West Yorkshire Consortium Contents

Manual Version August 2011

Bradford Safeguarding Children Board (new member)

Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board

Kirklees Safeguarding Children Board

Leeds Safeguarding Children Board

Wakefield District Safeguarding Children Board

1.1	Introduction	Updated
1.2	Underlying Policy, Principles and Values	Updated
1.3	Recognition of Significant Harm
1.4	Failure to Thrive Policy
1.5	Common Assessment Framework	Updated
1.6	Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
1.7	Statutory Framework
1.8	Information Sharing and Confidentiality	Updated

2. The Safeguarding Children Board

2.1	Local Safeguarding Children Board - Role and Function
2.2	Agency Roles and Responsibilities

3. Managing Individual Cases where there are Concerns about a Child's Safety and Welfare - Procedures

3.1	Referrals	Updated
3.2	Initial Assessments
3.3a	Strategy Discussions in Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield	Updated
3.3b	Strategy Discussions in Bradford	New
3.4	Section 47 Enquiries and Core Assessments
3.5	Initial Child Protection Conferences	Updated
3.6	Recording that a Child is the subject of a Child Protection Plan	Updated
3.7	Implementation of the Child Protection Plan - Lead Social Worker and Core Group Responsibilities
3.8	Child Protection Review Conferences	Updated

4. Managing Individual Cases where there are Concerns about a Child's Safety and Welfare - Flowcharts

4.1	Referrals
4.2	What happens following Initial Assessment
4.3	Urgent Action to Safeguard Children
4.4	What happens after the Strategy Discussion
4.5	What happens after the Child Protection Conference, including the review process

5. Children in Specific Circumstances

5.1	Abuse by Children and Young People
5.2	Abuse Linked to Spiritual and Religious Beliefs
5.3	Abuse of Disabled Children
5.4	Allegations of Harm Arising from Under Age Sexual Activity
5.5	Bullying
5.6	Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology
5.7a	Safeguarding Children and Young People from Child Sexual Exploitation - West Yorkshire Safeguarding Children Boards' Protocol and Practitioner Guidance
5.7b	Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation - Bradford	New
5.8	Children and Families who go Missing
5.9	Children At Risk Where A Parent Has A Learning Disability
5.10	Children At Risk Where A Parent Has A Mental Health Problem
5.11	Children from Abroad (including Migrant Children and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children)
5.12	Children Living Away from Home (including Children and Families living in Temporary Accommodation)
5.13	Children Missing from Education
5.13a	Bradford Education Welfare Service Guidance - Children Missing Education	New
5.14	Children Moving Across Boundaries
5.15	Children of Alcohol Misusing Parents
5.16	Children of Drug Misusing Parents
5.17	Domestic Violence
5.18	Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse
5.19	Fabricated or Induced Illness	Updated
5.20	Female Genital Mutilation	Updated
5.21	Forced Marriages	Updated
5.22	Harm to Animals and Possible Implications for Children
5.23	Intimate Care Good Practice Guidelines
5.24	Male Circumcision - Bradford	New
5.25	Race and Racism
5.26	Reluctant and Hostile Families
5.27	Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked	Updated

6. Safe Workforce

6.1	Safe Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff
6.2	Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children

7. Individuals who Pose a Risk to Children

7.1	Risks Posed by People with Convictions Against Children
7.2	List of Offences
7.3	Children's Visits to Prisons/Special Hospitals/Psychiatric Units - Relevant Government Orders and Circulars
7.4	Children Visiting Custodial Settings - Bradford	New
7.5	Children Visiting Psychiatric Units and Special Hospitals - Bradford	New
7.6	Children who Pose a Risk - Bradford	New

8. Complaints and Professional Disagreements

8.1	Complaints and Appeals
8.2	Resolving Professional Disagreements

9. Unexpected Child Death

9.1	Investigation of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Childhood
9.2	Reviewing All Childhood Deaths

10. Serious Case Reviews

10.1

11. Protocols

11.1	Joint Protocol between West Yorkshire Police and Children's Social Care regarding Joint Police/Children's Social Care Enquiries
11.2	Bradford Children and Young People’s Strategic Partnership – Information Sharing Protocol	New
11.3	Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield-Wide Inter-Agency Information Sharing Protocol
11.4	Leeds Inter-Agency Protocol for Sharing Information
11.5	Joint Protocol between West Yorkshire Police and Children's Social Care regarding Children and Young Persons Missing from Care (This protocol is currently under review)
11.6	Investigation Strategy for Harbourers of Children and Young People
11.7	Bradford Protocol for the Review of Children on a Child Protection Plan for 2+ Years	New

12. Appendices

12.1	Local Contacts	Updated
12.2	Local Keywords
12.3	NICE Guidance - When to suspect child maltreatment
12.4	Guidance for Doctors 0 to 18 years

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