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West Mercia Consortium

Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board
Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board
Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board
 

Inter Agency Child Protection Procedures for Safeguarding Children

Manual Parts

  1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values
  2. The Safeguarding Children Board
  3. Managing Individual Cases- 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. Appendices


1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1

Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1.1 Foreword and Introduction to the Manual (Amended)
1.1.2 Principles and Values (Amended)
1.1.3 Definitions and Recognition of Abuse and Neglect
1.1.4 Common Assessment Framework
1.1.5 Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
1.1.6 Legal Framework for Child Protection
1.1.7 Information Sharing and Confidentiality (Amended)
1.1.8 GMC Guidance for Doctors Working with 0-18 year olds


2. The Safeguarding Children Board

2.1

The Safeguarding Children Board

2.1.1 Local Safeguarding Children Board - Role and Function
2.1.2 Agency Roles and Responsibilities
2.1.3 Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers
2.1.4 AMA Guidance for Safe Working Practices for Adults Working with Children and Young People
2.1.5 Guidance for Safer Working Practices for Adults who work with Children and Young People in Education Settings (Amended)


3. Managing Individual Cases- Procedures

3.1

Managing Individual Cases - Procedure

3.1.1 Referrals
3.1.2 Initial Assessments
3.1.3 Strategy Discussion/Meeting
3.1.4 Section 47 Enquiry and Core Assessment
3.1.5 Initial Child Protection Conferences
3.1.6 Children with a Child Protection Plan
3.1.7 Implementing the Child Protection Plan
3.1.8 Child Protection Review Conferences


4. Children in Specific Circumstances- Additional Procedures

4.1

Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Procedures

4.1.1 Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People (Amended)
4.1.2 Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries
4.1.3 Children who Abuse Others
4.1.4 Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse
4.1.5 Domestic Abuse
4.1.6 Fabricated or Induced Illness
4.1.7 Forced Marriage (Amended)
4.1.8 Children and Families who go Missing (Amended)
4.1.9 Children Missing from Education/School


5. Persons Posing a Risk to Children

5.1

Persons Posing a Risk to Children

5.1.1 MAPPA Level 2 and Level 3
5.1.2 Persons Posing a Risk to Children - West Midlands Region Multi-Agency Guidance Manual (Amended)
5.1.3 Risks Posed by People with Convictions for Offences Against Children


6. Children in Specific Circumstances- Guidance

6.1

Children in Specific Circumstances - Guidance

6.1.1 Child Abuse linked to belief in 'Possession' or 'Witchcraft' or in other ways related to Spiritual or Religious Belief
6.1.2 Anti - Bullying (Amended)
6.1.3 Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology
6.1.4 Safeguarding Children from Abroad (Amended)
6.1.5 Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked (New)
6.1.6 Children Abused through Commercial Sexual Exploitation including Prostitution (Amended)
6.1.7 Children Living Away From Home
6.1.8 Children of Parents who Misuse Alcohol
6.1.9 Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs
6.1.10 Inter Agency Guidance on Working with Young People Who Use and Misuse Substances (Amended)
6.1.11 Abuse of Disabled Children (Amended)
6.1.12 Guidance for Work in Child Protection with Deaf Children or Children who Communicate in other ways, and their Families
6.1.13 Female Genital Mutilation
6.1.14 Safeguarding Around the Time of Birth (Amended)
6.1.15 Guidance for Safeguarding Sexually Active Young People (Worcestershire)>
6.1.16 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 and Professional Disagreements

7.1.1 Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conferences
7.1.2 Resolution of Professional Disagreements


8. Serious Case Reviews

8.1

Serious Case Reviews

8.1.1 Serious Case Review Procedure (Amended)


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 - Confidentiality Statement
9.2.3 Child Death Overview Panel - Attendance Log
9.2.4 Child Death Overview Panel - Chair's Letter to Parents
9.2.5 Child Death Overview Panel Form A (Notification)
9.2.6 Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Agency Report)

 

9.3

Shropshire 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
9.3.4 Child Death Overview Panel Form A (Notification)
9.3.5 Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Agency Report)
9.3.6 Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Education Report)


 

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
9.4.6 Child Death Overview Panel Form A (Notification)
9.4.7 Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Agency Report)

 

9.5

Other Notification Forms

9.5.1 Form B2: Road Accident
9.5.2 Form B3: Drowning
9.5.3 Form B4: Fire
9.5.4 Form B5: Poisoning
9.5.5 Form B6:- Other NAI
9.5.6 Form B7: Substance Misuse
9.5.7 Form B8: Apparent Homicide
9.5.8 Form B9: Apparent Suicide
9.5.9 Form B10: Apparent SUDI
9.5.10 Form B11: Summary of Postmortem findings
9.5.11 Form C: Analysis
9.5.12 Form D: Rapid Response Audit
9.5.13 Form E: Audit Tool for Child Death

 

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

Protocols

10.1.1 Protocol between the West Mercia Police and Children and Young People's Services regarding Section 47 Enquiries and Criminal Investigations
10.1.2 Joint Protocol for Missing Young People (West Mercia Police and the West Mercia Safeguarding Children's Board) (Amended)
10.1.3 Appendix A - Missing From Care Risk Assessment and Action Plan
10.1.4 Appendix B - Missing from Care Flow
10.1.5 Appendix C - West Mercia Police Missing Person Investigation Chart
10.1.6 Appendix D - Harbouring Notice
10.1.7 Appendix E - Missing Person Report


11. Local Procedures

11.1

Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board

11.1.1 Children with Disabilities - Allocation of Child Protection Responsibilities

 

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
11.2.4 WSCB Neglect Guidance
11.2.5

Parents with Impaired Learning - Practice Guidance


12. Appendices

12.1

Appendices

12.1.1 Attendance of Solicitors at Child Protection Conferences
12.1.2 Age Assessment Joint Working Protocol between Immigration and Nationality Directorate at the Home Office
12.1.3

Contacts (Amended)

12.1.7

Designated Managers

12.1.8 NSPCC Leaflet "Bruises on Children"
12.1.9 NSPCC Leaflet "Fractures in Children"
12.1.10

NSPCC Leaflet "Oral Injuries and Bites on Children"

12.1.11

NSPCC Leaflet "Thermal Injuries on Children"

 

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