Procedures


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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. Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements (Roles and Responsibilities)
  4. Appendices and Protocols


1. Core Procedures

  Thresholds for Access to Services for Children and Families in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Children's Social Care  
  Recognising Abuse and Neglect  
  Early Help Assessment  
  Referrals  
  Assessment  
  Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989  
  Child Protection Conferences  
  Child Protection Plans  
  Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries  
  Organised and Complex Abuse Investigations  
  Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children  
  Information Sharing Updated
  Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child Updated


2. Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  Child Exploitation, CSE and Assessment of Risk Outside the Home (Contextual Safeguarding) Updated
  Children and Young People go Missing from Home or Care  
  Children and Families who go Missing (including Unborn Children)  
  Children Missing from Education or with Issues Regarding School Attendance/Poor School Attendance  
  Bruising, Marks, or Injury of Concern in Pre-Mobile Babies and Non-Independently Mobile Children  
  Bruising, Marks, or Injury of Concern in Mobile Children  
  Bullying  
  Children Living Away from Home (including Private Fostering and Children and Families living in Temporary Accommodation)  
  Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation New
  Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities  
  Children of Parents with Mental Health Problems  
  Children of Parents who Misuse Substances  
  Children Visiting Prisons  
  Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities  
  Concealed Pregnancies  
  Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children Updated
  Disabled Children  
  Domestic Abuse Updated
  Elective Home Education New
  Medically Unexplained Symptoms, Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induced Illness (Fii)  
  Failure to Thrive Policy  
  Female Genital Mutilation and Other Harmful Practices Updated
  Forced Marriage  
  Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children  
  Harmful Sexual Behaviour  
  Historical (non recent) Abuse Allegations  
  So Called 'Honour' Based Abuse  
  Neglect  
  Online Safety Updated
  Pre-Birth and Post Birth Planning  
  Practice Principles - Engaging Fathers, and Male Carers in Effective Practice  
  Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Children in Care and Care Experienced Children at School New
  Safeguarding Children Vulnerable to Violent Extremism (PREVENT)  
  Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour Updated
  LLR Practice Guidance: Supporting Children and Young People who Self-Harm and/or have Suicidal Thoughts  
  Sexual Abuse  
  Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief  
  Uncooperative and Hostile Families  
  Working with Sexually Active Children and Young People Under the Age of 18 Updated


3. Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements (Roles and Responsibilities)

  Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements tri.x Resource  
  Leicester Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA)  
  Leicestershire and Rutland Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements  
  Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements – National Guidance  
  Organisational Responsibilities – National Guidance  
  Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews - National Guidance  
  The Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Child Death Overview Panel  
  Child Death Reviews - National Guidance  
  Safeguarding Partnership Principles - National Framework  
  Resolving Practitioner Disagreements and Escalation of Concerns  
  Appeals by Parents / Carers and Children against Child Protection Conference Decisions  
  Whistleblowing  
  Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers Updated


4. Appendices and Protocols

 

Local Protocols

  
  Leicester Safeguarding Children Partnership Board Website  
  Leicestershire and Rutland Safeguarding Children Partnership Website
 

Appendices
  Using this Manual  
  Local Contacts  
  National Contacts  
  Glossary  
  NICE Guidelines  
  Mental Health and Well Being CCG Website  
  Amendments