Welcome to the Plymouth Children's Services Procedures Manual

This update has been carefully edited to ensure it embodies Plymouth's values and procedures. If any member of staff or other manual user, notices any material in the manual about which they are uncertain, or which they think is incorrect, we would appreciate you letting us know. Please contact, in the first instance the Data and Performance Team: dataandperformancecsc@plymouth.gov.uk.

The manual will be updated twice a year and is part of a suite of manuals informing procedures and processes that includes:

• Plymouth Safeguarding Partnership Procedures;
• Adopt South West Procedures.

The next update will be in December 2025.

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

If you require a chapter from this manual in an alternative format or language, please approach the Data and Performance Team: dataandperformancecsc@plymouth.gov.uk. to discuss your requirements and how we might be able to respond.