Appendix 8: Core Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures - Detailed Contents List

Core Inter Agency Safeguarding Procedures (Peterborough and Cambridgeshire)

Preface Preface Message from the Director of Children's Services
Chapter 1	Introduction
	Aim
	Context
	How to use the document
	Supplementary documents
	Supplementary leaflets
	Glossary
Chapter 2	Recognising and Responding to Concerns About the Welfare of a Child
Procedures	Members of the public
	Identifying concerns - procedures to be followed by practitioners working with children and families
	Deciding when to refer
	Deciding when to refer in situations of possible neglect
	Deciding when to refer - underage sexual activity
	Deciding when to refer - domestic violence
	Deciding when to refer - parental drug and alcohol use
	Deciding when to refer - parental mental illness
	Deciding when to refer - children with disabilities
	Deciding when to refer - child abuse images and the internet
	Deciding when to refer - sexually harmful behaviour carried out by children and young people
	Deciding when to refer - parents with learning disabilities
	Deciding when to refer - fabricated or induced illnesses
	The referral process for children in need of protection
	Taking a referral - procedures to be followed by Children's Social Care
Practice Guidance	Recognising and Responding to Concerns
	Information Sharing
	Children in Need
	Identifying risk of harm
	Defining child abuse and neglect
	Tiers of Need in situations of domestic violence
Chapter 3	Action to be taken following a referral to Children's Social Care
Procedures	Initial decision making
	Procedures to be followed after the initial decision has been made
	Initial assessment of the child's needs
	Immediate protection of the child
Practice Guidance	Actions to be taken following a referral to Children's Social Care
	The Assessment Process
	Initial Assessments and Enquiries - 10 pitfalls and how to avoid them
Chapter 4	Action to be taken where a child is at risk of significant harm
Procedures	Child protection enquiries
	S47 enquiries and associated police investigations - decision making about joint and single agency enquiries
	S47 enquiries and the core assessment
	S47 enquiries and medical assessments
	S47 enquiries and police investigative interviews
	Action following S47 enquiries
Practice Guidance	Action to be taken where a child is at risk of significant harm
	Communicating with children through the S47 core assessment process
	S47 enquiries/core assessments and neglect
	S47 enquiries/core assessments and sexual abuse
	S47 enquiries/core assessments following serious injuries to infants
	S47 enquiries/core assessments and children with disabilities
	S47 enquiries/core assessments - issues to consider when parents have learning disabilities
	S47 enquiries/core assessments - black and minority ethnic children and their families
	S47 enquiries/core assessments - issues to consider in situations of domestic violence
	S47 enquiries/core assessments - issues to consider in situations of parental substance misuse
	S47 enquiries/core assessments - issues to consider in situations of parental mental illness
Chapter 5	Child Protection Conferences
Procedures	The initial child protection conference
		Purpose
		Timing
	Pre-birth Conferences
	The Review Child Protection Conference
		Purpose of the Review Conference
		Timing of the Review Conference
	The conference process - initial and review conferences
		Attendance
		Involving the child and family members
		Criteria for excluding parents
		Quorate conferences
		Information for the conferences
		Actions and decisions for the conference
		Decision making and the initial conference
		Child subject to a child protection plan
		Child not subject to a child protection plan
		Discontinuing the child protection plan
		Recording
	Action following the child protection conference
Practice Guidance	The Child Protection Conference
	Chairing the conference
Chapter 6	Implementing Child Protection Plans
Procedures	The core group
	The child protection plan
		Child Protection Plans and Children Looked After by the Local Authority
		Child Protection Plans and the Children in Need Planning Process
Practice Guidance	Developing Effective Plans and Interventions
	Plans
	Family Group conferences and child protection plans
	Interventions
	Interventions and neglect
	Interventions and parents with learning disabilities
	Interventions and child sexual abuse
	Interventions and domestic violence
Chapter 7	Protecting Children in Specific Circumstances
Procedures	Looked after children
	Children in private foster care
	Children and young people who display sexually harmful behaviour
	Safeguarding Children at Risk of Sexual Exploitation
	Child trafficking and exploitation
	Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children
	Female genital mutilation
	Forced Marriage
	Children moving between local authorities
	Organised and complex abuse
	Allegations of Abuse Made Against a Person who Works with Children
Chapter 8	Serious Case Reviews
Procedures	Action following the death of a child
	Criteria for conducting serious case reviews
	The purpose of serious case reviews
	Instigating serious case reviews
	The serious case review process
	Individual management reviews
	The LSCB overview report
	LSCB action following completion of the overview report
	Reviewing institutional or complex abuse
Practice Guidance	Questions to assist the decision as to whether or not a case should be the subject of a serious case review in circumstances other than when a child dies
	Management Review Structure
	LSCB Overview Report Structure
Chapter 9	Strategic Management
	Training
	Recruitment and Selection of Staff
	Supervision and staff management
	Resolution of Professional Disagreements
Chapter 10	Managing Individuals who pose a risk of harm to Children
	Identification
	MAPPA & MARAC
	Legal and other mechanisms
	Civil Orders
	Sex Offender Registration, Sex Offender Restraining Orders and Sex Offender Orders
	Key changes (Sexual Offences Act 2003)
	Civil Preventative Orders (Sexual Offence Act 2003)
Chapter 11	Child Death Overview Panel
	Panel Purpose
	Functions (as specified in Working Together 7.55-7.57)
	Membership
	Accountability
	Arrangements
	Protocols and Guidance
	Child Death Overview Panel Flowchart
Appendices	1.	Local Safeguarding Children Board
	2.	Terms of Reference
	3.	Membership of Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board
	4.	Bodies covered by key duties relating to the Safeguarding of children
	5.	Legislative framework for Safeguarding and Promoting the welfare of children

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Appendix 8: Core Inter-Agency Safeguarding Procedures - Detailed Contents List

Core Inter Agency Safeguarding Procedures (Peterborough and Cambridgeshire)

Preface

Chapter 1

Introduction

Chapter 2

Recognising and Responding to Concerns About the Welfare of a Child

Chapter 3

Action to be taken following a referral to Children's Social Care

Chapter 4

Action to be taken where a child is at risk of significant harm

Chapter 5

Child Protection Conferences

Chapter 6

Implementing Child Protection Plans

Chapter 7

Protecting Children in Specific Circumstances

Chapter 8

Serious Case Reviews

Chapter 9

Strategic Management

Chapter 10

Managing Individuals who pose a risk of harm to Children

Chapter 11

Child Death Overview Panel

Appendices