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A to Z of terms used in care

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  • A to Z of terms used in care

While you're in care, you may hear words and phrases that you don't understand.
Click on the terms below to find out what they mean.

  • Child and Family Court Advisory Support Service (CAFACSS)
  • Assessment
  • Behaviour Management
  • Care Leaver
  • Care Order
  • Children Act (1989)
  • Children in Care Council (CiCC)
  • Confidentiality
  • Consultation
  • Contact
  • Contingency Plan
  • Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
  • Emergency Protection Order
  • Fostering Allowance
  • Foster Placement
  • Independence / Independent Living
  • Best Interest
  • Kinship Care
  • Local Authority
  • Looked After Child
  • Looked After Child (LAC)/Children in Care (CIC) Review
  • Minutes
  • Out of County Placements
  • Participation
  • Pathway Plan
  • Permanence Plan
  • Placement
  • Private Fostering
  • Resilience
  • Risk Assessment
  • Staying Put Arrangement
  • Virtual School

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