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Child Protection Guidelines
Managing Individual Cases
Referral
Referral Flowchart
Concerned About a Child?
Discuss With Manager
Still Has Concerns
No Longer Has Concerns
Refer to Children’s Services
Acknowledge Referral
Initial assessment
Child’s Immediate Safety
No Further Child Protection Action
Feedback to Referrer
No Further Social Care Involvement
Following Initial Assessment
Following Initial Assessment Flowchart
No Further Children Services Involvement
Feedback to Referrer
No Significant Harm
Actual or likely significant harm
Strategy Discussion
Social Worker Decides on Next Steps
Decide What Services are Required
In Depth Assessment Required
Core Assessment
Social Worker Coordinates Services
Concerns About Child’s Immediate Safety
Service Provision
Review Case
Urgent Action
Urgent Action Flowchart
Emergency Action to Protect a Child
Immediate Strategy Discussion
Legal Advice
Relevant Agency Sees Child
No Emergency Action Required
Appropriate Emergency Action
Child in Need
Agree a Plan
After the Strategy Discussion
Strategy Discussion Flowchart
Strategy Discussion
No Further Children’s Services Involvement
Core Assessment
Police Investigate Possible Crime
No further local authority support
Initiate Enquiries into Significant Harm
No Harm but in Need
Convene Child Protection Conference
Child Protection Conference
Child at Risk of Significant Harm
Agree Plan for Ensuring Child’s Safety
Child at Continuing Risk of Significant Harm
Child not at Continuing Risk of Significant Harm
Further Decisions Made About Service Provision
After the Child Protection Conference
Child Protection Conference Flowchart
Child is Subject of Child Protection Plan
After the Child Protection Conference
Core Group Meets
Core Assessment Completed
First Child Protection Review
No Further Concerns About Harm
Some Concerns About Harm
Single Agency Procedures
Armed Forces
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
Children’s Social Care
Community Nursing Staff
Community Safety
Dentists
GPs
Health Visitors, School Nurses and Midwives
Hospital Staff
Other Health Professionals
Primary Care Staff
Police
Probation
CYPS Education Services – Schools
Urban Regeneration Including Leisure Centres and Housing
Voluntary Organisations
Youth Offending Service
Allegations Against Staff
Who Should Use These Procedures
Backround Information
Roles and Responsibilities
Recognising an Allegation
Police Response
Children’s Social Care Response
Consideration by Senior Manager and LADO
Strategy Discussion and Initial Evaluation Discussion
Strategy Meeting
Reviewing Progress
Resignations and Compromise Arrangements
Disciplinary Consideration
Timescales
Sharing Information for Disciplinary Purposes
Record Keeping
Monitoring Progress
Unfounded Allegations
Referral to the Independant Safeguarding Authority or Regulatory Body
Further Guidance on Child Protection
Child Abuse and the Internet
Children and Sexual Exploitation
Children Missing from Home
Children Living Away from Home
Children who are Adopted or Placed for Adoption
Complex Cases
Dangerous Dogs
Domestic Violence
Fabricated or Induced Illness
Female Genital Mutilation
Forced Marriage
Forced Marriage Act – One year on
Legal Protocol for Serious Injuries
Medical Examinations
Private Fostering
Serious Case Reviews
Safe Care
Sex Offender Management
Sexually Active Young People
Substance Misuse
When to Suspect Child Maltreatment
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Chapter 5 Managing Individual Cases
Appendices
10 Common Pitfalls
Accommodation
Capacity
Case Recording
Child’s Voice
Core Groups
Child Abuse Definitions
Child Assessment Orders
Complaints about Conferences
Dealing with Neglect
Emergency Protection Orders
Emergency Protection Orders – Warrants
Information Sharing
Introduction to the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board
Parental Responsibility
Police Protection
Prohibited Steps Order
Role of the Chair of Child Protection Conference
Sexual Offences Act 2003
Significant Harm
Signs and Symptoms of Possible Child Abuse
The Continuum of Need
Working with Interpreters and Signers
Think Family Policies and Procedures
Context
Introduction
Policy Statement
Legal Framework
Responding to Children in Need of Support
Child in Need System
System Principles
Consent and Information Sharing
The Continuum of Need
Common Processes
The Common Assessment
The Lead Professional
Contact Point
Think Family Procedure
Think Family Joint Working Protocol
Think Family Template Catalogue
The Procedure
Consultation
Consultation Outcomes
Common Assessment
Child in Need Meeting (Level 2/3)
Safeguarding Meeting (Level 4)
Child in Need Plan
Child in Need Plan Review Meeting
Significant Harm Concerns
Meetings Guidance
Introduction
Chairing Meetings
Meeting Agenda
Attendance
Venue
Supporters and Advocates
Timescales
Common Assessment
Child in Need Meeting
Child in Need Plan
Frequency of Contact
Safeguarding Meeting
Monitoring the Child in Need System
Complaints and Compliments
Escalation Procedures
Case Transfer
Appendices
A. Continuum of Need
B. Continuum of Need – Guidance
C. Child in Need Documentation Flowchart
D. Multi Agency Consent Form
E. Consultation Form
F. Pre-assessment Checklist
G. Common Assessment Framework
H. Child in Need Meeting Checklist
I. Report for Invited Professionals
J. Child in Need Plan
K.Child in Need Plan (Review)
L. Report for a Safeguarding Meeting
M. Agreement for Monitoring
N. Child in Need Audit Form
O. Common Assessment/Child in Need Pathway
Q. Standard Letter – Child/Young Person
R. Standard Letter – Professional
S. Standard Letter – Parent
T. Protocol for De-registration
U. Child in Need Visiting Proforma
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
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