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Manual Version 3, January 2009

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Manual Parts

1		Policy Framework, Principles and Values
2		The Safeguarding Children Board
3		Managing Individual Cases - Procedures
4		Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Procedures
5		Persons Posing a Risk to Children
6		Children in Specific Circumstances - Guidance
7		Complaints and Professional Disagreements
8		Serious Case Reviews
9		Child Death
10		Protocols
11		Local Procedures
12		Appendices

1 Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1		Policy Framework, Principles and Values
1.1.1		Foreword and Introduction to the Manual (Updated)
1.1.2		Principles and Values
1.1.3		Definitions and Recognition of Abuse and Neglect (Updated)
1.1.4		Common Assessment Framework
1.1.5		Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
1.1.6		Legal Framework for Child Protection (Updated)
1.1.7		Information Sharing and Confidentiality
1.1.8		GMC Guidance for Doctors Working with 0-18 year olds

2 The Safeguarding Children Board

2.1		The Safeguarding Children Board
2.1.1		Local Safeguarding Children Board - Role and Function
2.1.2		Agency Roles and Responsibilities
2.1.3		Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers
2.1.4		AMA Guidance for Safe Working Practices for Adults Working with Children and Young People
2.1.5		Guidance for Safe Working Practices for the Protection of Children and Staff in Education Settings

3 Managing Individual Cases - Procedures

3.1		Managing Individual Cases - Procedure
3.1.1		Referrals
3.1.2		Initial Assessments
3.1.3		Strategy Discussion/Meeting
3.1.4		Section 47 Enquiry and Core Assessment
3.1.5		Initial Child Protection Conferences
3.1.6		Children with a Child Protection Plan
3.1.7		Implementing the Child Protection Plan
3.1.8		Child Protection Review Conferences

4 Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Procedures

4.1		Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Procedures
4.1.1		Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People
4.1.2		Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries
4.1.3		Children who Abuse Others
4.1.4		Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse
4.1.5		Domestic Abuse
4.1.6		Fabricated or Induced Illness (Updated)
4.1.7		Forced Marriage
4.1.8		Children and Families who go Missing
4.1.9		Children Missing from Education/School

5 Persons Posing a Risk to Children

5.1		Persons Posing a Risk to Children
5.1.1		MAPPA Level 2 and Level 3
5.1.2		Persons Posing a Risk to Children - West Midlands Region Multi-Agency Guidance Manual
5.1.3		Risks Posed by People with Convictions for Offences Against Children

6 Children in Specific Circumstances - Guidance

6.1		Children in Specific Circumstances - Guidance
6.1.1		Child Abuse linked to belief in 'Possession' or 'Witchcraft' or in other ways related to Spiritual or Religious Belief
6.1.2		Bullying
6.1.3		Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology
6.1.4		Safeguarding Children from Abroad (including children who are victims of trafficking and unaccompanied asylum seeking children) (Updated)
6.1.5		Children Abused through Commercial Sexual Exploitation including Prostitution
6.1.6		Children Living Away From Home
6.1.7		Children of Parents who Misuse Alcohol
6.1.8		Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs
6.1.9		Abuse of Disabled Children
6.1.10		Guidance for Work in Child Protection with Deaf Children or Children who Communicate in other ways, and their Families
6.1.11		Female Genital Mutilation
6.1.12		Safeguarding Around the Time of Birth
6.1.13		Guidance for Safeguarding Sexually Active Young People (Worcestershire)
6.1.14		Protocol for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People under the age of 18 (Shropshire and Herefordshire)

7 Complaints and Professional Disagreements

7.1		Complaints and Professional Disagreements
7.1.1		Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conferences
7.1.2		Resolution of Professional Disagreements

8 Serious Case Reviews

8.1		Serious Case Reviews
8.1.1		Serious Case Review Procedure

9 Child Death

9.1		Unexpected Child Death
9.1.1		West Mercia Multi-Agency Protocol for the Management of Sudden and Unexpected Deaths (Updated)

9.2		Herefordshire Child Death Overview Panel
9.2.1		Child Death Overview Panel Process (including Forms A & B) (New)

9.3		Shropshire Child Death Overview Panel
9.3.1		Child Death Overview Panel - Operational Procedures (New)
9.3.2		Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference (New)
9.3.3		Child Death Overview Panel - Membership (New)
9.3.4		Child Death Overview Panel Form A (Notification) (New)
9.3.5		Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Agency Report) (New)
9.3.6		Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Education Report) (New)
9.3.7		Child Death Overview Panel Form C (Analysis) (New)

9.4		Worcestershire Child Death Overview Panel
9.4.1		Child Death Overview Panel - Operational Procedures (New)
9.4.2		Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference (New)
9.4.3		Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Chairperson (New)
9.4.4		Child Death Overview Panel - Role Description - Panel Member (New)
9.4.5		Child Death Overview Panel - Member's Confidentiality Statement (New)
9.4.6		Child Death Overview Panel Form A (Notification) (New)
9.4.7		Child Death Overview Panel Form B (Agency Report) (New)
9.4.8		Child Death Overview Panel Form C (Analysis) (New)

9.5		General Information
9.5.1		DSCF Information Leaflet for Parent and Carers on Child Death Review Processes (New)
9.5.2		DSCF Information Sheet on Deaths in Children with Life Limiting Conditions (New)

10 Protocols

10.1		Protocols
10.1.1		Protocol between the West Mercia Constabulary and Children and Young People's Services regarding Section 47 Enquiries and Criminal Investigations
10.1.2		Joint Protocol for Children Missing From Care Within the West Mercia Constabulary Area

11 Local Procedures

11.1		Shropshire's Safeguarding Children Board
11.1.1		Children with Disabilities - Allocation of Child Protection Responsibilities

11.2		Worcestershire Safeguarding Children Board
11.2.1		Policy Statement on Participation of Children and Young People (New)
11.2.2		Guidance for Workers, Volunteers, Management Committee Members and Trustees in Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations working with Children and Young People
11.2.3		Thresholds Guidance for Practitioners (New)
11.2.4		Parents with Impaired Learning - Practice Guidance
11.2.5		Inter Agency Guidance on Working with Young People Who Use and Misuse Substances
11.2.6		Guidance for Agencies undertaking Individual Management Reviews (New)

12 Appendices

12.1		Appendices
12.1.1		Attendance of Solicitors at Child Protection Conferences
12.1.2		Age Assessment Joint Working Protocol between Immigration and Nationality Directorate at the Home Office
12.1.3		Contacts
12.1.4		Quick Guide (Updated)
12.1.5		Display Options (New)
12.1.6		Contact Us (New)
12.1.7		Designated Managers
12.1.8		NSPCC Leaflet "Bruises on Children" (New)
12.1.9		NSPCC Leaflet "Fractures in Children" (New)
12.1.10		NSPCC Leaflet "Oral Injuries and Bites on Children" (New)
12.1.11		NSPCC Leaflet "Thermal Injuries on Children"(New)
12.1.12		Keywords Index (Updated)

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