Welcome to the Peterborough Children's Services Procedures Manual

In Peterborough City Council, we use localised language of ‘Children in our care’ rather than ‘Looked After Children’. Our Practice Framework is underpinned by a relational and family valued model of practice.

Family Valued (FV) is a whole system change programme adopted by Peterborough City Council (PCC).  It is restorative, designed to spread relational practice across children’s services and the social work service. The FV approach fosters and emphasises the strengths and importance of family. It is focused on productive working relationships between workers, families, partner agencies and the wider community.

FV focuses on the child or young person, reform and day-to-day work that will improve their outcomes. FV is underpinned by the relational principle:  

These procedures are designed to support front-line practitioners and managers with good practice and play an important role in ensuring the quality and timeliness of our work in achieving the best outcomes for children and their families. They will continue to be updated regularly to reflect national and local changes to legislation, policy and practice.

For Internal information about Protocols and Processes, Flowcharts and Quick Guides, Tools and Practice Guidance Notes, please go to the Children's Toolkit (Peterborough Children’s Social Care).

Please see 'Using this Manual' for details about the way this manual works.

For further details, please contact Richard Kenyon (Richard.Kenyon@peterborough.gov.uk)