NAFWC 05/2005 - Children first programme in Wales guidance for 2005 – 2006 Annex 3

01/2005

Objectives

• To ensure that children in need gain maximum life chance benefits from education, health care and social care.
• To ensure that children/young people looked after benefit from education opportunities, health care and social care.
• To ensure that children are protected from emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect (significant harm).
• To ensure that children are securely attached to carers capable of providing safe and effective care.
• To ensure that young people leaving care, as they enter adulthood, are not isolated and are able to participate socially and economically as citizens.
• To ensure that children with specific social needs arising out of disability or a health condition are living in families or other appropriate settings in the community where their assessed needs are adequately met and reviewed.
• To ensure that referral and assessment processes discriminate between different types and levels of need, produce a timely and effective service response and actively involve users and carers in tailoring individual packages of care.
• To ensure that resources are planned and provided at levels that represent best value for money, allow for choice and different responses for different needs and circumstances.
• To actively involve users and carers in planning, implementation and review of services.
• Authorities have effective complaints procedures and promote access to advocacy for children.
• To ensure that social care workers and foster carers are appropriately skilled, trained and qualified, and to promote the uptake of training at all levels.