Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board's Inter-Agency Procedures for Safeguarding Children and Promoting their Welfare*

*Please note that all of these policies and procedures are currently being revised to reflect the revisions made to the 'Working Together to Safeguard Children' statutory guidance. (DCSF, 2010). The SSCB plans to formally re-launch these procedures in October 2010 and all organisations will be invited to the re-launch event. Please continue to access the SSCB website to remain up to date with information about this event.

1.  Front Page and Position Statement
2.  Introduction
3.  Strategic Arrangements for Safeguarding Children
4.  Glossary of Terms

Sections 1 - 27

1.  Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children
   
2. A.  Guidance on Information Sharing  (UNDER REVIEW)                                   B.  Continuum of Need Framework 2009-10
   
3.  Making Referrals (UPDATED)                                                                          B.    Multi-agency Referral Form - (REVISED)                                        
4. A.  Undertaking Assessments and Investigations                                                     B.  Bruising and injuries in children who are non-mobile or under six months of age                                                                                                              
5.  Initial Child Protection Conferences
   
6.  Managing the child protection plan and review child protection Conferences
   
7.  Managing Allegations of Abuse made against a person who works with children
   
8. a  Serious case reviews  8b.  Serious Case Reviews - Securing Files
   
9.  Complex child abuse investigations
   
   
10. Section 10 - When a Child Dies:
    • 10A Overview Document 
    • 10B Notification
    • 10C Rapid Response Procedures
    • 10D Brief Process Model
    • 10E When a Child Dies Child Death Overview Panel
    • 10F Standard Documents Front Sheet
    •   Form A Notification of Child Death
    •   Form B2 Neonatal Death
    •   Form B3  Death of a child with a life limiting condition
    •   Form B4 Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy
    •   Form B5 Road Traffic Accident/Collision
    •   Form B6 Drowning
    •   Form B7 Fire and Burns
    •   Form B8 Poisoning
    •   Form B9 Other non-intentional Injury/Accidents/Trauma
    •   Form B10 Substance Misuse
    •   Form B11 Apparent Homicide
    •   Form B12 Apparent Suicide
    •   Form B13 Summary of Autopsy Findings
    •   Form B Agency Report
    •   Form C Analysis Proforma
    •   Form D Audit Tool for Rapid Response
    •   Form E Audit Tool for Child Death Overview Panels
    •  Form G Coroner's Contact Details  
    •  Form I Guidance for Dealing with Grieving Families after the Death of a Child
      
11.  Recruitment and Selection Procedures for All
12.  Pre-birth referral and assessment
13.  Child neglect
14.  Working with parents who misuse substances
15.  Children who go Missing from Care and from Home and Vulnerable Missing Families.
16.  Concealed pregnancies
17.  Female genital mutilation (FGM)
18.  Children visiting special hospitals (under review) - UNDER REVISION
19.  Children and young people in prison
20.  Children and Young People who display Sexualised or Sexually Harmful Behaviour
21.  Children involved in prostitution
22.  Domestic Abuse
23.  Children with Blood Borne Viruses
24.  Working with Sexually Active Young People under 16
25.  Guidance - Private Fostering
26.  E-Safety
27.  Abuse of Disabled Children
28.  Protocol for Provision of Therapy for Child Witnesses Pre -trial
29.  Spirit Possession Practice Guidance for Practitioners 
30.  Forced Marriage Guidance
31.  Service User Contact Recording Policy 
32. A.   Licensing Policy             B. Child Protection Guidance for Large Events
33.   Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced                                                                                                                 For further information or guidance, contact your agency representative(s).

Alternatively you may contact Louise Bath, Safeguarding Children Board Manager at the Directorate for Children, Young People and Families, Children and Families Services, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Staffordshire ST16 2DH

Telephone: 01785 (27) 7151

This publication has been produced for and on behalf of the Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board