• contents
• keywords & contacts
• quick guide
• values
• contact us
• search

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

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"

End