360 Children's Residential Services Ltd - Independent Children's Homes Procedures Manual

Amendments

2025

July 2025

First Aid, Home Remedies and Medication	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Health Care Assessments and Plans	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Clothing, Pocket Money and Allowances	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Health and Safety	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Leisure and Activities	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Alcohol	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Transporting Children	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Role of Appropriate Adult	In July 2025, this chapter was refreshed and a link added to Guidance: Being an Appropriate Adult - guidance for those who perform the role of ‘appropriate adult’ and for the person benefiting from the appropriate adult's support.
Sexual Health and Relationships	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Provision and Preparation of Meals	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Use of Restraint and Physical Intervention	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Positive Relationships and Behaviour Support	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs)	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Searching Children/Bedrooms	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Supporting Children and Young People with Disabilities / Health Care Needs	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Care and Placement Planning	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Self-Harming and Suicidal Behaviour	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Staffing and Safe Recruitment	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Visitors to the Home	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Staff Qualifications	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Surveillance and Monitoring	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Missing Children	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Looked After Reviews and Disruption Meetings	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Staff Supervision and Appraisal	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Monitoring Quality	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines	This Chapter was updated in July 2025.
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Consents and Delegated Authority	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Placements and Admission	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Personal Care and Physical Contact with Children	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Risk Assessment and Planning	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Bullying	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Emergency Placements and Emergency Reviews	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Gift Giving and Receiving	This chapter was updated in July 2025.
Information Sharing	This chapter was updated in July 2025.

January 2025

Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs	In January 2025, this chapter was updated in line with the Online Safety Act 2023 and information was added into Section 1, Risks in relation to sexually coerced extortion.
Safeguarding Children from Radicalisation and Extremism	This chapter was significantly updated in January 2025 and should be re-read
Allegations Against Staff	This chapter was updated in January 2025, to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK.
Clothing, Pocket Money and Allowances	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	In January 2025, definitions were updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Monitoring Quality	In January 2025, this chapter was refreshed to add additional information in relation to Regulation 45 reviews and reports.
Staffing and Safe Recruitment	In January 2025, a link was added to Education Supply Chains – A Better Hiring Toolkit and a link was added to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in the Related Guidance section.
Complaints by and On Behalf of Children	In January 2025 the Complaints Policy was updated.
Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Positive Relationships and Behaviour Support	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Smoking	In January 2025, a link was added to Young People and Vaping (NHS).
Supporting Children and Young People with Disabilities / Health Care Needs	In January 2025, information was added to Section 6, Health/Personal Care in relation to Personal Care.
Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation	This chapter was refreshed in January 2025.
Safeguarding Children and Young People and Referring Safeguarding Concerns	In January 2025, amendments were made to the definition of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with further revisions to Working Together to Safeguard Children.

2024

September 2024

Staffing and Safe Recruitment	In September 2024, Safer Recruitment Policy was updated.
Child Protection and Safeguarding	This chapter was reviewed in September 2024 and should be re-read.

July 2024

Preparation for Leaving Care	In July 2024, a link to Ofsted Guidance Children’s Homes that Provide Care and Accommodation for Adults was added into Further Information.
Female Genital Mutilation	In July 2024, a new Section 8, Other Harmful Practices was added. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information was also added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance
Drugs	In July 2024, information was added to reflect the reclassification of nitrous oxide as a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (as amended).
Smoking	This chapter was refreshed in July 2024.

January 2024

Safe Use of the Internet, Social Media and Photographs	This chapter was refreshed in January 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.
Staffing and Safe Recruitment	In January 2024, new subsections 2.8, Prospective Staff Spending Time in the Home and 2.9, Carrying Out Interviews were added into Section 2, Safe Recruitment and Employment Checks in line with updated Ofsted guidance. A link was also added to the information on DBS Digital Identity Verification Guidance.
Leadership and Management	Section 2.3, Appointment of Manager was updated in January 2024 in line with updated Ofsted Guidance - Social Care Common Inspection Framework: Children's Homes.