Corporate parenting

• Looked After Children Case Management and Safeguarding Procedures (PDF, 43Kb) - this guidance focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the social worker and the independent reviewing officer, in managing the care plans of looked after children
• Inter agency practice guidance (PDF, 244Kb) includes the respective roles and responsibilities, looking after children guidelines, and guidance on promoting the health and education of looked after children.
• Notification Form. (PDF, 52Kb) This should be used to inform Health when a child is placed
• Consent Form - for sharing health information (PDF, 32Kb)
• Policy on the Education of Children and Young People in the Care of Suffolk County Council. (PDF, 322Kb)
• Protocol for the Education of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children. (PDF, 126Kb)
• Protocol for the midyear admission to school of looked after children (PDF, 50Kb)
• Guidance on managing contact for looked after children.(PDF, 120Kb)
• If looked after children are to be placed in out of county resources, funding approval is needed from the Inter Agency Panel. (PDF, 74Kb)
• If looked after children are to be placed with friends using immediate placement regulations, see the Immediate Placement procedures.
• Follow these procedures for  Children who go missing from care ( PDF, 94kb)
• Placement with parents regulations (PDF, 152Kb) apply when children who are subject to Emergency Protection Orders, Interim or Full Care Orders are placed at home.

Special Guardianship 

• Special Guardianship - policy in Suffolk (PDF, 97Kb)
• Special Guardianship - social work procedures (PDF, 77Kb)
• Special Guardianship - court report format (PDF, 157Kb)
• Special Guardianship - financial procedures in Suffolk (PDF, 45Kb)
• Special Guardianship - government means test guidance (PDF, 68Kb)
• Special guardianship - full government guidance and regulations (2005) (PDF, 200Kb)
• National Youth  Advocacy service for children and young people who are Looked After by Suffolk
• Suffolk's Anti Bullying Policy (PDF, 81Kb)
• Children placed with other authorities (PDF, 9Kb)/ Local authorities placement form (Other authorities placing children in Suffolk are expected to follow this protocol)

• Protocol for providing school transport for looked after children (PDF, 29Kb)

• Suffolk's Acceptable Behaviour Policy (PDF, 42Kb)
• • Appendix 1: Risk Management policy (PDF, 26Kb)
  • Appendix 2: Pre-placement risk assessment (PDF, 28Kb)
  • Appendix 3: On-going risk management assessment(PDF, 29KB)
  • Appendix 4: Risk Management flowchart (PDF, 19Kb)