SCIE/NICE recommendations on looked after children: Promoting the quality of life of looked-after children and young people

References

• Black N (1996) Why we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. British Medical Journal 312: 1215–8
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (2008) Children and young people in mind: the final report of the national CAMHS review (PDF)
• Children’s Rights Director for England (2007) Children on care standards: children’s views on national minimum standards for children’s social care. A report by the Children’s Rights Director for England. London: Ofsted
• Darker I, Ward H, Caulfield L (2008) An analysis of offending by young people looked after by local authorities. Youth Justice 8 (2):134–48
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (2008) Care matters: time to deliver for children in care – an implementation plan. London: Department for Children, Schools and Families
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009a) Children looked after in England (including adoption and care leavers) year ending 31 March 2009.
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (2009b) Revising the national minimum standards (NMS) for adoption, children’s homes and fostering. London: Department for Children, Schools and Families
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (2010a) IRO handbook: statutory guidance for independent reviewing officers and local authorities on their functions in relation to case management and review for looked after children. London: Department for Children Schools and Families
• Department for Children, Schools and Families (2010b) Sufficiency: statutory guidance on securing sufficient accommodation for looked after children. London: Department for Children, Schools and Families
• Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department of Health (2009) Statutory guidance on promoting the health and well-being of looked after children. London: Department for Children, Schools and Families.
• Department of Health (2002) Promoting the health of looked-after children. London: Department of Health
• Department of Health (2007) Who pays? Establishing the responsible commissioner.
• HM Government (2010) The Children Act 1989 guidance and regulations volume 2: care planning, placement and case review. Nottingham: HM Government
• Ofsted (2008) Safeguarding children. The third joint chief inspector’s report on the arrangements to safeguard children. London: Ofsted
• Ofsted (2009) Framework for inspection and guidance for local authorities and partners. London: Ofsted
• Stein M (2009) Increasing the numbers of children in safe settled accommodation. London: Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children’s Services

Other policy and guidance

In addition to the national policy and guidance set out in section 2, the following documents included the promotion of joint working among different sectors at strategic and operational levels to improve outcomes for children and young people, and disadvantaged groups in particular.

Note. A new UK government took office in May 2010 and as a result some of the references listed here may no longer reflect current government policy. Please refer to the Department for Education website for current policy, statutory guidance and legislation.

• Care matters: time for change’ (Department for Education and Skills 2007)
• ‘Care matters: time to deliver for children in care’ (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008)
• Children Act 2004
• Children and Young People Act 2008
• ‘Children and young people in mind: the final report of the national CAMHS review’ (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services 2008)
• Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
• ‘Children’s trusts: statutory guidance on inter-agency cooperation to improve well-being of children, young people and their families’ (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008)
• ‘Every child matters’ (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2003)
• ‘Healthy child programme: from 5–19 years old’ (Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families 2009)
• ‘Healthy children, safer communities – a strategy to promote the health and well-being of children and young people in contact with the youth justice system’ (Department of Health et al. 2009)
• ‘High quality care for all: NHS next stage review’ (DH 2008)
• ‘National service framework for children, young people and maternity services’ (Department of Health and Department for Education and Skills 2004)
• ‘The child health promotion programme: pregnancy and the first five years of life’ (Department of Health and Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008)
• 'The children’s plan – building brighter futures’ (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2007)
• ‘Transforming community services: enabling new patterns of provision’ (Department of Health 2009)
• ‘2020 children and young people’s workforce strategy’ (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008c).
• ‘When to share information: best practice guidance for everyone working in the youth justice system’ (Department of Health, Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Youth Justice Board and the Prison Service 2008).