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- Procedures Dev
- 01.0 Working Together to Safeguard Children
- 1.01 Introduction
- 1.02 Statutory Guidance
- 1.03 Principles Underpinning Work to Safeguarding and Promote the Welfare of Children
- 1.04 Key Issues for Professionals
- 1.05 Race, Ethnicity and Culture
- 02.0 Involving Children and their Families
- 2.01 Introduction
- 2.02 Involving Children
- 2.03 The Importance of Partnership in Child Protection
- 2.04 Basic Principles of Partnership in Child Protection
- 2.05 Working Partnerships with other Professionals
- 2.06 Communication and Explanation
- 03.0 Assessing Children in Need and their Families
- 04.0 Children in Need of Protection – Making a Referral
- 4.01 Introduction
- 4.02 Unclear Situations
- 4.03 Talking to Parents/Carers
- 4.04 Reporting Concerns
- 4.05 Enquiries to the Register
- 4.06 Assessment of Need
- 4.07 Applying Child Protection Procedures
- 4.07.5 If there is Disagreement about the Decision
- 4.07.6 Recording the Decision to Apply Child Protection Procedures
- 4.08 Emergency Duty Team Responsibilities
- 05.0 Children in Need of Protection – Response
- 5.01 Introduction
- 5.02 Immediate Protection
- 5.03 Strategy Discussion
- 5.04.1 Immediate Protection Following the Strategy Discussion
- 5.04.4 Joint Investigations and Single Agency Enquiries/Investigations
- 5.05 Criteria for Joint Investigation
- 5.06.1 Single Agency Enquiries/Investigation
- 5.06.2 Children's Social Care, 5.6.3 Police
- 5.07 Responsibility for Enquiry
- 5.08 Enquiries and Assessment
- 5.10 Contact with Parents/Carers
- 5.11 Lack of Involvement, Co-operation or Consent from Parents/Carers during the Child Protection Enquiries
- 5.12 Seeing and Interviewing Children
- 5.13 Investigative (Video) Interviews of Children
- 5.14 Medical Examinations.Consent, Collection of Forensic Samples and Photographs
- 5.17 Child Assessment Orders
- 5.18 Outcome of Section 47 Enquiries
- 5.19 Concerns are not Substantiated
- 5.20 Concerns are Substantiated, but the Child is not Judged to be at Continuing Risk of Significant Harm
- 5.21 Concerns are Substantiated and the Child is Judged to be at Continuing Risk of Significant Harm
- Flowchart
- 06.0 The Child Protection Conference System
- 6.01 Introduction
- 6.02 Purpose of the Initial Child Protection Conference
- 6.03 Criteria for Convening an Initial Child Protection Conference
- 6.04 Timing of an Initial Child Protection Conference
- 6.05 Attendance at Conference
- 6.06 Quoracy of an Initial Child Protection Conference
- 6.07 Breaching the Quorum
- 6.08 Involving Family Members
- 6.09 Participation of Children/Young People in Initial Child Protection Conferences
- 6.10 Excluding Family Members
- 6.11The Involvement of Professionals who are Friends or Colleagues of the Family
- 6.12 Structure of the Conference
- 6.13 Information for the Conference
- 6.14 Confidentiality
- 6.15 Decisions of an Initial Child Protection Conference
- 6.16 Where Agency Representatives have concern regarding the outcome of an Initial Conference
- 6.17 Decision Not to Register/Child in Need
- 6.18 Chairing and Administration of Conference
- 6.19 The Record of the Conference
- 6.20 Child Protection Plan
- 6.21 The Core Group
- 6.22 Core Group Membership
- 6.23 Core Group Meetings
- 6.24 Role of the Key Worker
- 6.25 Core Assessment and the Child Protection Plan
- 6.26 Pre-Birth Conferences
- 6.27 Receiving In (Also Known As Transfer) Conferences
- 6.28 Review Child Protection Conferences
- 6.29 Arrangements for Convening Review Conferences
- 6.30 Quoracy of a Review Child Protection Conference
- 6.31 Reports to Review Conference
- 6.32 Child's Participation in a Review Child Protection Conference
- 6.33 Structure of the Review Conference
- 6.34 Decision Making
- 6.35 Action Following a Review Conference
- 6.36 Concerns about the Outcome
- 6.37 Notification of the Outcome of Review Conferences
- 6.38 Decision Making at Child Protection Conferences where the Child is Looked After
- 6.39 Children who are Looked After Under Section 20 of the Children Act
- 6.40 Children Already on the Child Protection Register who are Subsequently Looked After by the Local Authority
- 6.41 Children who are Looked After and are also on the Child Protection Register
- 07.0 The Central Children's Database
- 7.01 The Purpose of the Register
- 7.02 Authorised Users
- 7.03 Checking the Child Protection Register
- 7.04 Changes to the Child Protection Register
- 7.05 Change of Key Worker
- 7.06 Change of Address Within The County
- 7.07 Change of Address Out of the County
- 7.08 Child Moves into this County
- 7.09 Children on the Child Protection Register Who Go Missing
- 7.10 Children for Whom there are other Outstanding Child Protection Concerns
- 08.0 Child Protection in Specific Circumstances
- 8.01 Abuse of Disabled Children
- 8.02 Organised and Complex Abuse
- 8.02.04 General Principles
- 8.02.06 Initial Strategy Discussion
- 8.02.07 Professionals Who Need To Be Informed
- 8.02.08 Strategic Management Group (SMG)
- 8.02.09 Joint Investigation Group
- 8.02.10 Responsibilities
- 8.02.11 Crossing Geographical and Operational Boundaries
- 8.03 Domestic Abuse
- 8.03.04 Definition
- 8.03.05 Procedure
- 8.03.13 Screening Tool
- 8.04 Visits by Children to Special Hospitals
- 8.05 Adults Who Present a Risk to Children
- 8.05.07 Passing on Information About Individuals Who May Present a Risk to Children (Including All Five Categories above)
- 8.05.08 Disclosure of Information to Professionals Working In Safeguarding Children Board Agencies
- 8.05.09 Schedule One Offenders
- 8.06 Children and Young People Who Abuse (Including Sexual Abuse)
- 8.06.02 Peer Abuse
- 8.06.04 Overview
- 8.06.07 Initial Child Protection Procedures
- 8.06.09 Strategy Meeting
- 8.07 Children and Young People Being Discharged from Hospital
- 8.08 Protecting Children and Young People Who Are Being Sexually Exploited Through Prostitution
- 8.08.03 Role of Coercers
- 8.08.04 Procedures
- 8.08.09 The Multi-Agency Child in Need Planning Meeting
- 8.09 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
- 8.10 Child With/without Carers Arriving in North Yorkshire From Outside the UK
- 8.10.02 Responsibility for Recognition of Child in Need
- 8.10.03 Attribution of Social Care Responsibility
- 8.10.04 Assessment
- 8.11 Fabricated or Induced Illness
- 8.11.03 Definition
- 8.11.04 Referral
- 8.11.08 Strategy Discussion
- 8.11.13 Further Enquiries
- 8.11.17 Criminal Investigation
- 8.11.19 Use of Covert Video Surveillance
- 8.11.23 Concerns About Staff
- 8.12 Child Abuse and the Internet
- 8.12.08 Immediate Steps
- 8.13 Allegations Made Against a Person Who Works with Children - Scope
- 8.13.06 Initial Response
- 8.13.13 Consultation with LADO
- 8.13.17 Referral to and Response by Social Care/Child Abuse Investigation Team (CAIT)
- 8.13.25 Police Investigations
- 8.13.26 Staff Allegation Review Meetings
- 8.13.29 Action Further to Police Investigation/Social Care Enquiries
- 8.13.32 Disciplinary Process and Review of Staff Approval
- 8.13.35 Disciplinary Action
- 8.13.39 Action on Conclusion of the Case
- 8.13.41 Monitoring
- 8.15 Sexually Active Young People Who Are At Risk Of Harm
- 8.15.03 Identifying Cause for Concern
- 8.15.10 Young People Under the Age of 13
- 8.15.16 Young People between 13 and 15
- 8.15.20 Young People between 16 and 18
- 8.15.24 Sharing Information with Parents
- 8.15.25 Checklist
- 09.0 Complaints and Commendations
- 9.01 Complaints concerning individual agencies
- 9.02 Complaints about a Child Protection Conference
- 9.03 Publicising access and awareness of the procedure
- 9.04 Stage One - Local Resolution
- 9.05 Stage Two - Complaint Review Panel
- 9.06 Resolution of Professional Concerns and Disputes
- 9.07 Dissent at Child Protection Conferences
- 9.08 Where Professional Differences Remain
- 9.09 Commendation Procedure
- 10.0 Serious Case Reviews
- 10.01 Introduction
- 10.02 Instigating a Case Review
- 10.03 Scope of Review
- 10.04 Timing
- 10.05 Process
- 10.06 Review by Management - Advice on Scope and Terms of Reference
- 10.07 The Safeguarding Children Board Overview Report
- 10.08 Reviewing Institutional Abuse
- 10.09 Accountability and Disclosure
- 10.10 System for Evaluation Plans
- 11.0 Unexpected Child Death
- Contents
- Recognition of Child Abuse and Neglect
- Serious Case Review
- Training
- Principles of Inter Agency Training
- Training Application Process
- Training Booking Form
- Training Booking Form
- Training Courses
- Level 1: Basic awareness in Child Protection
- Level 2: Working together understanding Abuse Part 1
- Level 2: Working together understanding the process Part 2
- Level 3. Parents with Learning Disabilities and Safeguarding Children.
- Level 3. Working Together To Address Issues of Neglect
- Level 3: Domestic Abuse and its impact on Children
- Level 3: Learning lessons from Serious Case Reviews
- Level 3: Parental mental ill health and its impact on children
- Level 3: Protecting Disabled Children
- Level 3: Understanding Substance Misuse
- Level 3: Working together to address issues of Sexual Abuse
- Working Together in Child Protection Refresher Training (Half Day)
- Training Introduction
- Training Levels
- What to do if you're worried
- Who's Who - designated contact information
- Latest News
- Site Map
- Working Together in Child Protection Refresher Training (Half Day)
News
1st Dec 2008
NYSCB News, November 2008
NYSCB News, November 2008
18th Apr 2008
Child Death Overview Panels
Child Death Overview Panels
15th Jan 2007
What To Do if you're Worried a Child is Being Abused
What To Do if you're Worried a Child is Being Abused