BarnsleySafeguarding Children Partnership Policies and Procedures Manual

Contents

1. Core Procedures

CAPTION: Core Procedures

	Responding to Abuse and Neglect
	Early Help Toolkit for Practitioners
	Barnsley Thresholds for Intervention - Early Help and Beyond
	Making a Referral to Social Care
	Child and Young Person Assessment
	Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989
	Child Protection Conferences
	Child Protection Plans
	Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries or Abroad
	Transitional Safeguarding
	Allegations Against Staff, Carers or Volunteers
	Organised and Complex Abuse
	Information Sharing Agreement (2023)
	Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child
	See also: Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2. Safeguarding Practice Guidance

CAPTION: Safeguarding Practice Guidance

	Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)	New
	Bullying
	Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief
	Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
	Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
	Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)
	Children from Abroad including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	Updated
	Children Living Away from Home
	Children Missing Education
	Children Missing from Care, Home and Education
	See also: South Yorkshire Children Missing from Home and Care Protocol
	Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities
	Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems	Updated
	Children of Parents who Misuse Substances
	Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment
	Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities
	Concealed Pregnancies
	Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children
	Dangerous Dogs Practice Guidance
	Disabled Children
	Domestic Abuse	Updated
	E-Safety / Online Safety	Updated
	Perplexing Presentations (PP) and Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children
	Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)	Updated
	Forced Marriage	Updated
	Gang Activity and Serious Youth Violence
	Harmful Sexual Behaviour	Updated
	Honour Based Abuse	Updated
	Neglect
	Person Posing a Risk to Children - Guidance and Procedure
	Pre-Birth
	Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism	Updated
	Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School	New
	Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour
	Underage Sexual Activity
	Visits to Prison by Children
	Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills

3. Improving Child Protection and Safeguarding Practice

CAPTION: Improving Child Protection and Safeguarding Practice

	Barnsley Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
	Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
	See also: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - Guidance for Safeguarding Partners and Child Protection Professionals on What the Panel Does and How it Works
	Child Death Reviews - Barnsley Guidance
	Child Death Review Arrangements (South Yorkshire)

4. Roles and Responsibilities of Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership

CAPTION: Roles and Responsibilities of Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership

	Barnsley Safeguarding Children Partnership - Business Plan (2022 -2023)
	Agency Roles and Responsibilities	Updated
	Escalation Policy - Process for Resolution of Professional Disagreements Relating to the Safeguarding & Protection of Children (2024)	Updated
	Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conferences
	Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work
	Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers

5. Appendices and Protocols

CAPTION: Appendices and Protocols

	Local Protocols
	Agency Process to Assist Agencies to Respond to a Critical Incident Regarding a Child
	Barnsley Intervention Protocol Following a Suspected Child Suicide
	Guidelines for Multi-Agency Assessment of Pregnant Women and their Babies in Cases where there is Substance Misuse
	Protocol for Fabricated or Induced Illness and Related Conditions
	South Yorkshire Children Missing from Home and Care Protocol
	Procedure for bruising or injury to a baby or child who is not independently mobile (non-mobile)
	The Management of Child Protection Medicals for All Children and Procedures for the Discharge of Children Under 2 Years of Age
	Prevention of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy Multi Agency Guidance
	Appendices
	Using the Procedures
	Local Contacts	Updated
	National Contacts
	Glossary
	NICE Guidelines
	Amendments