Welcome to the Portsmouth Children's Homes Procedures Manual

This manual has been updated. It will be updated every six months and the next update will be in February 2026.

Please read through our 'Using this Manual' guidance to familiarise yourself with the layout and functions.

For further details, please contact Kimberlee Hoskins (Kimberlee.Hoskins@portsmouthcc.gov.uk).

• Portsmouth Children’s Services Procedures can be accessed at: Portsmouth Children’s Services Procedures;
• Portsmouth Safeguarding Procedures can be accessed at: HIPS Safeguarding Children Partnership;
• Portsmouth CS now uses MOSAIC and you can access our regularly updated guidance to MOSAIC;
• Portsmouth Practice Guidance.