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Manual Version March 2012

This is the third operational version of the Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland Local Safeguarding Children Boards Procedures Manual.

This manual complies with Working Together to Safeguard Children 2010 (Click on the title to be linked to an interactive copy).

Before proceeding to the body of the manual, please read this 'Quick Guide'.


Contents

  1. Display and Browser Options
  2. About this Manual
  3. Amendments
  4. Timescales and Project Plans
  5. Keywords and Search
  6. Printing and Retaining Copies
  7. Compliance
  8. Copyright
  9. Adding the Manual to your 'Favourites'


1. Display and Browser Options

People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual.

To change the size of the text/layout - please use these accessibility buttons

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which are on the menu bar on the left side of every screen. Click a larger button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.

If you have a colleague who may benefit from this facility, please bring it to their attention.


2. About this Manual

2.1 Status of the Manual

Leicester Safeguarding Children Board and Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Board and Tri-X-Childcare are collaborating to produce this procedures manual.

Chris Tew, Board Manager, Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB is the Lead Person in the development and maintenance of the manual. Managers and staff in partner agencies have also contributed to these procedures and have provided local information that is only relevant to staff in Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland.

As you the reader and user of the manual become familiar with the way that it works, you might have comments that would improve the manual and make it more user friendly. You may even spot an error or a broken link. Whatever it is that you have to say about the manual, your comments are valuable. Please bring them to the attention of Chris Tew (Chris.Tew@leics.gov.uk ) or use the Contact Us button on the left hand side of the screen to contact Tri-x.

2.2 What is Included

The manual is designed to contain all your policies, procedures and guidance.

  • Policies: Our intention is for this section to be  a 'one stop shop' for all the Policies, Values and Principles. It is intended to summarise the key policies, values and principles for Leicester City and Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB's. All procedures in this manual should be read in the context of this chapter;
  • Procedures and Guidance: In an attempt to keep procedures succinct, procedures and more detailed guidance are separated, with links provided as appropriate;
    • 'Procedures' summarise how managers and staff must act in given circumstances;
    • 'Guidance' provides direction or advice to assist with making a decision or taking a course of action.

Procedures and Guidance are located in individual 'chapters' which are available from a 'traditional' Contents List - available on the menu bar on the left hand side of each screen.

Please click here to find out which chapters from the previous word based Leicester City and Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB's manual, correspond to which chapters of this new manual.

2.3 Using the Contents List

Chapters are categorised or grouped together as follows:

  • Parts: The Manual contains procedures categorised under a number of areas, e.g. 'Children in Specific Circumstances'
  • Chapters: Under each Part, you will find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. Children and Families who go Missing


3. Amendments

This version of the manual has been slightly amended and one new chapter added this time.

Where a chapter has been significantly amended, it is indicated in the table below, on the Contents List and at the top of the relevant chapter.

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name Changes
Fabricated or Induced Illness This chapter was revised in relation to Section 15, Covert Video Surveillance. Advice contact details for police officers has been updated, as the National Centre for Policing Excellence no longer exists.
Forced Marriage

This chapter was amended in March 2012 to include information from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services: Forced Marriage and Adults with Learning Disabilities.

Safeguarding Trafficked Children

This chapter has been significantly amended and should be read in its entirety.
Child Death Overview Panel Procedures

This chapter was amended in relation to a new CDOP Notifications flow chart being included in Section 6, Core Purpose.
New Chapters  
Female Genital Mutilation This chapter was added in March 2012


4. Timescales and Project Plans

Tri-X childcare and LLR LSCB will be updating this manual approximately every six months. Please contact Chris Tew for the timetable for the next manual.

The next update will be planned to include any chapters of the manual which were not ready to be included in the first version, as well as introducing new chapters and changes that arise in the meantime.

If you are involved in the development of the manual or the editing of new chapters please make sure that you are familiar with the timetable.


5. Keywords and Search

5.1 Keywords

The manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Significant Harm (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'. Once clicked, the definitions will appear in a new window or tab, depending on your browser. You can leave it open for reference, or close it using the "close" button at the bottom.

5.2 Search

We have provided a Search function, available from the relevant button on the left hand menu bar. This will enable you to search for Chapter/Procedure titles and sub-sections within Chapters.

It will provide the best results if you know the title of the chapter or sub section, or if you have a good idea what the title is.

You may have to try different or alternative spellings/terms before you get the result you are looking for.


6. Printing and Retaining Copies

The Manual should normally be viewed on line but can be printed, for reference only.

To print a chapter, click on the print icon icon which is in the top right hand corner of the relevant procedure.

Please note, copies may be printed for reference only, they may NOT be retained for more than 3 working days or used for any other purpose (See Section 8, Copyright).


7. Compliance

7.1 Regulatory Compliance

Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager.

7.2 W3C Compliance

This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.


8. Copyright

The content of this manual can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd.


9. Adding the Manual to your 'Favourites'

On the first screen of the manual, there is 'favourites' icon in the top right hand corner of the screen:

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If you click on this, the manual will be added to your list of favourite website's in your browser. When you open your browser, you can then access the manual by clicking on 'Favourites' on the menu, then choosing the manual.

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