Threshold document
This is not the same as the threshold criteria.
Agencies involved in safeguarding children should publish a threshold document setting out how families can access services. This requirement is set out in government guidance, Working Together 2018.
The guidance requires that the document covers the following:
- The early help services that are available in the area.
- Arrangements for carrying out assessments for early help services.
- The criteria that will be used to assess need and provide services in relation to:
- Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (i.e. children in need)
- Section 47 (i.e. suspicion that a child is suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm)
- Section 31 (i.e. care orders)
- Section 20 (i.e. children’s services’ duty to provide voluntary accommodation for a child).
- Clear procedures and processes for responding to:
- Cases of child sexual exploitation (this includes how to prevent child sexual exploitation).
- Children living in secure accommodation.
- Disabled children.
For more information search for the threshold document on your local authority’s website.
Our funding means we can currently only help 1 in 3 people
Your donation will help more families access expert legal advice and support from Family Rights Group.
Donate Now