As a registered children’s home, Dickson House and the North Flat have a number of policies, procedures and guidance principles which work in conjunction with the Children's Homes Regulations 2015, including the Quality Standards, Doncaster Safeguarding Board and the Trust.
Some of these are standalone polices in the children’s homes, others are used as generic policies by the Trust.
If you would like a copy of any of the following policies please email kwarner@ddt-deaf.org.uk stating which you require:
1a) Pre-admission risk assessment
1b) Admission and reception of children
2) Care and Control
3a) Health
3b) Administration of medicines policy
4) Education provision
5) Permissible sanctions
6) Positive handling and restraint
7) Case recording and access to records
8) Care and placement plans
9) The use of Placement plans
10a) Countering bullying
10b) Anti Bullying Policy
11) Report book, diaries, logs and handover books
12) Confidentiality
13) Petty finance
14) Repairs and maintenance
15) Fire precautions and emergency procedures
16) Countering Risk
16b) Locking doors and security
17) Health and Safety including food hygiene
18a) Room searches and privacy
18b) Room Search Report form
19a) Child protection and responding to allegations of abuse
19b) TRUST safeguarding policy
19c) DDT low level safeguarding concerns policy
19d) DDT child on child abuse policy
19e) DDT Prevent policy
20) Arrangements for vetting and supervising visitors
21) HIV awareness, confidentiality and infection control
22) Rotas, handovers and shift leader responsibilities
23) Staffing policy
24a) Sleeping in and waking night cover
24b) Waking night guidance
25) Physical contact with young people
26) Spending one to one time with young people
27) Caring for young people of the opposite sex
28) Caring for young people from ethnic minority backgrounds
29) Practices within the home to combat racism
30) Staff disciplinary and grievance procedures
31) Delegation and notification of serious events to senior staff
32) Reviews
33) Dealing with aggression
34) Risk taking
35) Sexuality and personal relationships
36) Working with parents/carers and supporting contact
37) First Aid
38) Complaints procedures
39) Anti smoking policy
40) Alcohol policy
41) Drugs and substance misuse policy
42) Gift giving and receiving policy
43) Whistle-blowing by staff
44) Behaviour management
45) Reporting significant events (Ofsted notifications)
46) Transport policy
47) Clothing and personal items policy
48a) Missing persons guidance
48b) Missing persons Trust Policy
49) Lone working policy
50) Lockdown Procedure
51) Code of conduct
52) Ligature cutter policy