Children and young people

This process was successfully piloted in the Rochester and Chatham area and is now operational across the whole of Medway. The draft guidance for all staff working with children, young people and families in Medway (pdf 193KB) is available for download.

To use this and other pdf files on this page, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have it on your computer, please use our advice page.

The pre-assessment checklist (pdf 37KB) and the CAF Form (pdf 199KB) referred to in this guidance can be downloaded, printed out, filled in by hand using black ink, and posted.

Other documents referred to in this guidance are also available for download:

• Consent to sharing information. Guide for practitioners (pdf 99KB);
• Why we need to share information about you (pdf 15KB);
• Why we need your consent to share information (pdf 47KB).

Children, young people, parents and carers can download these promotional and information leaflets:

• Helping children and young people - a message for children and young people (pdf 187KB) provides information about how the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) can work with children and young people to make sure they and their parents and carers get the right sort of help as soon as possible.
• Helping children and young people - a message for parents and carers (pdf 87KB) provides information about how the CAF can work with parents and carers to make sure their child gets the right sort of help.

Please use the link at the top of this page for the answers to some questions that are commonly asked about the operation of the CAF process. Any further questions should be addressed to the Information Sharing and Assessment (ISA) Co-ordinator on 01634 332059 during normal office hours or can be emailed to isa.co-ordinator@medway.gov.uk.

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