Welcome
Welcome to the Children's Social Care website for Milton Keynes Council. Here you will find information and contact details for each service within Children's Social Care.
Milton Keynes Council's Children's Social Care Service delivers the statutory functions under the Children Act 1989. This provides the basis for both children in need and children in care services.
The Council has a statutory responsibility to make sure that children do not suffer significant harm and to promote the welfare of children in need (children who need additional support). Where children cannot be brought up within their own or wider family the Council has a duty to 'look after' them as any parent would.
Children in need
The
children in need service provides child protection and family support services to children and families where there is a risk of significant harm or of family breakdown. This service aims to support children within their families wherever possible, using Family Group Conferencing and intensive family support to find solutions for children and their families. Support is also provided to children with disabilities and their families, including a range of short breaks and practical help at home.
Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in Milton Keynes
Referral and Assessment
Family Support Team
Family Advice and Support Service (FAST)
Family Group Conference Service (FGC)
Children with Disabilities Team
Furze House
Children in care
Where it is not possible for children to remain within their own family or their wider family, the
children in care service arranges and provides foster care, adoption, residential care and leaving care services for children in the care of Milton Keynes Council. These services aim to provide stability and security to those children in care so that they achieve their full potential.
Milton Keynes Council's Pledge to Children in Care
Children in Care Strategy 2009-2012 (PDF)
The three ways which children are taken into care
Advocacy and the Independent Visitor
Independent Reviewing Officers (IRO) and Childcare Plans
Fostering and Adoption
Virtual School
Leaving Care - Options for Independence
Safeguarding
Children's Social Care supports the
safeguarding service which provides arms length scrutiny of the child protection process, the child care review process for children in care, and quality assurance. The service also provides the staff to support the multi-agency Milton Keynes Safeguarding Children Board which coordinates and oversees the work of all partners to safeguard
Milton Keynes Safeguarding Children Board (MKSCB)
The role of the Local Authority Designated Officer
What is the Child Protection Conference process
Family Support Approach (PDF)
