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Getting it right for every child: Guidance on Overnight Stays for Looked After and Accommodated Children

DescriptionGetting it right for every child: Guidance on Overnight Stays for Looked After and Accommodated Children
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Official Print Publication DateJanuary 2008
Website Publication DateJanuary 31, 2008

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ISBN 978 0 7559 5648 7

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Contents

Introduction
Summary of Key Messages
Disclosure
How decisions should be reached and by whom?
Supporting children to have safe overnight stays with friends
Contact details
Children subject to a supervision requirement
How young people can challenge the refusal of an overnight stay
Confidentiality
Reciprocating overnight stays
Local Authority Action

Annexes
A - Legal background
B - National care standards
C - The Importance and benefits of friendship
D - Factors to be considered when making a decision about an overnight stay
Useful websites

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