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1.Policies, Values and Principles

  1. 1.0.1Values and PrinciplesJune 25, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Legal FrameworkJune 25, 2024
  3. 1.0.3Duties and PowersJune 25, 2024
  4. 1.0.4Transfer and Allocation of Work between Children's Service TeamsJune 25, 2024
  5. 1.0.5Case RecordingJune 25, 2024
  6. 1.0.6Access to RecordsJune 25, 2024
  7. 1.0.7Retention and Destruction of RecordsJune 25, 2024
  8. 1.0.8Audit PolicyJune 25, 2024

2.Referrals, Assessments and Planning

  1. 2.0.1Children's Services Threshold Criteria for Children with Complex Needs (Children in Need)June 25, 2024
  2. 2.0.2Initial Contacts and ReferralsJune 25, 2024
  3. 2.0.3Strategy Discussion/MeetingJune 25, 2024
  4. 2.0.4NARRATES (including NARRATES S46)June 25, 2024
  5. 2.0.5Child Protection Risk Action PlanJune 25, 2024
  6. 2.0.6Transferring in and off Island when a Child is subject to a Child Protection Risk Action PlanJune 25, 2024
  7. 2.0.7Step-up and Step-down (EHaS to and from Social Care Teams)June 25, 2024
  8. 2.0.8SoS Guidance on the Management of Child Protection ConferencesJune 25, 2024
  9. 2.0.9Written UndertakingJune 25, 2024

3.Court Proceedings

  1. 3.0.1Applications for Emergency Protection OrdersJune 25, 2024
  2. 3.0.2Court ProceedingsJune 25, 2024
  3. 3.0.3Public Law OutlineJune 25, 2024

4.Preventive and Supportive Services

  1. 4.0.1Services for ChildrenJune 25, 2024
  2. 4.0.2Child with Complex Needs (CwCN) Plans and ReviewsJune 25, 2024
  3. 4.0.3Disabled ChildrenJune 25, 2024
  4. 4.0.4Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking ChildrenJune 25, 2024
  5. 4.0.5Family & Friends Care for those in Care and those who are notJune 25, 2024
  6. 4.0.6Social Work Visits to Children with Complex Needs and Safety and Protection NeedsJune 25, 2024

5.Planning for Looked After Children

  1. 5.0.1Definition of Looked After Child and Guidance on PlacementsJune 25, 2024
  2. 5.0.2Decision to Look After and Care PlanningJune 25, 2024
  3. 5.0.3Permanence Planning GuidanceJune 25, 2024
  4. 5.0.4Placement Planning and Disruption MeetingsJune 25, 2024
  5. 5.0.5CLA Plan GuidanceJune 25, 2024
  6. 5.0.6Special Guardianship Policy and ProceduresJune 25, 2024
  7. 5.0.7Life Story Work with all Looked After Children
    Updated
    June 25, 2024

6.Placements for Looked After Children

  1. 6.0.1Family & Friends CareJune 25, 2024
  2. 6.0.2Placements in Residential CareJune 25, 2024
  3. 6.0.3Placements in Secure AccommodationJune 25, 2024
  4. 6.0.4Placements with ParentsJune 25, 2024
  5. 6.0.5Placements Off IslandJune 25, 2024

7.Fostering Services

  1. 7.0.1Family Placement Statement of PurposeJune 25, 2024
  2. 7.0.2Family Placement Service – Serious Incidents, Duty of Candour and Notifications to the Registration and Inspections Unit
    Updated
    June 25, 2024
  3. 7.0.3Preparing Children for Placement: Welcome BooksJune 25, 2024
  4. 7.0.4Recruitment of Foster CarersJune 25, 2024
  5. 7.0.5The Assessment and Approval of Mainstream Foster CarersJune 25, 2024
  6. 7.0.6Medicals for Adult Applicants for Fostering and AdoptionJune 25, 2024
  7. 7.0.7Standard of CareJune 25, 2024
  8. 7.0.8Foster Carer Recording PolicyJune 25, 2024
  9. 7.0.9Payments to Foster CarersMarch 14, 2025
  10. 7.0.10Mainstream Foster Carers Payment ScheduleApril 1, 2025
  11. 7.0.11Family and Friends Payment ScheduleApril 1, 2025
  12. 7.0.12Alternative, Respite and Constellation CarersJune 25, 2024
  13. 7.0.13Supervision and Support of Foster CarersJune 25, 2024
  14. 7.0.14Contact with ParentsJune 25, 2024
  15. 7.0.15Managing Allegations Against Foster CarersJune 25, 2024
  16. 7.0.16Policy and Procedure for the Constitution and Functioning the Manx Care Fostering Panel(s)March 14, 2025
  17. 7.0.17Safer Caring PolicyMarch 14, 2025
  18. 7.0.18Health and Safety for Foster CarersMarch 14, 2025
  19. 7.0.19Policy and Procedure for the Administration of Medication – for Foster Carers and Supervising Social WorkersMarch 14, 2025
  20. 7.0.20Children Missing from Foster CareMarch 14, 2025
  21. 7.0.21Fostering Placement and Matching Policy
    Updated
    June 25, 2024
  22. 7.0.22Overnight Stays and Social VisitsJune 25, 2024
  23. 7.0.23Education, Training and Employment PolicyMay 12, 2025
  24. 7.0.24Foster Carer Reviews and Terminations
    Updated
    July 25, 2025
  25. 7.0.25Person(s) Disqualified from Fostering
    Updated
    July 25, 2025
  26. 7.0.26Family Placement Service Exemptions and Extensions/ Variations to Foster Care Approval
    Updated
    July 25, 2025
  27. 7.0.27Maintaining and Storing Records in relation to Foster Carers
    Updated
    August 5, 2025
  28. 7.0.28Pocket Money and Bank Accounts for Looked After Children
    Updated
    August 18, 2025
  29. 7.0.29Equal Opportunities
    Updated
    August 18, 2025
  30. 7.0.30Private Fostering Policy
    Updated
    August 21, 2025

8.Adoption

  1. 8.0.1Policy and Procedure for the constitution and functioning of the Isle of Man DHSC Adoption PanelJune 25, 2024
  2. 8.0.2Step Parent and Non Agency AdoptionJune 25, 2024
  3. 8.0.3Adoption Case RecordsJune 25, 2024
  4. 8.0.4Recruitment, Training, Assessment and Approvals (including inter-country) of Prospective AdoptersJune 25, 2024
  5. 8.0.5Court Reports in AdoptionJune 25, 2024
  6. 8.0.6Later in Life Letter PolicyJune 25, 2024
  7. 8.0.7Family Finding and Matching, including Life Appreciation DayJune 25, 2024
  8. 8.0.8Access to Birth Records Intermediary ServicesJune 25, 2024
  9. 8.0.9Adopters Guide to Financial SupportJune 25, 2024
  10. 8.0.10Use of Link Maker when Family FindingJune 25, 2024
  11. 8.0.11Medical and Legal Advice for AdoptersJune 25, 2024
  12. 8.0.12Adoption SupportOctober 7, 2024
  13. 8.0.13Relinquished BabyOctober 7, 2024
  14. 8.0.14Disruption of Adoptive PlacementsOctober 7, 2024
  15. 8.0.15Adoption Medicals for Looked After ChildrenMay 12, 2025
  16. 8.0.16Letterbox PolicyMay 22, 2025
  17. 8.0.17Allegations against AdoptersMay 22, 2025
  18. 8.0.18Independent Counselling for Birth FamiliesMay 22, 2025

9.Monitoring Placements

  1. 9.0.1Social Worker VisitsJune 25, 2024
  2. 9.0.2AdvocacyJune 25, 2024
  3. 9.0.3Minimum Standards for Children’s HomesJune 25, 2024
  4. 9.0.4Minimum Standards for FosteringJune 25, 2024

10.Reviews

  1. 10.0.1Children Looked After Review ChallengeJune 25, 2024
  2. 10.0.2Secure Accommodation (Criteria) ReviewsJune 25, 2024

11.Contact with Family and Friends

  1. 11.0.1Contact with Parents and SiblingsJune 25, 2024
  2. 11.0.2Social Visits and Overnight Stays with FriendsJune 25, 2024

12.Education, Leisure, Holidays and School Trips

  1. 12.0.1Education of Looked After ChildrenJune 25, 2024
  2. 12.0.2Holidays and School/Organisational Trips on IslandJune 25, 2024
  3. 12.0.3Holidays and School/Organisational Trips off IslandJune 25, 2024
  4. 12.0.4Leisure ActivitiesOctober 7, 2024

13.Health and Wellbeing

  1. 13.0.1Health Care Assessments and Health Care PlansJune 25, 2024
  2. 13.0.2Drugs and Substance Misuse (Including Smoking)June 25, 2024
  3. 13.0.3Administration of MedicationJune 25, 2024
  4. 13.0.4GPs, Dentists and OpticiansJune 25, 2024
  5. 13.0.5Sexual HealthJune 25, 2024
  6. 13.0.6Self HarmingJune 25, 2024

14.Restraint and Physical Intervention

  1. 14.0.1Physical InterventionJune 25, 2024
  2. 14.0.2Promoting Positive BehaviourOctober 7, 2024

15.Leaving Care and Transition to Adulthood

  1. 15.0.1Leaving CareJune 25, 2024
  2. 15.0.2Registration for National InsuranceJune 25, 2024
  3. 15.0.3Staying Put ArrangementMarch 14, 2025

16.Youth Justice Pre-Court and Court Work

  1. 16.0.1The Youth Justice TeamJune 25, 2024
  2. 16.0.2Role of Appropriate AdultJune 25, 2024
  3. 16.0.3Decision to ProceedJune 25, 2024
  4. 16.0.4Preventative WorkJune 25, 2024
  5. 16.0.5Final Warning/CautionJune 25, 2024
  6. 16.0.6Providing Court ServicesJune 25, 2024
  7. 16.0.7Supporting Young People Prior to SentenceJune 25, 2024
  8. 16.0.8Pre-Sentence ReportJune 25, 2024
  9. 16.0.9Orders and SentencesJune 25, 2024
  10. 16.0.10Youth Justice Legal FrameworkJune 25, 2024

17.Youth Justice Case Management

  1. 17.0.1Working with Young People Under OrdersJune 25, 2024
  2. 17.0.2Assessment and PlanningJune 25, 2024
  3. 17.0.3Intervention and ProgramsJune 25, 2024
  4. 17.0.4Review and ClosureJune 25, 2024
  5. 17.0.5Working with Looked After Children and Young PeopleJune 25, 2024

18.Complaints and Whistleblowing

  1. 18.0.1Complaints Policy and ProcedureJune 25, 2024
  2. 18.0.2Complaints: Guidance to StaffJune 25, 2024
  3. 18.0.3Confidential Reporting (Whistleblowing) PolicyJune 25, 2024

19.Miscellaneous

  1. 19.0.1Change of Name of a Looked After ChildJune 25, 2024
  2. 19.0.2Marriage of a Looked After ChildJune 25, 2024
  3. 19.0.3ActivitiesJune 25, 2024
  4. 19.0.4Transporting ChildrenJune 25, 2024
  5. 19.0.5Children and Families Reflexive Supervision PolicyJune 25, 2024
  6. 19.0.6Reflexive Supervision ExemplarJune 25, 2024
  7. 19.0.7Protocol and Practice Guidance: The Assessment of PProtocol and Practice Guidance: The Assessment of Parents with Cognitive Limitations (learning disabilities)arents with Cognitive Limitations (learning disabilities)June 25, 2024
  8. 19.0.8TrainingJune 25, 2024

20.Appendices

  1. 20.0.1Local ContactsTo Follow
  2. 20.0.2Standards for Youth Justice TeamJune 25, 2024
  3. 20.0.3Guidance to the Children and Young Persons Act 2001June 25, 2024
  4. 20.0.4KeywordsMarch 14, 2025
  5. 20.0.5Amendments

Last Updated: August 21, 2025

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