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Policies
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- Admission and reception of children
- Methods of care and control
- Health policy
- Education policy
- Permissible sanctions
- Use of restraint
- Case recording and access to records
- Care and placement plan
- Countering bullying
- Log book and diary recording
- Confidentiality
- Administration of finance (petty cash) and security
- Repairs and maintenance
- Fire precautions and emergency procedures
- Countering risks identified through the home's risk assessments extending to which all or part of premises may be locked as a security measure
- The health and safety policy (including food hygiene)
- Policy on room searches
- Child protection
- Arrangements for regulating and vetting visitors at the home
- HIV/AIDS awareness, confidentiality and infection control
- Responding to allegations or suspicions of abuse
- Treatment of children who have been abused
- Rostering shift handovers
- Staffing policy
- Sleeping-in, bed-time and night supervision
- Physical contact with children
- Spending one to one time alone with children
- Care practices towards children of the opposite sex
- The particular care needs of children from minority ethnic groups
- Practices within the home to combat racism
- Staff disciplinary and grievance procedures
- Delegated authority and notifications to senior staff
- Reviews
- Dealing with aggression and violence
- Risk taking
- Dealing with sexuality and personal relationships
- Working with parents/carers
- First aid and administration and storage of medication
- The complaints and representations procedures
- The smoking policy
- The alcohol policy
- Drugs and misuse of substances policy
- Gift giving and receiving
- Whistleblowing' by staff
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