Children's social care publications

We produce a variety of social care publications specifically for services for children, young people and families. You can download many of these from this page.

Most of them can also be ordered by using our online publications order form.

Please contact us if you require this information:

• on audio tape
• in braille
• in large print
• translated into another language.

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Access to services

• How we decide who to help: Explaining how to access children's social services (PDF, 530KB)

Also available in:

• Punjabi (PDF, 55KB)
• Turkish (PDF, 92KB)
• Urdu (PDF, 169KB)

Adoption

• A younger child's guide to adoption (PDF, 938KB)
• Adoption Support Service (PDF, 223KB)
• Adoption - suggested reading (PDF, 547KB)

Carers

• Young carers (PDF, 1.8MB)

Children in care and fostering

• Fostering - find out more (PDF, 3.3MB)
• Guide to your Looked After Children review (PDF, 174KB)
• Foster care payment and accreditation scheme (PDF, 209KB)

Comments, compliments and complaints

• Comments, compliments and complaints about children and young people's services (PDF, 135KB)

Disability and special needs

• Disabled facilities grants for adapting your home

Sensory impairment

• Changing focus: Information for people with sight difficulties (PDF, 173KB)