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Away from Placement policy
This policy supports management of away from placement (AFP) events experienced by children in statutory OOHC, in primary case responsibility of a PSP provider.
It also supports management of AFP events experienced by young adults receiving after-care support, arranged by their PSP provider.
For more information, refer to:
- PSP Away from Placement policy (PDF, 781.1 KB)
- Not in Placement (NIP) Procedure fact sheet (PDF, 576.8 KB).
Notification of Away from Placement Events:
- PSP providers only, notify using ChildStory Partner. A notification form is not required (log in required). Refer to Create and Close a Whereabouts record knowledge article.
- (non-PSP) OOHC providers only, notify using PSP Away from Placement Notification form (DOCX, 67.0 KB).
Last updated:
14 Feb 2023
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