Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

Children and Young People's Services: a vision to encourage and enable all children and young people in Suffolk to aspire to and achieve their potential.

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is a key part of delivering early frontline services that are integrated and focused around the needs of children and young people. The CAF is a standardised approach to conducting an assessment of a child's additional needs and planning how those needs should be met.

Further details can be found on the Every Child Matters Website

Guidance

• CAF: national guidance (Every Child Matters web site)
• CAF update June 2008 (Word, 29Kb)
• CAF and referrals to CYP social care team (Word, 26Kb)
• Guide to the CAF process in Suffolk (Word, 195Kb)
• CAF guidance for practitioners (draft) (Word, 1.85Mb)
• CAF administrators Where to send Completed CAF Forms 0409.doc(Word, 46Kb)
• CAF Contact Details For Regional Group.doc (Word, 38Kb)
• Information Sharing and Assessment leaflet (PDF, 92Kb)
• Lead Professional leaflet for practitioners (PDF, 1.98Mb)
• Helping Children - parent leaflet (PDF, 389Kb)
• Helping Children leaflet (PDF, 389Kb)

CAF Training

• More about CAF training and how to book