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Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2023 to 2024 returns.
A guide to the use, storage and sharing of information about children in care homes.
Data submission specifications for the children looked after (CLA) return for 2023 to 2024.
Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.
Guidance for local authorities about extending Personal Adviser (PA) support to age 25.
A framework to help social care and criminal justice agencies keep looked-after children out of the criminal justice system.
Statutory guidance on securing sufficient accommodation and access to services for looked-after children.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2022 to 2023 returns.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on children who lose their looked-after status when remanded or sentenced to custody.
Knowledge and skills development for social workers supporting vulnerable children and families.
Specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the 2024 to 2025 children in need census.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2021 to 2022.
Annex A form for residential family centres to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
Framework and guidance for joint targeted area inspections of local area services.
Specifications of children in need census reports that local authorities can run in COLLECT.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2019 to 2020.
The revised new burdens assessment for extending Personal Adviser support to 25.
Guidance for schools that describes the experience of primary schools that have worked well to support children in care.
Guidance for inspectors on carrying out joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of local area services on children's mental health.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2024 to 2025 returns.
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