Amendments

2025

April 2025

Children Involved in the Youth Justice System: Additional National Guidance	In April 2025, links were added to additional sources of guidance.
Leaving Care and Transition	In April 2025, updates were made to reflect the Homelessness Code of Guidance - Chapter 22: Care Leavers (updated 3 May 2024) which sets out the expectation that authorities should have in place joint protocols which clearly outline jointly held corporate parenting responsibilities for care leavers. See Section 8, Joint Housing Protocols for Care Leavers.
Allegations Against Foster Carers	This chapter was updated in April 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 3.5, Concluding the Investigation.
Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters	This chapter was updated in April 2025 with a link to DBS guidance leaflets (GOV.UK) in the Related Guidance Section.
Health and Safety	In April 2025, information was added into Section 9, Accommodation, Bedroom Space and Sharing in relation to bunk beds.
Assessment and Approvals of Foster Carers	This chapter was updated in April 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in the Related Guidance Section.
Kinship Care	In April 2025, this chapter was revised in line with updated government guidance.
Local Authority's Sufficiency Duty - Accommodation for Looked After Children	This chapter was refreshed in April 2025 in line with How Local Authorities and Children’s Homes Can Achieve Stability and Permanence for Children with Complex Needs (Ofsted).
Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted	This chapter was updated in April 2025 with a link to DBS guidance leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 3.4, Concluding the Investigation.