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2025

February 2025

Risk Assessment and Planning

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Key Principles

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Advocacy, Independent Visitors and Independent Reviewing Officers

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Location and Design of Properties/Accommodation

This chapter was updated in February 2025, with a link to the Surveillance and Monitoring chapter in Section 1, Principles.

Contact with Parents/Carers, Siblings and Others

This chapter was updated in February 2025, in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Complaints and Representations

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Consultation and Participation

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Placement and Admissions

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Supporting Young People

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Education and Training

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Health and Wellbeing, Health Notification and Access to Services

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with Ofsted Guidance Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF): Supported Accommodation for Looked After Children and Care Leavers Aged 16 and 17.

Safeguarding Young People from Radicalisation and Extremism

This chapter was refreshed in February 2025.

Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs

In February 2025, this chapter was updated in line with the Online Safety Act 2023.

Staffing and Safe Recruitment

In February 2025, a link was added to Education Supply Chains – A Better Hiring Toolkit.

Surveillance and Monitoring

This chapter was refreshed in February 2025

2024

August 2024

Mate Crime and Forced Home Invasion/Cuckooing

This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.

Recognising Abuse and Neglect

In August 2024, definitions were updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.

Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines

In August 2024, minor amendments were made to definitions in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.