Children & Young People's Services Resource guide for professionals

3. Common Support FrameworkIn recognition of the potential for a variety of professionals to be working with children, youngpeople and their families it is understood that unnecessary barriers and safeguarding delays couldoccur. Consequently, the Common Support Framework (CSF) is Hackney’s response to the need toprovide appropriate, integrated and effective support for families in the most efficient way possible.It incorporates elements of, and learning from, the Common Assessment Framework (CAF), butplaces the emphasis upon the delivery plan(s) and outcomes rather than information gathering andduplicate assessments.It is designed to bring families closer to the ideal of “No Wrong Door” and to eliminate unnecessarybureaucracy for practitioners.It consists of three interlinking elements:FamilyInformationFormContains relevantdetails about allmembers of thefamily e.g. names,addresses, DOB,schools, ethnicity etc.This will replacemany referral formsand be used tosupport ‘servicebrokering’.Assessment ofNeedAny valid holisticassessment of needincluding:• CAF• Initial Assessment• PSP• ASSET• ONSET• Young HackneyAssessmentDelivery and Review PlansA form with specific outcomes and reviewtargets. To be used to ensure that multi agencyworking is coordinated.Except in cases of serious risk to the child, all information sharing will require parental consent and this will beincorporated into the system.How will this affect out of borough working?Hackney endorsed the Pan London CAF Protocol because it is committed to the principle of workingin partnership to ensure that administrative boundaries do not negatively affect the provision ofappropriate services to children, young people and families.For further information contact triage@hackney.gov.ukResource Guide for professionals | Updated January 2013 11