Policies, procedures and other useful information
Here are some policies and procedure documents which we advise all foster carers to read. If there is anything not currently on the website which you want to know about then please speak to your family placement social worker.
- HCC Foster Carer Privacy Policy
- CAHMS Referral Guide (Basingstoke)
- Foster Carers Agreement
- Foster Carers handbook
- Equality and Diversity
- Confidentiality
- Health and Medication administration
- Internet Safety
- Missing persons
- Pocket money and savings
- Whistleblowing
- Dental Health Care for Children Looked After
- Investigating concerns, complaints & allegations against foster carers, including historical issues
- Foster carers adopting children in their care
- Foster Carers Charter
- Informal Contact with previous HCC Foster Carers procedure
- Protection against passive smoking
- Smoking policy and procedure - fostering services
Profiles, Guidance and Forms
- Record of information on children in your care - modular files
- Foster Carers Profile template
- Back-up carers assessment: Guidance and form for the assessment of a friend or family member of a registered foster carer to be a 'back up' carer
- Information at Point of Placement
- Smoking questionnaire
- Smoking risk assessment
Household Review
These documents are completed as part of the annual review: