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This guidance updates and consolidates The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations, Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review documents published in March 2010. It now includes...
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The Children Act 1989 marked a fundamental shift in both the ethos and application of child and family law in England. At the time of its passing, it was described as the “the most comprehensive and far-reaching reform of
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Children not to be cared for and accommodated in unregistered children’s homes. 64. Welfare of children in children’s homes. 65. 2 Persons disqualified from carrying on, or being employed in children’s homes. 65A. Appeal against refusal of authority to give consent under section 65.
- Step 2: Provide initial details to the DfE official over the telephone
- Step 3: Submit written paperwork to DfE by email
- Step 4: Consideration of the application.
- Step 5: The DfE will advise the local authority of the Secretary of State’s decision.
- Annex A: Relationship between legislation, guidance, standards and other material
- Annex B: Supported accommodation
- Can young people go out of the establishment without staff permission?
- Do young people have full control of their own finances?
- Do young people have control over what they wear and of the resources to buy clothes?
- Are young people in charge of meeting all of their health needs, including such things as arranging GP or specialist health care appointments? Do staff control any young person’s medication?
- Do staff have any access to medical records?
- Can young people choose to stay away overnight?
- Is there a sanctions policy which goes beyond house rules and legal sanctions that would be imposed on any adult?
- Are there regularly times when young people are on the premises with no direct staff supervision?
- Do staff have any responsibility for aftercare once a young person has left?
- Does the home provide or commission a specialist support which forms part of the primary function of the establishment for a significant number of young people?
The local authority will be asked to provide: the name and date of birth of the child concerned; a verbal summary of the reasons for the secure placement; confirmation of whether a bed in a secure children’s home has been identified and is available; confirmation of whether the child is currently with the local authority or missing from car...
Following phone contact with the DfE the authority will be asked to provide: a full written history/chronology of the child; a contemporary care plan that covers the period of the secure placement. The care plan should include the aims and objectives of the secure placement and, where possible, the prospective exit strategy from secure accommod...
The DfE official will then discuss the information provided with Ofsted. It is possible that a representative of Ofsted may contact the authority to discuss the case further.
Where an application is approved, a letter and certificate will be issued to the local authority on the same day via email. The signed, hard copy of the documents will be posted to the Assistant Director or equivalent that supported the application on behalf of the local authority. Where applications are made out of hours, the approval letter and c...
The relationship between legislation, regulations, statutory guidance, and national standards is set out in the model below.
Registration as a children’s home is likely to be appropriate where establishments offer “care” to young people, On the other hand, if young people living in an establishment are generally expected to be independent and be fully responsible for their daily routines then it may be appropriate for the establishment to operate as supported accommod...
Where young people remain in the care of staff, whether the young people are in or out of the establishment, and therefore are expected to ask permission to leave the establishment, that indicates that care is provided.
Where staff have any control or responsibility for a young person’s finances this is an indicator that care is provided.
Where staff have any control or responsibility to provide what children wear or to buy their clothes this is an indicator that care is provided.
Young people may ask for advice and help about their health but if decisions about health care rest with the young person this may indicate that they are living independently rather than being cared for. On the other hand, where staff are responsible for managing arrangements for meeting young people’s health needs this is an indicator that care is...
Where staff have access to a young person’s medical records this is an indicator that care is provided.
If young people are free to decide for themselves that they may stay overnight then this is an indication that they are functioning independently. If staff are responsible for deciding whether it is appropriate for a young person to stay out overnight then this would be an indication that care is being provided.. Being expected to tell someone if t...
Where an establishment has and implements a formal or informal sanctions policy as described above this is an indicator that care is provided.
Where young people are expected to spend a significant amount of their time on their own, without staff supervision, then this would suggest that though perhaps they are being offered some support, they are largely operating independently and are not being offered care.
Where staff have any responsibility for aftercare once a young person has left a placement, this may indicate that that care is being provided. Though some supported accommodation services will offer some support to help young people get established in their next accommodation. Does the establishment’s available literature promise provision of care...
Where there is a specialist support service which forms part of the primary function of the establishment this is an indicator that care is provided.
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Mar 19, 2019 · This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Children Act 1989, a watershed moment in the advancement of children’s rights in England and Wales. Here, NYAS founder and trustee, Judith Timms OBE, considers what the Act meant to NYAS and how, 30 years after becoming law, it still influences and informs the Children’s Rights based services ...
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Volume 3 of the Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations provides guidance, primarily addressed to local authorities and their staff in England, about their functions under Part 3 of the...
