Good practice in recording and access to records: Strategic Briefing (2022)
Introduction
The briefing offers an overview research in children’s social care record-keeping, drawing on the views of care-experienced people and person-centred recording. It discusses the complex legislative and regulatory landscape, including information rights under data protection law, offering valuable guidance on providing and supporting access to records, including best practice in redaction.
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Child and family assessment | Promote and govern excellent practice | Performance management and improvement | Designing a system to support effective practice
PCF - Rights, justice and economic wellbeing | Intervention and skills
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Reflections on accessing care records and supporting good recording
These two podcasts explore the emotional impact of receiving care files, the importance of child-centred recording, and provide suggestions of how practitioners can implement good recording.