Common Assessment Framework (CAF)

• Background
• Completing a Common Assessment or holding a Children’s Support Meeting
• Contact us

Background

The Common Assessment Framework (CAF) is an essential part of the Government’s Every Child Matters: Change for Children Agenda. It has been developed as a tool for early intervention for practitioners working with children and young people.

A local implementation plan is under development including a training programme for staff across agencies.  More information will be added to this site as it is developed.

• CAF fact sheet [PDF file] (File size 35 Kb)

Completing a Common Assessment or holding a Children’s Support Meeting

Download / Print the following:

• Glossary [PDF file] (File size 120Kb)
• CAF Pre-assessment Checklist [PDF file] (File size 52Kb)
• CAF Pre-assessment Checklist - Word version (File size 331 KB)
• Step by Step guide [PDF file] (File size 47Kb)
• CAF Handbook [PDF file] (Warning Large file size 989Kb)
• Children's support meeting proforma (File size 49Kb)
• Children's support meeting proforma - Word version (File size 60 KB)

Forms you will need:

• CAF Form - Word version (File size 572 KB) Save Word version of form to your computer so you can complete it electronically.
• CAF Form -PDF version [PDF file] (File size 131 Kb) Print PDF Adobe version of form to complete by hand.
• Cue Cards [PDF file] (File size 62 Kb)

Contact us

• Contact the Common Assessment Framework Team

Partnerships

• Family and Children's Partnership
• Health and well-being
• Information Sharing, Common Assessment
• KC Partnership
• Local Safeguarding Children Board
• Parenting support
• Voluntary and Community
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