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Procedures : CiN, CP, CLA

In this section you will find the policy, procedures and guidance for CYPS Social Care Casework, which is especially relevant for social workers and managers

This includes:

  • Casework in General - introduction to the Integrated Children System (ICS) and protocol touching all social care procedures.
  • Child in Need - referral and assessment of a child in need, kinship carers, special guardianship, the disabled child and support to the child living at home.
  • Child Protection - multi-agency procedures concerning the protection of the child at risk of significant harm, and the Bristol Safeguarding Children's Board.
  • Children Looked After - access to placement resources and substitute care provided for the child by the local authority through foster care, children's homes or residential special schools.

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