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). 

 Front Page and Position Statement

1.  Introduction
2.  Strategic Arrangements for Safeguarding Children
3.  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 (UNDER REVIEW)
   
3.  Making Referrals (UPDATED)                                                                               B.  Multi Agency Referral Form (UPDATED)  Multi Agency Referral Form (UPDATED)                                    
4. A.  Undertaking Assessments and Investigations                                         B.  Bruises in Non-Mobile Children                                    
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                                                                      B.  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 (UNDER REVISION)
13.  Child neglect  (UNDER REVISION)
14.  Working with parents who misuse substances
15.  Children who go Missing from Care and from Home and Vulnerable Missing Families. (UNDER REVISION)
16.  Concealed pregnancies
17.  Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (UPDATED)
18.  Children Visiting Special Hospitals - UNDER REVISION
19.  Children and young people in prison
20.  Children and Young People who display Sexualised or Sexually Harmful Behaviour  (UNDER REVISION)
21.  Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation -             UNDER REVISION
22.  Domestic Abuse  (UNDER REVISION)
23.  Children with Blood Borne Viruses
24.  Working with Sexually Active Young People under 16
25.  Guidance - Private Fostering
26.  E-Safety (UPDATED)
27.  Children with a Disability (Joint policy with Stoke LSCB) (UPDATED)
28.  Protocol for Provision of Therapy for Child Witnesses Pre -trial
29.  Spirit Possession Practice Guidance for Practitioners 
30.  Forced Marriage Guidance - revised April 2011
31.  Service User Contact Recording Policy 
32. A.   Licensing Policy - UNDER REVISION                                                  B.  Child Protection Guidance for Large Events
33.   Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced (revised)
34.  Escalation
35.  Adult Mental Health & Safeguarding Procedures
36.  Children & Young People who Self Harm or Disclose an Intent to Commit Suicide

For further information or guidance, contact your agency representative(s).

Alternatively you may contact Safeguarding Children Board Admin Team at the  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