Amendments

2024

January 2024

Aftercare under Section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983	Section 2, Ordinary Residence was updated in January 2024 in line with case law.
Child in Need Guidance and Procedure	In January 2024, this procedure was updated.
Placements with Parents	In January 2024, this chapter was updated.
Manchester City Council's Joint Protocol for Working With Young People Aged 16/17 Years Old who are Homeless or Threatened with Homelessness	In January 2024, this protocol was updated.
Health and Safety	In January 2024, additional information was added about online safety.
Placements in Secure Accommodation on Welfare Grounds	Section 10, Use of Inherent Jurisdiction to Authorise a Placement Involving a Deprivation of Liberty was updated in January 2024 to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children’s Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales.
Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline	In January 2024, information was added into Section 4, Care Orders and Supervisions Orders on a Care Plan of the Child Remaining at Home in relation to Supervision Orders, in line with Public Law Working Group (PLWG) Recommendations to Achieve Best Practice in the Child Protection and Family Justice Systems: Supervision Orders.
Families with No Recourse to Public Funds	In January 2024, this chapter was updated.
Young Carers	In January 2024, this chapter was refreshed.
Placements in Residential Care	In January 2024, this chapter was updated to include information from Guidance - Placing Children: Deprivation of Liberty Orders - guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings and President of the Family Division Practice Guidance: Placements in Unregistered Children’s Homes in England or Unregistered Care Home Services in Wales.
Children and Young People Aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities	In January 2024, this chapter was amended to include information from Special Educational Needs and Disability: Improving Local Authority Decision Making - Report of the Administrative Justice Council's Working Group on Special Educational Needs and Disability.
Supporting the Education and Promoting the Achievement of Children with a Social Worker, Looked After and Previously Looked After Children	In January 2024, this chapter was updated throughout.
Placing and Visiting Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or Health Conditions in Long-Term Residential Settings	In January 2024, this chapter was updated to include information from the 'UK Social Work Practice in Safeguarding Disabled Children and Young People report'.
List of Agency Decision Makers, Designated Managers and Nominated Officers	In January 2024, these details were updated throughout.