SCC Home > Care and health > Children and families > Good practice > Managing children's cases

Managing children's cases


 Services for Children in Need, including children subject to a Protection Plan and children in care, are provided through a range of social care teams within geographical areas.
family
Core functions of Social Work teams (PDF, 137Kb)
Guidance for the specialist teams for Children with Additional Needs (PDF, 24Kb)
The Scheme of Delegations (PDF, 154Kb) shows who is authorised to make decisions and agree resources.
The Supervision Policy and guidance for children's social care services is currently being updated. Until this is available you should refer to Providing effective supervision which is guidance from the Children's Workforce Development Council ( CWDC ).
The case management audit tool is for managers to monitor cases on an ongoing basis and ensure they remain outcomes focused.
This Cross Boundary Protocol agreed by Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board is to be used when children and young people in Need,including those in need of protection move between Local Authority areas. 
Allocations and Transfer Policy (PDF, 71Kb)
Allocations and Transfer Flowchart (PDF, 29Kb)
family The ACCORD Protocol for services for children and adults to work together where a parent is disabled. (PDF, 51Kb) This is the universal protocol for all services. Joint practice guidance is being developed for adult mental health, learning disability, substance misuse, physical disability / long term illness / HIVAIDs and also for young people with caring responsibilities. This guidance is expected to be available from Sep 2007.
The Child/Adult Transition Protocol (PDF, 117Kb) gives guidance on managing transfer of responsibility to the Adult and Community Services
transport4040 The Transport Policy gives guidance on transport matters regarding Children in Need

 
Good practice