Contents

1.All Children

1. 1.0.1Internal Guides

1.1Policy, Values and Principles

1. 1.1.1Children's Services Policies, Values and Principles January 17, 2025
2. 1.1.2Children's Consultation and ParticipationNovember 28, 2025
3. 1.1.3Havering Participation StrategyFebruary 17, 2025
4. 1.1.4Consultation PolicyFebruary 17, 2025
5. 1.1.5Social Work Supervision GuidanceNovember 28, 2025
6. 1.1.6Havering Safeguarding Children's Escalation PolicyFebruary 17, 2025
7. 1.1.7Equality and DiversityNovember 28, 2025
8. 1.1.8Information SharingFebruary 17, 2025

1.2Early Help and Thresholds for Children's Social Care Services

1. 1.2.1Early HelpFebruary 17, 2025
2. 1.2.2Threshold Document - Continuum of Need MatrixFebruary 17, 2025
3. 1.2.3Early Help Services VisionFebruary 17, 2025
4. 1.2.4Capacity and ConsentMay 21, 2024
5. 1.2.5Families Together Team Leaflet and Referral FormFebruary 17, 2025
6. 1.2.6Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

1.3Children's Social Care - Assessment and Planning

1. 1.3.1Contacts and ReferralsNovember 28, 2025
2. 1.3.2AssessmentsNovember 28, 2025
3. 1.3.3Masterclass in AssessmentsNovember 28, 2025
4. 1.3.4Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47)February 17, 2025
5. 1.3.5Case Transfer PolicyNovember 28, 2025
6. 1.3.6London Safeguarding Children Procedures

1.4Child in Need

1. 1.4.1Child in Need Plans and ReviewsFebruary 17, 2025

1.5Legal Proceedings

1. 1.5.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersFebruary 7, 2024
2. 1.5.2Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law OutlineMay 13, 2025
3. 1.5.3Legal Gateway/Planning MeetingsNovember 28, 2025
4. 1.5.4Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol
5. 1.5.5Cross-border child protection cases: the 1996 Hague Convention (DfE)
6. 1.5.6Family 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.

1.6Complaints and Whistleblowing

1. 1.6.1Complaints and RepresentationsMay 13, 2025
2. 1.6.2WhistleblowingFebruary 17, 2025
3. 1.6.3Raising Concerns at Work: Whistleblowing Guidance for Workers and employers in Health and Social Care (2014)
4. 1.6.4Whistleblowing to Ofsted about Children's Social Care Services - Policy and Guidance for Whistleblowers

1.7Notifications

1. 1.7.1Death or Serious Harm to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver Up to and Including the Age of 24)November 28, 2025

1.8Missing Children

1. 1.8.1Havering Missing Children InformationFebruary 17, 2025
2. 1.8.2Children Missing from Care, Home and EducationFebruary 17, 2025

1.9Miscellaneous

1. 1.9.1Cross Border Child Protection CasesNovember 28, 2025
2. 1.9.2Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual ExploitationFebruary 17, 2025
3. 1.9.3Parental Conflict and when to Recognise the Transition into Domestic Abuse and ViolenceFebruary 17, 2025

2.Case Management and Recording

1. 2.0.1Recording Policy and GuidelinesNovember 28, 2025
2. 2.0.2Case Records and RetentionJanuary 16, 2025
3. 2.0.3Access to Records/Subject Access RequestsMay 13, 2025
4. 2.0.4Confidentiality PolicyMay 21, 2024
5. 2.0.5Electronic Recording of Meetings and ConversationsDecember 18, 2024
6. 2.0.6Use of Social Media Sites by Social Care and Safeguarding StaffMarch 28, 2024
7. 2.0.7Storage of Data on Mobile DevicesNovember 27, 2024

3.Children in Particular Circumstances

1. 3.0.1Internal Guides

3.1Children with Disabilities and Complex Health Needs

1. 3.1.1Joint SEND StrategyFebruary 17, 2025
2. 3.1.2Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesMay 13, 2025
3. 3.1.3Personal Budgets and Direct PaymentsNovember 28, 2025
4. 3.1.4Short BreaksNovember 28, 2025
5. 3.1.5Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential SettingsNovember 28, 2025
6. 3.1.6Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983May 13, 2025
7. 3.1.7Children and Young People’s Continuing Care National FrameworkMay 21, 2024

3.2Deprivation of Liberty and Mental Capacity

1. 3.2.1Deprivation of Liberty
2. 3.2.2Mental Capacity

3.3Children from Abroad

1. 3.3.1Unaccompanied Migrant Children and Child Victims of Trafficking and Modern SlaveryNovember 28, 2025
2. 3.3.2Families with No Recourse to Public FundsNovember 28, 2025
3. 3.3.3Independent Family Returns PanelFebruary 17, 2025
4. 3.3.4On The Safe Side – Principles for the Safe Accommodation of Child Victims of Trafficking (ECPAT Briefing)February 17, 2025

3.4Homelessness

1. 3.4.1Prevention of Homelessness and Provision of Accommodation for 16 and 17 Year Olds who may be Homeless and/or Require Accommodation; and Duty to ReferNovember 28, 2025

3.5Family and Friends Care

1. 3.5.1Kinship CareNovember 28, 2025
2. 3.5.2Private FosteringFebruary 17, 2025
3. 3.5.3Private Fostering Statement of PurposeFebruary 17, 2025
4. 3.5.4Family Group ConferencesFebruary 17, 2025
5. 3.5.5Family Networks and Family Group Decision MakingMay 13, 2025

3.6Young Carers

1. 3.6.1Young CarersNovember 28, 2025

3.7Relinquished Children

1. 3.7.1Relinquished ChildrenNovember 28, 2025

4.Children in Our Care

1. 4.0.1Internal Guides

4.1Decision to Come into Our Care and Care Planning

1. 4.1.1Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Children in Our CareNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.1.2Decision to Come into our CareNovember 28, 2025
3. 4.1.3Care PlanningNovember 28, 2025
4. 4.1.4Ceasing to Care for a Child in Our CareNovember 28, 2025
5. 4.1.5Permanence Planning GuidanceNovember 28, 2025
6. 4.1.6Havering Permanency StrategyFebruary 17, 2025
7. 4.1.7Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsNovember 28, 2025
8. 4.1.8Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority Claims for Children in CareNovember 28, 2025
9. 4.1.9Risk Assessment and PlanningNovember 28, 2025
10. 4.1.10Providing Personalised CareMarch 23, 2022
11. 4.1.11NICE Guideline: Looked After Children and Young People
12. 4.1.12Promoting Wellbeing and Positive Identity for a Child or Young Person Who is Looked After: A Quick Guide for Social Workers and Social Care Practitioners

4.2Placements

1. 4.2.1Placements with ParentsNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.2.2Placements with Connected PersonsNovember 28, 2025
3. 4.2.3Placements in Foster CareNovember 28, 2025
4. 4.2.4Placements in Residential CareNovember 28, 2025
5. 4.2.5Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare GroundsNovember 28, 2025
6. 4.2.6Out of Area PlacementsNovember 28, 2025
7. 4.2.7Placements Outside England and WalesNovember 28, 2025
8. 4.2.8Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention AccommodationNovember 28, 2025
9. 4.2.9Notifications from Other Local Authorities/Placement ProvidersNovember 28, 2025
10. 4.2.10Delegation of Authority to Foster Carers and Residential WorkersNovember 28, 2025
11. 4.2.11Placements in Other ArrangementsNovember 28, 2025
12. 4.2.12Health and SafetyMay 13, 2025

4.3Monitoring and Reviews

1. 4.3.1Social Worker Visits to Children in CareNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.3.2Advocacy and Independent VisitorsNovember 28, 2025
3. 4.3.3Child in Care ReviewsNovember 28, 2025
4. 4.3.4Appointment and Role of Independent Reviewing OfficersNovember 28, 2025
5. 4.3.5Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsMay 13, 2025
6. 4.3.6Notifications of Significant EventsNovember 28, 2025

4.4Contact and Overnight Stays

1. 4.4.1Family Time with Parents/Adults and SiblingsNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.4.2Social Visits (Including Overnight Stays)November 28, 2025

4.5Education, School Trips and Holidays

1. 4.5.1Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Children in Care and Children Previously in CareNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.5.2Holidays and School Trips In and Outside the UKNovember 28, 2025
3. 4.5.3Leisure ActivitiesNovember 28, 2025

4.6Health and Wellbeing

1. 4.6.1Health Care Assessments and PlansNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.6.2Personal Care and RelationshipsJuly 26, 2022
3. 4.6.3Positive Relationships and Behaviour SupportNovember 28, 2025
4. 4.6.4Restrictive Physical Intervention and RestraintNovember 28, 2025

4.7Change of Name and Marriage/Civil Partnership

1. 4.7.1Change of Name of a Child in our CareNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.7.2Marriage/Civil Partnership of a Child in Our CareNovember 28, 2025

4.8Leaving Care and Transition

1. 4.8.1Leaving Care and TransitionNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.8.2Staying PutNovember 28, 2025
3. 4.8.3Care Leavers CharterFebruary 17, 2025

4.9Children Involved in the Youth Justice System

1. 4.9.1Looked After Children and Young People in Contact with Youth Justice ServicesNovember 28, 2025
2. 4.9.2Responsibilities of the Local Authority to Former Looked After Children and Young People in CustodyApril 20, 2026
3. 4.9.3Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National GuidanceNovember 28, 2025
4. 4.9.4Internal Guides

5.Fostering and Adoption

1. 5.0.1Fostering Statement of PurposeFebruary 17, 2025

5.1Fostering Services

1. 5.1.1Fostering PanelJuly 26, 2022
2. 5.1.2Persons Disqualified from FosteringJuly 26, 2022
3. 5.1.3Assessment and Approvals of Foster CarersNovember 28, 2025
4. 5.1.4Exemptions and Extensions/Variations to Foster Carer ApprovalSeptember 23, 2024
5. 5.1.5Supervision and Support of Foster CarersNovember 28, 2025
6. 5.1.6Review and Termination of Approval of Foster CarersMay 13, 2025
7. 5.1.7Allegations Against Foster CarersMay 13, 2025
8. 5.1.8Training and Development of Foster CarersMarch 23, 2022

5.2Adoption and Permanence Services

1. 5.2.1Adopt London Procedures

5.3Special Guardianship

1. 5.3.1Applications for Special Guardianship OrdersNovember 28, 2025
2. 5.3.2Court Reports in Placement Order Applications and Adoption/Special Guardianship GuidanceNovember 28, 2025

6.Contacts, List of Agency Decision Makers and Appendices

1. 6.0.1Family Information Services DirectoryFebruary 17, 2025
2. 6.0.2List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated OfficersMay 13, 2025
3. 6.0.3Ofsted Inspection FrameworkMay 13, 2025
4. 6.0.4Working Together to Safeguard Children
5. 6.0.5Amendments
6. 6.0.6London Safeguarding Children Procedures
7. 6.0.7Home - Havering Safeguarding Children Partnership