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Managing individual cases
Referral
Worried about a child
Discuss with the person
Discuss with your manager
Advice if you are Unsure
Sharing information
Consent
Refer to social work
Taking a referral
Conduct agency enquiries
Feedback to referrer
What happens next
Initial Assessment
Initial assessment
Working with children and families
Medical examinations
Immediate action
Strategy discussion
Legal advice
Child protection investigation
Outcome of investigations
Vulnerable unborn baby
The Core Group
Case Conference
Preparation for the conference
Initial child protection case conference
Conference agenda
Quorum
Involvement of parents and carers* – at conference
Involvement of children at conference
Conference chair
Written reports
Registration
Child protection plan
Children moving into Guernsey
Transfer case conference
Case conference minutes
After the Initial Case Conference
The Child Protection Plan
Explaining the child protection plan to the Child and Parents
The Role of the Lead Professional
The Role of the Lead Professional’s Manager
Core Group
Core Assessment
Looked After Children
Missing Children
Children Moving Away from Guernsey
Deregistration
Review Case Conference
Roles and Responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities
Culture and Leisure Department
Education Department
Health and Social Services
Other Health
Children’s Convenor
Safeguarder Service
Police
Prison Services
Probation Service
Useful Resources
10 Common Pitfalls
Safeguarding Children Affected by Domestic Abuse
Emergency Child Protection Order
Exclusion Order
Care Requirement
Child Death Review
Child in Need
Child’s Voice
Children’s Convenor
Communications/Assessment
Community Parenting Order
CP Conference to Reregistration Process Flowchart
Information Sharing Guidance
Interpreters
Meetings
Parental Responsibility
Powers of Police Officers
Referral to Child Protection Conference Process Flowchart
Resolution of Professional disagreements
What is Serious Harm?
When and How to Involve Parents and Carers
When to Suspect Child Maltreatment
Serious Case Reviews
Appendices
Child Abuse
Physical Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Neglect
How Are We Doing?
Referral Form
Record of Strategy Discussion: Proforma
PDFs
Working Together 2013
Summary
Introduction
A child-centred and co-ordinated approach to safeguarding
Chapter 1: Assessing need and providing help
Early help
Identifying children and families who would benefit from early help
Effective assessment of the need for early help
Provision of effective early help services
Accessing help and services
Information sharing
Assessments under the Children Act 1989
The purpose of assessment
The principles and parameters of a good assessment
Focusing on the needs and views of the child
Developing a clear analysis
Focusing on outcomes
Timeliness
Local protocols for assessment
Processes for managing individual cases
Chapter 2: Organisational responsibilities
Section 11 of the Children Act 2004
Individual organisational responsibilities
Schools and colleges
Early years and childcare
Health services
Police
Adult social care services
Housing authorities
British Transport Police
Prison service
Probation service
The secure estate for children
Youth Offending Teams
The United Kingdom Border Agency
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service
Armed Services
Voluntary and private sectors
Faith Organisations
Chapter 3: Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Statutory objectives and functions of LSCBs
LSCB membership
LSCB Chair, accountability and resourcing
Information sharing
Chapter 4: Learning and improvement framework
Principles for learning and improvement
Serious Case Reviews
National panel of independent experts on Serious Case Reviews
Chapter 5: Child death reviews
Responsibilities of Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs)
Specific responsibilities of relevant bodies in relation to child deaths
Providing information to the Department for Education
Responsibilities of Child Death Overview Panels
Definition of preventable child deaths
Action by professionals when a child dies unexpectedly
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Statutory framework
Table A: Bodies and individuals covered by key duties
Appendix C: Further sources of information
User Guide
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