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Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2024 to 2025.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise applications to register children’s homes services.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
Volume 1: statutory guidance about court orders and the roles of the police and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
Plain English and Easy-read guides providing information on influenza (flu) and vaccination.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to champion and promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for some of the time.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
This booklet covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
How to sign in and update your account details and nominate a delegate.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
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