Whether to refer to Children’s Contact Children’s Practitioner(s) Within 24 hours Social Care Social Care for advice involved in consultation with immediate line Manager Contact / Children’s Social Care/Initial Discuss with Duty Referrer Within 24 hrs Referral to Assessment team (IAT) NFAs the Social Worker who Contact /Referral Children’s must provide Social Care rationale for decision Discuss with Referrer and/or Within 48 hrs their Manager IAT/DTM and/or Team Manager if matter remains unresolved. If this does not resolve the issues then put in writing to Head of Service/Integrated Service Manager (ISM) Children’s Social Care requires In writing to Head of Practitioner(s) Immediately consent of an adult with PR before Service/ISM if involved in accepting a referral. unresolved consultation with immediate line Manager. Obtain consent unless doing so would put child at risk or the adult refuses to give consent.
Whether to refer to Children’s Social Care Contact Children’s Social Care for advice Practitioner(s) involved in consultation with immediate line Manager Within 24 hours Contact / Referral to Children’s Social Care Children’s Social Care/Initial Assessment team (IAT) NFAs the Contact /Referral Discuss with Duty Social Worker who must provide rationale for decision Referrer Within 24 hrs Discuss with IAT/DTM and/or Team Manager if matter remains unresolved. If this does not resolve the issues then put in writing to Head of Service/Integrated Service Manager (ISM) Referrer and/or their Manager Within 48 hrs Children’s Social Care requires consent of an adult with PR before accepting a referral. Obtain consent unless doing so would put child at risk or the adult refuses to give consent. In writing to Head of Service/ISM if unresolved Practitioner(s) involved in consultation with immediate line Manager. Immediately
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