Contents


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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. Core Procedures
  2. Safeguarding Practice Guidance
  3. Learning and Improvement
  4. Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements
  5. Appendices and Protocols - Local Protocols, Contacts, Using this Manual


1. Core Procedures

  Recognising Abuse and Neglect Updated
  Early Help  
  See also: Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)  
  Referrals Updated
  Thresholds  
  Assessment  
  Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989  
  Child Protection Conferences Updated
  Child Protection Plans  
  Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries or Abroad  
  Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers who Work with Children Updated
  Organised and Complex Abuse  
  Information Sharing Updated
  Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work  
  Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child  
  Engaging with Fathers, Male Partners or Carers  


2. Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  Breast Ironing  
  Bruising in Pre/Non-Mobile Children (Local Information) Updated
  Bullying  
  Child to Parent Violence and Abuse  
  Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment Updated
  Child Exploitation (Sexual and Criminal) Updated
  Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)  
  Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation Updated
  Children in Custody  
  Children Living Away from Home  
  Children Missing from Education  
  Children Missing from Care, Home and Education Updated
  Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities/Difficulties  
  Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems  
  Children of Parents who Misuse Substances  
  Children Visiting Prisons  
  Children Visiting Mental Health Wards and Facilities  
  Concealed Pregnancies  
  Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children  
  Disabled Children Updated
  Domestic Abuse Updated
  E-Safety: Children Exposed to Abuse through the Digital Media  
  Fabricated or Induced Illness/Perplexing Presentations Updated
  Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief Updated
  Female Genital Mutilation Updated
  Forced Marriage Updated
  Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children Updated
  Harmful Sexual Behaviour  
  Honour Based Abuse  
  Neglect  
  Pre-Birth  
  Prevent - Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism Updated
  Racism  
  Safe Sleeping Updated
  Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour in Children and Young People  
  Transitions New
  Underage Sexual Activity  
  Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills  


3. Learning and Improvement

  Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews Updated
  Child Death Reviews  
  See also: Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Childhood - Multi-agency Guidelines for Care and Investigation (Royal College of Pathologists, endorsed by The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health)  


4. Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements

  Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements Updated
  Agency Roles and Responsibilities Updated
  Dispute Resolution Protocol Updated
  Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers Updated
  Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conferences Updated


5. Appendices and Protocols - Local Protocols, Contacts, Using this Manual

 

Local Protocols

  
  South Tyneside - Local Protocols: Knife Crime Protocol (Local Resources)
  Sunderland - Local Protocols
 

Contacts
  Gateshead - Local Contacts Updated
  Newcastle - Local Contacts Updated
  North Tyneside - Local Contacts Updated
  Northumberland - Local Contacts
  South Tyneside - Local Contacts  
  Sunderland - Local Contacts  
  National Contacts
 

Appendices
  Using this Manual  
  Glossary  
  NICE Guidelines  
  Amendments