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Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board
Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board
Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Children Board
Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board
 

Inter Agency Child Protection Procedures for Safeguarding Children


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This contents list is sub divided into the following sections, each Section contains relevant Chapters/Procedures: (Click on the title to jump to the Section you require):

  1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values
  2. The Safeguarding Children Board
  3. Managing Individual Cases where there are concerns about a child’s safety and welfare- Procedures
  4. Children in Specific Circumstances- Additional Procedures
  5. Persons Posing a Risk to Children
  6. Children in Specific Circumstances- Guidance
  7. Complaints and Professional Disagreements
  8. Serious Case Reviews
  9. Child Death
  10. Protocols
  11. Local Procedures
  12. Appendice


1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1 Foreword and Introduction to the Manual  
1.2 Principles and Values  
1.3 Definitions and Recognition of Abuse and Neglect  
1.4 Common Assessment Framework  
1.5 Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families  
1.6 Legal Framework for Child Protection  
1.7 Information Sharing and Confidentiality  
1.8 GMC Guidance for Doctors Working with 0-18 year olds  


2. The Safeguarding Children Board

2.1 Local Safeguarding Children Board - Role and Function  
2.2 Agency Roles and Responsibilities  
2.3 Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers Updated
2.4 AMA Guidance for Safe Working Practices for Adults Working with Children and Young People  
2.5 Guidance for Safer Working Practices for Adults who work with Children and Young People in Education Settings  


3. Managing Individual Cases where there are concerns about a child’s safety and welfare- Procedures

3.1 Referrals  
3.2 Initial Assessments  
3.3 Strategy Discussion/Meeting  
3.4 Section 47 Enquiry and Core Assessment  
3.5 Initial Child Protection Conferences  
3.6 Children with a Child Protection Plan  
3.7 Implementing the Child Protection Plan  
3.8 Child Protection Review Conferences  


4. Children in Specific Circumstances- Additional Procedures

4.1 Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People  
4.2 Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries  
4.3 Children who Abuse Others  
4.4 Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse  
4.5 Domestic Abuse  
4.6 Fabricated or Induced Illness Updated
4.7 Forced Marriage  
4.8 Children and Families who go Missing  
4.9 Children Missing from Education/School  


5. Persons Posing a Risk to Children

5.1 MAPPA Level 2 and Level 3  
5.2 Persons Posing a Risk to Children - West Midlands Region Multi-Agency Guidance Manual  
5.3 Risks Posed by People with Convictions for Offences Against Children  
5.4 Children’s Visits to Prisons/Special Hospitals/Psychiatric Units  


6. Children in Specific Circumstances- Guidance

6.1 Child Abuse linked to belief in 'Possession' or 'Witchcraft' or in other ways related to Spiritual or Religious Belief  
6.2 Anti - Bullying  
6.3 Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology  
6.4 Safeguarding Children from Abroad  
6.5 Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked Updated
6.6 Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation  
6.7 Children Living Away From Home  
6.8 Children of Parents who Misuse Alcohol  
6.9 Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs  
6.10 Inter Agency Guidance on Working with Young People Who Use and Misuse Substances  
6.11 Abuse of Disabled Children  
6.12 Guidance for Work in Child Protection with Deaf Children or Children who Communicate in other ways, and their Families  
6.13 Female Genital Mutilation Updated
6.14 Safeguarding Around the Time of Birth  
6.15 Guidance for Safeguarding Sexually Active Young People (Worcestershire)  
6.16 Protocol for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People under the age of 18 (Shropshire and Herefordshire)  


7. Complaints and Professional Disagreements

7.1 Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conferences  
7.2 Resolution of Professional Disagreements  


8. Serious Case Reviews

8.1 Serious Case Review Procedure  


9. Child Death

9.1

Unexpected Child Death

 
9.1.1 West Mercia Multi-Agency Protocol for the Management of Sudden and Unexpected Deaths  

   

9.2

Herefordshire Child Death Overview Panel

 
9.2.1 Child Death Overview Panel Process  
9.2.2 Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference  
9.2.3 Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Chairperson  
9.2.4 Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Panel Member  
9.2.5 Child Death Overview Panel - Confidentiality Statement  
9.2.6 Child Death Overview Panel - Attendance Log  

   

9.3

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin - Child Death Overview Panel

 
9.3.1 Child Death Overview Panel - Operational Procedures  
9.3.2 Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference  
9.3.3 Child Death Overview Panel - Membership  

   

9.4

Worcestershire Child Death Overview Panel

 
9.4.1 Child Death Overview Panel - Operational Procedures  
9.4.2 Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference  
9.4.3 Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Chairperson  
9.4.4 Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Panel Member  
9.4.5 Child Death Overview Panel - Member's Confidentiality Statement  

   

9.5

Child Death Notification Forms

 
9.5.1 Child Death Notification Forms  

   

9.6

General Information

 
9.6.1 DSCF Information Leaflet for Parent and Carers on Child Death Review Processes  
9.6.2 DSCF Information Sheet on Deaths in Children with Life Limiting Conditions  


10. Protocols

10.1 Protocol between the West Mercia Police and Children and Young People's Services regarding Section 47 Enquiries and Criminal Investigations  
10.2 Joint Protocol for Reporting Missing Children and Young People (West Mercia Police and the West Mercia local authorities) (October 2011) Updated


11. Local Procedures

11.1

Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board

 
11.1.1 Children with Disabilities - Allocation of Child Protection Responsibilities  
11.1.2 Neglect Strategy and Guidance for Practitioners  
11.1.3 Suicide Prevention – Care Pathway for Children and Young People in Shropshire  
11.1.4 Child Sexual Exploitation - Guidance for Practitioners New
11.1.5 Suicide Prevention – Care Pathway for Children and Young People in Shropshire- Practitioner’s Toolkit  

   

11.2

Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board

 
11.2.1 Policy Statement on Participation of Children and Young People  
11.2.2 Guidance for Workers, Volunteers, Management Committee Members and Trustees in Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations working with Children and Young People  
11.2.3 Thresholds Guidance for Practitioners (2011): Responding to the needs of children and young people in Worcestershire  
11.2.4 WSCB Neglect Guidance  
11.2.5 Parents with Impaired Learning - Practice Guidance  
11.2.6 Working with Violent, Aggressive and Hostile Families  
11.2.7 Safeguarding Children and Young People whose Parents have Mental Health Needs  
11.2.8 Promoting the Participation of Children and Young People in Child Protection Processes  
11.2.9 Worcestershire Forum Against Domestic Abuse – Inter Agency Guidance for dealing with Concerns of Domestic Abuse (2011) New
11.2.10 Worcestershire Joint Working Protocol – Safeguarding Children and Young People whose Parents/Carers use Drugs/Alcohol New
11.2.11 Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board Guidance for drafting Hospital Birth Plans and Coordinated Support Plans for Unborn Babies New
11.2.12 Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board Guidance for Agencies undertaking Individual Management Reviews New
11.2.13 Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board Serious Case Reviews Information for Professionals Revised New
11.2.14 Worcestershire Core Group Working: Information for Professionals Revised New

   

11.3

Telford and Wrekin Safeguarding Children Board

 
11.3.1 Protocol for Identifying and Maintaining Contact with Children Not Receiving Education  
11.3.2 Children Abused Through Exploitation (CATE) Care Pathway  
11.3.3 Raising Awareness: Advice on Safer Use of Information Communications Technology Systems at Home and in the Workplace  
11.3.4 Working with Violent, Aggressive and Hostile Families  


 

11.4

Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board

 
11.4.1 Herefordshire Multi Agency Referral Form New
11.4.2 Standards and Guidance for Multi Agency Referrals to Children’s Social Care New
11.4.3 Children in Need – Policy, Principles and Guidance New
11.4.4 Herefordshire Levels of Need and Service Response Guidance New
11.4.5 Managing Allegations Against Professionals (LADO) Policy and Procedure New
11.4.6 Practice Guidance – Working with Resistant, Violent and Aggressive Families New


12. Appendices

12.1 Attendance of Solicitors at Child Protection Conferences  
12.2 Age Assessment Joint Working Protocol between Immigration and Nationality Directorate at the Home Office  
12.3 Local Contacts  
12.4 Local Keywords  
12.5 NICE Guidelines ‘When to suspect child maltreatment’  
12.6 Designated Managers  
12.7 NSPCC Leaflet "Bruises on Children"  
12.8 NSPCC Leaflet "Fractures in Children"  
12.9 NSPCC Leaflet "Oral Injuries and Bites on Children"  
12.10 NSPCC Leaflet "Thermal Injuries on Children"  

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