January 2022
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This chapter has been refreshed throughout in line with local guidance . |
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This chapter has been refreshed throughout in line with local guidance. |
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This chapter has been updated to add a link to Domestic Abuse Act Factsheets. |
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A link has been added in Relevant Guidance to Guidance: Parents with Alcohol and Drug Problems: Support Resources (GOV.UK). |
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Section 2, Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to include information in relation to pre-birth assessments and planning. |
Next update: August 2022 |
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October 2021
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Investigating Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated throughout. Sections 10, Management oversight and support and Section 11, Escalation have been added. Links are now available in the Document Library to a Command Group Template Agenda Template and Complex Abuse Chronology Template to support practitioners when working with Complex Abuse investigations. |
August 2021
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Children with Perplexing Presentations (PP) in whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced (FII) |
This chapter has been reviewed and amended throughout with reference to the revised RCPCH guidance on Perplexing Presentations (PP) / Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII) in Children. |
June 2021
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Making a Referral to Social Care |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated to reflect revisions to the Statutory Guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children (DfE). |
Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
Additional detail has been included in Section 3, Strategy Discussions / Meetings in relation to forming a professional judgement as to whether a referral to social care and a strategy discussion is required, particularly in relation to accidental bruising in a non-independently mobile baby or child. Further detail has been added in relation to Urgent Strategy Discussions and the process for conducting Paediatric Assessments in Section 9, Paediatric Assessments. |
Child Protection Conferences |
This procedure has been reviewed and extensively updated. Additional guidance has been added in relation to Transfer in Child Protection Conferences and Temporary Child Protection Plans, including a link to the guidance pathway for Derby City and Derbyshire. Information has also been added in relation to children subject to a supervision order, and expectations around involving children and families in the CP process, including sharing agency reports and conducting virtual Child Protection Conferences. |
Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Beliefs |
This chapter which is intended to help raise awareness of Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Beliefs (CALFB) has been reviewed and updated throughout. |
April 2021
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Children at Risk of Exploitation (CRE) |
A new Section 5, Care Leavers has been added. This explains how to respond to concerns around exploitation in young people who are leaving or who have left local authority care. There have also been changes to the workflow / processes to be followed when addressing concerns in relation to medium risk CRE in Derbyshire (see Section 3, Response to Concerns About Children at Risk of Exploitation (CRE)). |
January 2021
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Abuse of Disabled Children |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout and updated as required. In Section 1, Introduction, additional factors which can increase the vulnerability of disabled children have been added. Section 2, Recognition and Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to reflect the current criteria / terms of reference used by the Derbyshire Disabled Children's Service to determine eligibility for services. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
This guidance has been reviewed following publication of revised FGM Statutory Guidance. The appendices linked from this guidance have also been updated. |
Working with Parents who are Misusing Substances |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated as required. Additional information has been added into Section 4, Babies Withdrawing from Substances. |
Working with Parents/Carers Who Have Mental Health Needs |
This guidance has been reviewed an updated as required. A new section on Contingency Planning has been added into Section 4, Emergencies, as well as information on how to proceed if a parent / carer requires an urgent mental health assessment. |
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Responding to Adult and Child Victims of Modern Slavery (Documents Library, Guidance Documents) |
This new guidance is intended to provide clear and up-to-date information on the key facts, and to help staff recognise the signs and respond effectively, so that more victims get help and perpetrators are brought to justice. This guidance is split between Adults victims (Section 8) and Child Victims (Section 9). The reason for the guidance is to address the situations that occur when a child may be accompanied with an adult. Therefore, it is important that staff understand both processes when referring potential victims into services. |
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September 2020
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Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated as required to reflect the latest version of the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education. |
July 2020
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Online Safety and Internet Abuse |
This guidance has been updated to include information on 'upskirting which is now a criminal offence. Upskirting involves taking a picture under a person's clothing without them knowing, with the intention of viewing their genitals or buttocks to obtain sexual gratification, or cause the victim humiliation, distress or alarm. See Section 3, Online Bullying and Upskirting. |
Safeguarding Children Who May be Victims of Modern Slavery (have been Trafficked) |
This guidance has been updated to include a link to the new NRM digital referral form for reporting Modern Slavery. |
May 2020
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Providing Early Help |
A new Section 1.1, What is Early Help? has been added. |
Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children |
Section 4.1, Use of the term 'Risk to Children' has been updated to include details of how Probation services will use form RtCN1 to notify Children's Social Care of a person who poses a risk to children in general, but not specific children at this time. Where there is an identified child at risk, the Making a Referral to Children's Social Care process should be followed. |
April 2020
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Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
This guidance has been reviewed locally and the following points of clarification added:
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March 2020
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Making a Referral to Social Care |
Amendments have been made to reflect the changes made within the Derby City and Derbyshire Threshold Document; Level of Need and Help, and the revised front door arrangements for Derby City. Changes to Reception Services (Derby City) To manage the increase in demand within Children's Services, changes have taken place in the Reception Service:
The Children's Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub has three social care Team Managers each with rotational responsibility for:
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Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
Section 9, Paediatric Assessments has been updated to note that examinations of children who may have been subject to FGM are arranged through the East Midlands Children and Young People's Sexual Assault Service (EMCYPSAS) based at Queens Medical Centre Nottingham. Summaries of the pathways to follow have been added into the Documents Library, Flowcharts Section. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
Links have been added to a new Appendix 1a: Clinical Pathway for FGM medicals which summarises the clinical pathway for a child or young person requiring a Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) medical examination at the Queen's Medical Centre SARC service in Nottingham. |
January 2020
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Child Protection Conferences |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and updated as required to reflect current processes in relation to Child Protection Conferences and Child Protection Plans across Derby and Derbyshire. |
Local Contacts |
Key local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
November 2019
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Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
September 2019
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Throughout manual | References to Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards have been updated throughout the procedures manual to reflect the introduction of new multi agency safeguarding arrangements through the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Partnership. |
July 2019
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Children Living Away from Home (including Children and Families Living in Temporary Accommodation) |
Section 11, Children and Families Living in Temporary Accommodation has been added. |
Children who Present a Risk of Harm to Others |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout to reflect recent Department for Education publications on sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools and colleges and 'sexting'. Section 1, Introduction has been updated to include information on Peer on Peer Abuse and Section 3, Responding to Concerns, including Referral to Children's Social Care has been revised to include additional guidance to help practitioners when considering the most appropriate course of action when they have concerns about a child who is believed to have harmed another child. |
Online Safety and Internet Abuse |
The Related Information Section has been updated to include links to a range of useful documents / online resources including overarching guidance for practitioners on the subject, specific advice on reporting harmful content, as well as sources of advice and information for practitioners to use when supporting children / young people and their families and perpetrators. Section 4, Online Extremism, Radicalisation and Gang Related Crime and/or Violence has been revised to include information on the ways in which social media can be used as a catalyst and trigger for serious youth violence. |
Domestic Abuse |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated throughout. Section 1, Introduction has been updated to include the revised definition of domestic abuse contained in the proposed Domestic Abuse Bill and to fully reference the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships and the types of behaviours which this involves. The introduction has also been strengthened to make clear that domestic abuse is complex, it does not only occur between couples. It can also involve wider family members, including parental abuse by an adolescent or grown child. It can exist between older siblings, or the wider extended family in elder or honour-based abuse. A section on abuse between young people (16 and 17 years) has also been added into the Introduction. |
Safeguarding Children Who May be Victims of Modern Slavery (have been Trafficked) |
The Related Guidance section has been updated to include links to the following:
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Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
May 2019
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Providing Early Help |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout to reflect current processes for accessing Early Help Services in Derby and Derbyshire. |
Making a Referral to Social Care |
Additional amendments have been made to reflect introduction of the Derby Children's Social Care Online Referral System. The online referral system should be used to submit follow up information within 48 hours of making a telephone referral. It can also be used to make a referral in non-urgent situations or situations where there is no current assessment which could be submitted to the weekly Vulnerable Children's Meeting (VCM). Urgent / child protection referrals should continue to be made by telephone. |
Children at Risk of Exploitation (CRE) |
This procedure (formerly known as Children Abused Through Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)) has been fully reviewed, broadened and updated to incorporate the different forms of exploitation to which children may be subject. The procedure identifies the similarities between the different forms of exploitation and the overlap between sexual (CSE) and criminal exploitation (CEE). It incorporates the numerous models in which exploitation may be identified including CSE, CEE including exploitation by criminal gangs also known as 'countylines', modern slavery, extremism and radicalisation, internet based exploitation and children who go missing. A new DSCBs Child at Risk of Exploitation (CRE) Risk Assessment Toolkit has also been published to identify and plan to protect children at risk of being exploited at the earliest opportunity. This replaces the DSCBs Child at Risk of Sexual Exploitation Toolkit. |
Local Contacts |
Additional amendments have been made when the Derby Children's Social Care Online Referral System was introduced. The online referral system should be used for non urgent referrals and to submit follow up information after a telephone referral. |
February 2019
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Safeguarding Children Who May be Victims of Modern Slavery (have been Trafficked) |
This guidance has been updated to reflect the introduction of the Independent Child Trafficking Service and provision of Independent Child Trafficking Advocates across the East Midlands. Now, once safeguarding processes have been initiated, the Police or Children's Social Care must firstly refer the child to the National Counter Trafficking Service, Independent Child Trafficking Service (ICTS) for Independent Child Trafficking Advocacy. See Section 4, National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify for full details. |
January 2019
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Introduction to these Procedures |
Section 2, Child Centred Approach to Safeguarding has been updated to reinforce the importance of keeping the child in focus when making decisions about their life. Additional information has also been added on the types of neglect, abuse or exploitation which young people can experience –both from within their family and from individuals they come across in their day-to-day lives. |
Making a Referral to Social Care |
Section 1, Contacting Children's Social Care has been updated to include details of the Derbyshire Starting Point Consultation and Advice Service for Professionals and the Derby Children's Services Professional Consultation Line. Information on the process to be followed when making a referral on a recently closed case has also been updated. Links have also been added to the following recently published guidance documents:
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Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
The Derby City and Southern Derbyshire; Local Guidance on Medical Examinations in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse and Guidance on Arranging a Child Protection Medical at Chesterfield Royal Hospital – which are linked from Section 9, Paediatric Assessments – have been reviewed and updated locally. The documents sets out the procedure to be followed when requesting a child protection medical for cases of suspected physical abuse or neglect. In addition the following information has been added into Section 9, Paediatric Assessments to reflect current practice in Derby and Derbyshire:
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Safeguarding Children and Young people against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout and extensively updated to emphasise the importance of intervening early whenever there are concerns that a child or young person is being radicalised, and ensuring that they are offered support via safeguarding services, rather than being criminalised. Links to useful resources for practitioners (including e learning) and relevant Government guidance has also been added. |
Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
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Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) |
This section links to a new online resource which is designed to help practitioners understand when a Deprivation of Liberty may be occurring, and how this can be authorised. |
November 2018
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Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
This guidance has been reviewed locally and the following points of clarification added:
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July 2018
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Forced Marriage |
This procedure has been reviewed and extensively updated throughout. |
Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated following publication of revised national MAPPA guidance. |
Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
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Honour Based Abuse and Violence |
This new procedure contains information to help practitioners understand, recognise and respond to Honour Based Violence and Abuse. |
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April 2018
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Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
January 2018
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Children who Present a Risk of Harm to Others - reviewed |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout to ensure it continues to reflect best practice in working with children who present a risk of harm to others. |
Working with Sexually Active Children and Young People Under the Age of 18 |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated throughout. The accompanying flowchart (which provides a visual summary of best practice for working with sexually active young people) has also been updated. |
Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced (FII) |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout. A flowchart which illustrates the principles which should be followed when managing cases of suspected FII has been added in the Appendix. The revised chapter should be read in full. |
Working with Learning Disabled Parents |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated throughout. Additional detail has been added into Section 4, Adults at Risk (as a reminder that parents with a learning disability may be vulnerable to abuse or exploitation, which can be heightened by their perception of scrutiny by services in relation to their child/ren. Children's Services involvement may at times make it feel harder for parents to speak out about abuse for fear of how this might be interpreted by practitioners working with them. |
Local Contacts |
Contact information for key local organisations has been reviewed and updated as required. |
December 2017
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Child Protection Conferences |
This procedure has been revised to reinforce the following practice points:
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Implementation of Child Protection Plans |
This procedure has been updated to reinforce the following practice point:
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September 2017
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Investigating Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated throughout to reflect learning from a local Serious Case Review. Section 3, Investigation is new and emphasises the importance of thorough planning, good inter-agency working, and attention to the welfare needs of the children victims or adult survivors involved when investigation complex and organised abuse cases. Additional detail has been added into Section 6 The Bronze Group (Frontline Staff and Managers) and Section 9, End of Enquiry/ Investigation Meeting and Report is also new. |
July 2017
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Providing Early Help |
Section 8, Escalating Concerns and Differences in Professional Opinion, has been updated to include a new subsection on Professional Meetings. The new subsection explains how professional meetings can be useful including to share information and to help determine the direction of a case or the plan for a child/young person. They can also be a useful way of resolving uncertainty and can be helpful when working with complex family concerns and/or extensive professionals/networks. Guidance is also provided in relation to informing families about the professional meeting and the decisions and recommendations that were made. In line with other multi-agency meetings, professional meetings should be chaired by an appropriate person, have minutes taken along with clear actions/recommendations and review timescales. The Family Safety Advice Guidance which has been written to support practitioners when completing the "Your family's safety advice" section of the Early Help Assessment has also been rewritten. |
Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
The Derby City and Southern Derbyshire; Local Guidance on Medical Examinations in Cases of Suspected Child Abuse (see Document Library) - which is linked from Section 9, Paediatric Assessments - has been reviewed and updated locally. The document sets out the procedure to be followed after a strategy discussion to include social care, police and health. |
Child Protection Conferences |
Section 14, Administrative Arrangements for Child Protection Conferences and Parents Recording Conferences has been updated to include a new subsection on Audio Recordings. This new subsection provides guidance for the Conference Chair when responding to requests from parents or carers to make an audio recording, and outlines some of the practical difficulties inherent in making audio recordings of meetings which concern sensitive and confidential information. |
Abuse of Disabled Children |
Information on how to make a referral contained in Section 2, Recognition and Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to reflect current local processes in Derby City and Derbyshire. |
Child Abuse linked to Belief in Possession or Witchcraft |
This guidance has been reviewed and updated as required. |
Children Abused Through Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and extensively updated to reflect processes for responding to concerns in relation to CSE in Derby City and Derbyshire. The Child Sexual Exploitation Toolkit (found in the Documents Library) has been reissued and now covers both Derby City and Derbyshire. The toolkit contains information on indicators of CSE and vulnerabilities and other CSE resources, including the CSE Risk Assessment Matrix. |
Domestic Abuse |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and updated as required. In particular Section 3, Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to reinforce that when practitioners identify that a child or children are living in a household where there is domestic abuse, parental/carer mental ill health and parental/carer substance misuse (drugs and/or alcohol), the interaction between these complex issues, also known as the 'toxic trio', must be fully considered. The 'toxic trio' are indicators of increased risk to children and the likelihood of poor outcomes into adulthood, therefore effective assessment to clearly identify risk, strengths and resilience is required. Practitioners must ensure that all cases where the 'toxic trio' are present are discussed with their line manager and/or designated safeguarding lead to ensure that appropriate support and interventions are identified. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and updated as required. Additional information has been added into Section 2, Identifying Female Children and Women at Risk to help identify women and female children who are at imminent risk of FGM. The Appendices (found in the Documents Library) have also been updated. |
Working with Parents who are Misusing Substances |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout and updated as required. In particular Section 2, Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to reinforce that when practitioners identify that a child or children are living in a household where there is domestic abuse, parental/carer mental ill health and parental/carer substance misuse (drugs and/or alcohol), the interaction between these complex issues, also known as the 'toxic trio', must be fully considered. The 'toxic trio' are indicators of increased risk to children and the likelihood of poor outcomes into adulthood, therefore effective assessment to clearly identify risk, strengths and resilience is required. Practitioners must ensure that all cases where the 'toxic trio' are present are discussed with their line manager and/or designated safeguarding lead to ensure that appropriate support and interventions are identified |
Working with Parents/Carers Who Have Mental Health Needs |
This guidance has been reviewed throughout and updated as required. Section 2, Assessment of the Child's Needs has been updated to include guidance on how to assess the likely impact of a parent/carer's mental problem and its treatment on their parenting ability and the child's development. A reminder has also been added that whenever practitioners identify that a child or children are living in a household where there is domestic abuse, parental/carer mental ill health and parental/carer substance misuse (drugs and/or alcohol), the interaction between these complex issues, also known as the 'toxic trio', must be fully considered. |
Recruitment and Selection |
Section 11, Use of Volunteers and Section 12, Use of Agency Staff have been added and summarise the checks and induction processes which must be carried out in relation to volunteers and agency staff before they commence working with children and families. Guidance in relation to support and supervision of agency staff and volunteers is also provided. |
Organisational Roles and Responsibilities |
Section 12, Early Years and Childcare has been updated to reflect the safeguarding requirements placed on Early Years and Childcare Providers in the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Ofsted Inspection Framework for Early Years. |
Multi-Agency Guidance on Home Visits |
The Multi Agency Guidance which outlines key safeguarding issues that practitioners may need to consider when carrying out home visits has been updated as required in April 2017. |
Local Contacts |
Key local contacts have been reviewed and updated as required. |
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March 2017
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Child Protection Conferences |
Section 11, Child Does Not Require a Child Protection Plan has been amended in response to early learning from a local Serious Case Review. Specifically the subsection on discontinuing a current child protection plan has been updated to include clear guidance on the circumstances in which a child protection plan can be discontinued at the first review conference. Information on the continuing support which should be provided for children and families whenever a child protection plan is discontinued has also been added. |
Local Contacts |
Local Contact information has been reviewed and updated. |
January 2017
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Providing Early Help |
Information on the Derby City Children's Services Professional Consultation line has been added into Section 5, Obtaining Advice and Using the Early Help Assessment. The Children's Services Professional Consultation line is available to practitioners in Derby who require advice, wish to explore ways of engaging children and families in Early Help or want to discuss whether the threshold for a referral to Local Authority MAT or Children's Social Care has been met. |
Child Protection Conferences |
Looked After Children and Child Protection has been reviewed and updated as required. |
E-Safety and Internet Abuse |
This chapter which outlines key points in relation to the abuse of children through digital media, including bullying and so called sexting has been reviewed and extensively updated. |
Adults who Disclose Non Recent Abuse |
Minor amendments have been made to Section 2, Action to be Taken by Professionals Receiving the Disclosure. |
Safeguarding Children Who May be Victims of Modern Slavery (have been Trafficked) |
This chapter has been updated to reflect the most recent government guidance on referring suspected trafficking cases to the National Referral Mechanism and on notifying the Home Office of potential victims of Modern Slavery. See Section 4, National Referral Mechanism and Duty to Notify for further information. |
Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
This chapter has been updated to include a link to the LADO Referral Form which must be completed by employers and sent via email to the relevant LADO as soon as they become aware of an allegation against a member of staff / volunteer in their organisation. See Section 2.1, Initial Considerations for further information. A note has also been added into Section 14, Disciplinary or Suitability Process requiring employers to provide written confirmation to the LADO of when the referral was reported to the Disclosure and Barring Service, Ofsted and any other regulatory body. In addition the LADO should also be informed of the outcomes of any disciplinary hearings and appeals. |
Serious Case Reviews |
A link to Serious Case Review Quality Markers published by NSPCC / SCIE has been added to this chapter. The Quality Markers have been developed to help support commissioners and reviewers to commission and conduct high quality Serious Case Reviews (SCRs). They provide a consistent and robust approach to SCRs by covering the whole process from setting up to running the review, to looking at outputs and outcomes from the review - see Section 17, Further Information. |
Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
November 2016
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Local Contacts |
This chapter has been updated. |
July 2016
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Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and amended as follows:
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Domestic Violence or Abuse |
Information on the new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship which was introduced by the Serious Crime Act has been added to this procedure. See Section 1, Introduction for full details. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
Links to the following documents have been added:
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Child Death Reviews |
This procedure which outlines the key points and processes involved in responding to unexpected child deaths, and reviewing all child deaths has been comprehensively revised and updated throughout. It should be read in full. |
Local Contacts |
Contact information for local agencies has been reviewed and updated as required. |
June 2016
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Child Protection Section 47 Enquiries |
This procedure has been reviewed throughout and amended as follows:
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Domestic Violence and Abuse |
Information on the new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour in an intimate relationship which was introduced by the Serious Crime Act has been added to this procedure. See Section 1, Introduction for full details. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
Links to the following documents have been added:
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Child Death Reviews |
This procedure which outlines the key points and processes involved in responding to unexpected child deaths, and reviewing all child deaths has been comprehensively revised and updated throughout. It should be read in full. |
Local Contacts |
Contact information for local agencies has been reviewed and updated as required. |
December 2015
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E-Safety and Internet Abuse |
Information on Sexting has been added into a new Section 3, Sexting - Taking and Sending Naked or Sexually Provocative Images of Self or Others, Practitioners should familiarise themselves with the new content which explains what is meant by 'sexting' and also summarises Police guidance on how to respond to children and young people who share sexual or indecent images of themselves or others online / via instant or text messaging services. |
Adults who Disclose Non Recent Abuse |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout. |
Children Living Away from Home |
Section 5, Children in Custody has been updated to include information on the responsibilities of the Local Authority to visit and develop a Detention Placement Plan when a child / young person becomes Looked After as a result of being remanded to Youth Detention Accommodation. Section 10, Unaccompanied Children from Abroad has been completely rewritten and explains the actions which are required when there are concerns that child / young person is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm as a result of suspected trafficking. |
Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation |
Links to the following recently published guidance documents / reports have been added:
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Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout. Documents in the appendices have all been updated as required, and information on the Mandatory Reporting Duty under which regulated professionals must report known cases of FGM in girls under 18 to the police has been added into Section 3, Responding to Concerns About FGM. |
Forced Marriage |
A link to guidance on how to apply for a Forced Marriage Protection order has been added to this chapter. |
Investigating Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout. |
Working with Parents who are Misusing Substances |
Guidelines for Gathering Information about the Needs of Children whose Parents have Drug / Alcohol Problems have been updated. The guidelines should be used by practitioners when assessing the impact of parental drug and/or alcohol use on children. |
Safeguarding Children Who May be Victims of Modern Slavery (have been Trafficked) |
This chapter has been updated throughout to reflect publication of the Government's Modern Slavery Strategy. |
Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
The procedure for responding to allegations against staff, carers and volunteers has been reviewed and updated following publication of the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
The Legal Framework |
Information on the Care Act 2014 has been added into a new Section 9, The Care Act 2014. |
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards (DSCBs) Roles and Functions |
This chapter has been reviewed following publication of Working Together to Safeguard Children. Additional information on issues which should be covered in the DSCB Annual Report has been added into Section 2, DSCB Governance and Chairing Arrangements. |
Organisational Roles and Responsibilities |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated as required to reflect Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
Serious Case Reviews |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout to reflect Working Together to Safeguard Children and locally agreed processes for conducting Serious Case Reviews. |
Derby City and Derbyshire Thresholds Document |
The updated thresholds document has been developed and published by Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards in response to the requirements of Working Together to Safeguarding Children. The document:
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Derby and Derbyshire Multi Agency Dispute Resolution and Escalation Policy |
The escalation policy, which sets out clear routes to escalate professional concerns where there are fears that differences of opinion may be getting in the way of keeping a child safe, has been reviewed by the Derby and Derbyshire SCBs and updated as required. It describes a 5 stage process which should be followed when professionals have a difference of opinion. The aim must always be to resolve the disagreement at the earliest possible stage. |
Self-Harm Practice Guidance |
This document, which has been developed as a reference guide for all agencies and practitioners who come into contact with children, young people and their families has been updated locally. It is intended as a guide to supporting children/ young people who have thoughts, who are about to or have self-harmed. The guidance will support practitioners to keep children safe by outlining:
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Death of, or Serious Injury to, a Child |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated following publication of Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards' Information Sharing Agreement and Guidance for Practitioners |
This document, which was originally published in November 2014, has been reviewed locally and updated as required to reflect Working Together to Safeguard Children. The document contains guidance for practitioners so they can share information appropriately and confidently as part of their day to day practice and to do so confidently. |
Local Contacts |
Contact information has been reviewed and updated as required. |
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Safeguarding Children and Young People against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism |
This new chapter contains information on Government strategies to prevent terrorism and violent extremism. It also covers the indicators which can make children and young people vulnerable to radicalisation and violent extremism and explains the different responses available when practitioners have concerns about specific children, young people and families. |
October 2015
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Chapter Name | Details |
Self-Harm Practice Guidance |
Local guidance on Self Harm has been developed as a reference tool for all agencies and practitioners who come into contact with children, young people and their families. The guidance is intended to help workers supporting children/ young people who have thoughts about or who have self-harmed. The guidance covers the following:
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September 2015
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Providing Early Help |
This chapter has been updated to include information on Starting Point, which is the new contact and referral process in Derbyshire. Contact details for the Starting Point Consultation and Advice Service have been added into Section 3, How do I know whether there are Low Level or Emerging Needs? The Consultation and Advice service will operate Monday to Friday from 08:00 – 18:00, and can be contact by telephone on service by calling 01629 535353. The service will be staffed by Senior Practitioners and qualified Social Workers. Advice such as how to engage with children and families, dealing with difficult and challenging issues, how to achieve elusive outcomes, etc. will be available. |
Making a Referral to Social Care |
This chapter has been updated to include information on the new contact and referral system being introduced in Derbyshire. See Section 1, Contacting Children's Social Care for further details. |
Local Contacts |
A link to a new online form developed for use when making a referral to Starting Point has been added. |
June 2015
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Providing Early Help |
A link to recently published Department for Education guidance on Information Sharing - Advice for Practitioners Providing Safeguarding Services to Children, Young People, Parents and Carers (2015) has been added into Section 6, Engaging with Families and Sharing Information. |
Child Protection Conferences |
A link has been added to Department for Education Guidance on Working with Foreign Authorities in Child Protection Cases. |
E-Safety and Internet Abuse |
This chapter has been updated to include information on the new offence of Sexual Communication with a child which was introduced by the Serious Crime Act 2015. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse Through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
This chapter has been updated to include a link to the Home Office FGM Resource Pack which contains comprehensive information for practitioners, including free e-learning on how to recognise and prevent FGM, case studies, examples of good practice from around the country and suggested questions for local areas when developing responses to FGM. |
Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children |
Information on Sexual Harm Prevention Orders and Sexual Risk Orders (which were introduced in the Anti Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014) has been added into Section 12, Other Processes and Mechanisms. |
Child Death Reviews |
A link has been added to guidance for the police on Investigating Child Deaths. |
Response to Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood in Derby City and Derbyshire |
Contact information for the Lead Consultant Paediatrician for SUDI has been updated (see Appendix 4, Local Contacts). |
Derby and Derbyshire Multi-Agency Protocol for Pre-Birth Assessments and Interventions |
This protocol, which has been developed by the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Boards to support agencies and practitioners in their decision making and assessment processes when working with a pregnant woman, her partner and family, has been reviewed locally and updated throughout. It has been developed for use by all adult and children's services practitioners working with pregnant women and their families in Derby and Derbyshire. The protocol aims to ensure that all unborn babies with additional needs are identified as early as possible and ensure that appropriate and timely services are delivered in an integrated manner. The updated protocol can be assessed from relevant chapters throughout the manual. |
Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as necessary. |
New Chapters and Features | |
Chapter Name | Details |
What to do if you're worried a child is being abused - Advice for Practitioners (2015) |
This section of the manual links to newly published Department for Education advice which has been written to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take. |
December 2014
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Abuse of Disabled Children |
This chapter has been reviewed throughout and revised substantially. In Section 2, Recognition and Assessment of the Child's Needs, additional information has been added outlining the process making and responding to referrals in Derby and Derbyshire. Section 3, Responding to Abuse of Disabled Children has been rewritten and clarifies the arrangements for undertaking assessments where abuse is suspected and there are both disabled and non disabled children in the family. The chapter should be read in full. |
Child Abuse linked to Belief in Possession or Witchcraft |
This chapter has been reviewed locally, and revised throughout. It should be read in full. |
Children and Families who go Missing |
This chapter has been reviewed locally and updated throughout. It should be read in full. |
Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced (FII) |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated as necessary. It should be read in full. |
Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation |
Updated local procedures for practitioners in Derby City and Derbyshire have been added. |
Children whose Behaviour Indicates a Lack of Parental Control |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout as required. Section 2, Assessment of the Child's Needs and Section 3, Legal Powers to Address Behavioural are new and should be read. |
Domestic Violence or Abuse |
This chapter has been rewritten and should be read in full. |
Safeguarding Children at Risk of Abuse through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) |
This chapter has been rewritten and should be read in full. |
Investigating Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse |
This chapter has been rewritten and should be read in full. |
Working with Parents who are Misusing Substances |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated throughout. It should be read in full. |
Working with Learning Disabled Parents |
This chapter has been revised throughout. It should be read in full. |
Working with Parents Who Have Mental Health Needs |
This chapter has been reviewed and updated as required. It should be read in full. |
Recruitment and Selection |
This chapter has been reviewed locally and updated as required. Section 10, DBS Checks and Regulated Activity is new. |
Allegations Against Staff, Carers and Volunteers |
This chapter has been substantially revised, it should be read in full. |
Local Contacts |
Local contact information has been reviewed and updated as necessary. |
New Chapters and Features | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Safeguarding Children Who May Have Been Trafficked | This chapter outlines the key points in relation to concerns that a child or young person under 18 has been trafficked. |
Guidance to Support Safe Sleeping Practices in Babies and Infants | This new guidance has been written for practitioners with the aim of reducing deaths of babies and infants as a result of unsafe sleeping practices. The guidance provides information for practitioners to support discussions with parents about safe sleeping. |
Prevention of Non-Accidental Head Injury in Infancy Guidance | This guidance contains information for practitioners on a Multi-Agency project running across Derbyshire which aims to reduce the incidence of shaken baby syndrome by raising parents and carer's awareness of the risks of shaking a baby and by giving strategies for managing stressful situations through a Parental Education Programme. The guidance contains specific information for practitioners involved in delivering the parental education programme, as well as messages for use by all practitioners about reinforcing the importance of keeping babies heads safe when working with families. |