1. Working with Children and Families |
1.1 | Effective Support for Children and Families (Threshold) Document |
1.2 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Early Help Strategy April 2021 |
1.3 | Lived Experience of the Child (Voice of the Child) Practice Guidance |
1.4 | Children Who Move Across Local Authority Boundaries |
2. Information Sharing and Confidentiality |
2.1 | Information Sharing |
2.2 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Information Sharing Framework – July 2019 |
2.3 | Whistleblowing |
3. Recognition and Referral of Abuse and Neglect |
3.1 | Recognising Abuse and Neglect |
3.2 | Responding to concerns of Abuse and Neglect |
4. Response to Child Protection Referrals |
4.1 | Action taken when a child is referred to children’s social care |
4.2 | Immediate protection – Under Review |
4.3 | Child and Family Assessment |
4.4 | Strategy Discussions Under Review |
4.5 | Section 47 Enquiries |
4.6 | Urgent or Emergency Situations where a Section 47 Enquiry has or will commence (Both Cross Border and Inter Hospital) |
5. Child Protection Conferences |
5.1 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Pre-Birth Protocol |
5.2 | Child Protection Conferences |
5.3 | Working with Foreign Authorities: Child Protection Cases and Care Orders |
5.4 | East of England Region Joint Protocol on Children Subject to a Child Protection Plan Moving Between Local Authority Boundaries |
5.5 | Complaints about a Child Protection Conference |
5.6 | Flowchart: What Happens after the Child Protection Conference, including the Review Process |
6. The Child Protection Plan |
6.1 | Guidance for Core Group Members |
6.2 | Child Protection Plans |
7. Complaints and Professional Disagreements |
7.1 | Resolving Professional Differences (Escalation) Policy |
8. Children in Specific Circumstances |
8.1 Exploitation |
8.1.1 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Child Exploitation Strategy |
8.1.2 | Safeguarding Children and Young People who may be affected by Gang Activity |
8.1.3 | MET HUB Information Guide |
8.2 Children Living Away from Home / Missing |
8.2.1 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Children Missing from Home or Care |
8.2.2 | Policy and Procedure in respect of Private Fostering and Language Schools using Host Families within Cambridgeshire |
8.2.3 | East of England Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) Safeguarding Protocol |
8.2.4 | East of England Region Joint Protocol on Supervision Orders |
8.2.5 | Looked After Children |
8.2.6 | Joint Protocol to address the needs of Homeless 16 and 17 year olds in Cambridgeshire |
8.3 Sexual Abuse / Activity |
8.3.1 | Child Sexual Abuse Strategy |
8.3.2 | Guidance for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People Under the Age of 18 |
8.3.3 | Children & Young People Displaying Sexually Harmful Behaviour |
8.3.4 | Policy Document for the referral of Child and Children to SARC |
8.3.5 | Child Witnesses: Guidelines on Prosecuting Cases of Child Sexual Abuse, Crown Prosecution Service |
8.4 Complex/Organised Abuse |
8.4.1 | Organised and Complex Abuse |
8.4.2 | Children from Abroad, Trafficking and Modern Slavery |
8.4.3 | Online Safeguarding Strategy |
8.4.4 | Supporting Children and Young People Vulnerable to Violent Extremism |
8.5 Children at Risk Because of Concern About a Parent or Carer or the Home Environment |
8.5.1 | Neglect Strategy |
8.5.2 | Children At Risk Where A Parent Has A Mental Health Problem |
8.5.3 | Children of Parents who Misuse Substances |
8.5.4 | Working with Uncooperative or Hostile Parents |
8.5.5 | Practice Guidance for Safeguarding Children from Dangerous Dogs |
8.6 Health & Hospitals |
8.6.1 | Safeguarding Children with Disabilities |
8.6.2 | Fabricated or Induced Illness |
8.6.3 | Self-harm and Suicidal Behaviour |
8.6.4 | Supporting Schools and Colleges in responding to suicides in teenagers: A multi-agency guide for practitioners. |
8.7 Babies and Pregnancy |
8.7.1 | Concealed Pregnancies |
8.7.2 | Bruising In Pre-Mobile Babies: A Protocol for Assessment, Management And Referral By Professionals |
8.8 Harmful Practices Linked to Faith or Culture |
8.8.1 | Child Abuse Linked to Faith and Beliefs |
8.8.2 | Breast Ironing |
8.8.3 | Practice Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation |
8.8.4 | Forced Marriage |
8.8.5 | Honour Based Violence |
8.9 Custodial Settings |
8.9.1 | Advice Relating to Police Investigations |
8.9.2 | Provision of Therapy for Child Witnesses Prior to a Criminal Trial |
8.10 Safeguarding Children and Young People – General |
8.10.1 | Bullying |
8.10.2 | Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills |
8.10.3 | Safeguarding children and young people within faith settings (NSPCC) |
8.10.4 | Practice Guidance for the Effective Safeguarding of Children from Minority Ethnic, Cultural and Faith Communities, Groups and Families |
9. Risk Management of Known Offenders and Those who Pose a Risk |
9.1 | Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children (Including MAPPA) |
9.2 | Policy for the Education of Children with a Parent or Close Relative in Prison or at Risk of a Custodial Sentence |
9.3 | Children Visiting Prisons |
9.4 | Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Special Hospitals |
10. Safe Workforce |
10.1 | Managing Allegations or Serious Concerns in Respect of any Adult who Works or Volunteers with Children |
10.2 | Safe Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff |
10.3 | Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings |
11. Child Death |
11.1 | Multi Agency Protocol for the Management of Unexpected Childhood Deaths |
11.2 | Child Death Overview Panel Protocol |
11.3 | Guidance for Coroners: supply information about the death of a child |
12. Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews |
12.1 | Guidance for Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews |
12.2 | Guidance for completing CSPR Chronologies |
12.3 | Information Gathering Events – Under Review |
13. Safeguarding Partnership Responsibilities |
13.1 | Organisational responsibilities |
13.2 | Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements |
13.3 | Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements |
14. Appendices |
A | Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018 |
B | What to do if you’re worried a child is being abused |
C | Information Sharing: Advice for Practitioners Providing Safeguarding Services to Children, Young People, Parents and Carers 2018 |
D | Keeping children safe in education, DfE |
E | NICE Guidelines: Child maltreatment: when to suspect maltreatment in under 18s |
F | NICE Guidelines: Unintentional injuries in the home: interventions for under 15s |
G | NICE Guidance: Domestic violence and abuse |
H | NICE Guidance: Postnatal care |
I | NICE Guidance: Transition from Children’s to Adults’ Services for Young People using Health or Social Care Services |
J | General Medical Council: Protecting children and young people: The responsibilities of all doctors |
K | General Medical Council: 0–18 years: guidance for all doctors |
L | Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat- Improving Outcomes for People Experiencing Mental Health Crisis, HM Government (2014) |
M | Preventing and Tackling Bullying – Advice for Headteachers, Staff and Governing Bodies |
N | Cyberbullying: Advice for headteachers and school staff |
O | Protecting children from radicalisation: the prevent duty |
P | Revised Prevent duty guidance: for England and Wales |
Q | Statutory guidance framework: controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship |
R | Care of unaccompanied migrant children and child victims of modern slavery |
S | Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges |