STOP PRESS!
Disabled Children in Residential Placements Report This report draws together available information about the numbers, circumstances and outcomes of disabled children in residential placements provided by Social Services, Education and Health. It begins to fulfil the commitment in "Valuing People" that the Department of Health and Department for Education and Employment (now DfES) will work together.
Claudette
Young-Davidson has now left the Department. Any queries, please
contact Hina Patel
New
Your
Voice Your Choice, produced by Voice for the Child in Care
New Announcement: Children's
Social Services Funding 2004/05: LASSL(2003)7
New
Write Enough: Interactive
training materials to support quality recording in children's social
services
New
Version
3.1 of the Core Information Requirements now available
New
Developing
accessible play space: a good practice guide 
(produced by ODPM)
New
If this were my child...A
councillor's guide to being a good corporate parent available in
two formats: Main Guide
or Summary Guide
Have you visited the
Choice
Protects Website ?
Local
Authorities please note that revisions have been made to the latest
QP circular 2003/4LAC(2002)19
(in word format). This supersedes the original QP1(2002/03) form sent
out with Circular LAC(2002)19 on 19 December 2002. The only difference
from the original form is the removal of the 'Total' column on the
right hand side of the table of figures. Its removal is necessary
because the correct grant balances are calculated by adding down the
table of figures rather than across it. This new revised form must
be bought to the Chief Finance Officer's attention and we would be
grateful if you could action this request. Can you ensure that all
copies of the previous audit form sent to you with Circular
LAC(2002)19 on December 19 have been destroyed and replaced with the
Revised version (see link above). Completion deadlines remain unchanged
as 30 September for the Chief Finance Officer's certificate and 31
December 2003 for the district auditor.
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The
Audit Commission have published a review of the
services for disabled children and their families which presents
practical information and advice on the planning and delivering
of services. Guidance is presented for practitioners across
all agencies, including the voluntary sector. Details of report
and handbook from:
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/disabledchildren
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Research Summary from Thomas
Coram Unit, Mapping the Care Workforce: Secondary
analysis of the Labour Force Survey for childcare and social care
work
Quality Assessment Tool - a self assessment
tool for managers of children and families (in word format)
Introduction to the Quality Assessment Tool
(in word)
The
council for Disabled Children have
produced an overview report of what the QP
MAPs for Year 4 say about services for disabled children and their
families. The report is full of
brief descriptions of projects which are developing better ways of
meeting the needs of disabled children, such as the introduction of
direct payments schemes, strengthening inter-agency collaboration,
and serving black and ethnic minority communities. Hard copies can
be obtained from: MBREMMERS@ncb.org.uk
Help
at Hand leaflet from Family Rights Group,
partly funded by Department of Health.
'Healthy
Care' a document produced by the NCB, promoting the health and
wellbeing of looked after children and young people.
QP
News - a report on the programme and the use and opinions of
the QP newsletter, setting out:
- a framework for the
delivery of services from health agencies and social services to
more effectively promote the health and wellbeing of children and
young people in the care system
- new statutory requirements
- key actions, new roles
and responsibilities for Councils with Social Services Responsibilities
(CSSRs), Strategic Health Authorities (StHAs) and Primary Care Trusts
(PCTs)
Friends
and Family Care (Kinship Care) Current Policy Framework, Issues and
Options - Discussion paper
The joint DfES/DH Implementation
Team has produced new guidance for local authorities on data collection
'Education Protects - Collecting & Using Data to Improve Education
Outcomes for Children in Public Care". The document is designed for
social services and education departments who are responsible for
the strategic planning and delivery of services for children in care
- Download this document in PDF
- November
2002
National
Standards for the Provision of Children's Advocacy Services
-November 2002
Regional
Monitoring Report - Spring Position Statement 2002
Department of
Health has produced a video to help and inform those who are planning
to adopt - Adoption
video
If
you have problems accessing these documents, please email the contact
at the bottom of this page.
The SSAFA (Soldiers,
Sailors, Airmen and Families Association & Social Work Service)
would like to offer a service to those people who leave care to either
join or marry into the services. For further info. contact Kate Burgess
kate.burgess@ssafa.org.uk
or 0207 463 9231
Adoption
Website - Well worth a look. A comprehensive guide and resource
on adoption, and adoption issues, whether you are a potential adopter,
working in Social Care or researching the subject. Contains details
on the New Adoption and Children Bill and adoption recruiting tools.
For
feedback on this website do email:
Hina Patel
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