJune 17, 2025
- 5.1.10Fostering Service Smoking PolicyJune 17, 2025
- 5.1.11Training and Development of Foster CarersMarch 23, 2022
5.2Adoption and Permanence Services
- 5.2.1Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective AdoptersJune 17, 2025
- 5.2.2Adoption PanelMarch 17, 2023
- 5.2.3Placement for AdoptionJune 17, 2025
- 5.2.4Adoption SupportDecember 16, 2025
- 5.2.5Monitoring and Supervision of Adoptive PlacementsOctober 31, 2023
- 5.2.6Adoption ReviewsJuly 26, 2022
- 5.2.7Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsNovember 28, 2023
- 5.2.8Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already AdoptedJune 17, 2025
- 5.2.9Inter Country AdoptionDecember 16, 2024
- 5.2.10Non Agency AdoptionDecember 16, 2024
- 5.2.11Adoption Case RecordsFebruary 8, 2022
- 5.2.12Access to Birth Records and Adoption Case RecordsJuly 26, 2022
- 5.2.13Intermediary ServicesJuly 26, 2022
- 5.2.14Life Story Books GuidanceDecember 16, 2024
- 5.2.15Later Life LettersDecember 16, 2024
- 5.2.16Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective AdoptersAugust 25, 2023
- 5.2.17Adoption Strategy: Achieving Excellence Everywhere
5.3Special Guardianship
- 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersDecember 16, 2025
- 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceApril 16, 2024
6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices
- 6.0.1Agency Decision Making ProcessApril 16, 2024
- 6.0.2Ofsted Inspection FrameworkDecember 16, 2024
- 6.0.3Working Together to Safeguard Children
- 6.0.4Amendments
Last Updated: December 16, 2025
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