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Bexley Serious Incident Notification Policy

SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER

This chapter details the Bexley procedure of 'Notification' in the event of a serious incident to a child, identifying principally issues which should always be a notification and those officers within the Department who need to informed. The chapter also identifies the process and includes a Serious Incident Notification Template.

RELATED CHAPTER

Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After, Child in Need or Care Leaver up to and Including the Age of 24) Procedure

AMENDMENT

This chapter was fully amended in October 2018:

  • Death or Serious Injury to a Child (Looked After and Child in Need) Procedure was updated in line with the requirement to notify Ofsted of any serious childcare incident using the Ofsted online notification form;
  • Serious Incident Notification Template has been updated;
  • Children's Services Serious Incident Notification Policy has been updated;
  • A new Notification Categories chart has been added to promote clarity and consistency of reporting.