Decision-making: Section 42 Safeguarding Adults Enquiries

Councillor workbook: local government finance

A councillor’s workbook on local government finance77 Grey areas Usually, it is clear whether a transaction is revenue or capital, but there are some grey areas. These include: • Maintenance and repairs v refurbishment. The key concept here is that if the expenditure does NOT make the asset last longer, increase

  Area, Local

The relationship between family violence and youth offending

The relationship between family violence and youth offending 1 The relationship between family violence and youth offending ... prevention in relation to youth offending and the provision of support to victims of violence. ... emotional, and financial abuse. It may include a single act of violence, or a number of acts that form a pattern of ...

  Family, Emotional, Relationship, Relations, In relation

Developing emotional resilience and wellbeing: a practical ...

Developing emotional resilience and wellbeing: a practical guide for social workers Louise Grant and Gail Kinman. The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for social ... Social work is a rewarding but stressful occupation. It …

  Social, Wellbeing, Emotional

Social Value Toolkit For District Councils A Social Value ...

activity to other strategies such as commercialisation organisations may employ. What are the benefits? The Act provides a significant opportunity for the public sector to engage with its supply chain by rewarding organisations that go beyond the provision of just the core contract requirements to deliver more value for the community.

  Commercialisation

You’ve declared a Climate Emergency what next?

implementation We want to see the momentum continue, and we understand how overwhelming it can feel to take the next steps. But we’re also optimistic. This short guide is intended to help break down the challenge, based on our experience of helping local authorities around the world to develop and deliver effective climate action plans.

  Implementation, Climate, Plan, Emergency, Climate emergency

Children and Social Work Act 2017

educational achievement of relevant children and young people. The proprietor must ensure that person undertakes training and has regard to guidance issued by the Secretary of State. Section 7 amends the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 to require the governing body of a maintained school to ensure that the

  Young, Children, Persons, Children and young persons act, Children and young

Tackling serious and organised crime

local councils such as fly-tipping, illegal parking or benefit fraud. Tackling low level criminality such as this can significantly impact on organised criminality and thus minimise its harm to local communities. This guidance outlines the important role of councils working with law enforcement partners to tackle serious and organised crime.

  Illegal, Crime, Tipping, Organised, Organised crime

Understanding secure email - Local Government Association

As a principle, all personal data should be encrypted (whether sent by information or accessed on a mobile device). The ICO provides guidance on the area of data transfer3. This means ensuring that information is adequately protected from the point of transmission. This can be achieved using secure methods as described in sections 4 and 5 below.

  Data, Ensuring, Secure

Support for care leavers resource pack

Department for Education’s (DfE) Innovation Programme. The scheme would see care leavers living independently in accommodation close to the children’s home, where they would continue to have the support of a key worker from their previous home and could visit the home frequently. Local offer The Children and Social Work Act 2017

  Programme

Promoting less restrictive practice

and family life). If these restrictions are significant they may need to considered by The Court of Protection. MCA Guiding Principles The Mental Capacity Act sets out the guiding principles which underpin all work with people from the age of 16. Principle 1: Assumption of capacity. This means that everyone from the age of 16 is assumed to

  Practices, Family, Restrictive, Restrictive practices

Guidance on consent

2.5 Adults without capacity 2.5.1 If the patient is not able to make decisions for themselves, you must work with people close to them and with other members of healthcarethe team. 2.5.2 The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act (2000) set out the criteria and the processes to be followed in making

  Adults, Incapacity

Best interests decision- making for adults who lack capacity

in this area is covered by the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000. In Northern Ireland, it is governed by the common law (although at the time of writing, change is anticipated). Although many of the basic principles outlined in this guidance will be applicable, doctors working in Scotland and Northern

  Adults, Incapacity

Information sheets and leaflets available from the Autism ...

Information sheets and leaflets available from the Autism Helpline The National Autistic Society Information Centre produces information sheets on a wide variety of ...