South Ayrshire Child Protection Procedures
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Introduction
Purpose of procedures
Who is a child?
Involvement of and transition to adult support and protection
Parents and relevant persons
Definition of abuse
Domestic abuse
Parental alcohol misuse and/or drug misuse
Non-engaging family
Parental mental health problems
Child placing themselves at risk
Sexual abuse
Organised abuse
Child exploitation
Physical abuse
Emotional abuse
Neglect
Children as abusers
Other concerns
Child protection registration
Significant harm
Worried about a child?
Worried about a child?
Responding to concerns
Discuss your concern
Sharing information
Consent
Refer and record a concern to Social Work Services (share your concerns)
What happens next
Information gathering and discussion
Assessment of information recieved
Referral (share your concerns): decision making
Conducting agency enquiries
Initial referral discussions (share your concerns)
Initial Referral Discussion
Concerns about child’s immediate safety
Responding to a child protection concern
Child protection investigation
Investigation of allegations of child abuse
Conducting the investigation – general
Planning the interview with the child
Seeking the child’s permission
Seeking parent’s permission
Conducting the interview
Child witness
Investigations of physical injury – specific issues
Investigation of allegations of physical neglect – specific issues
Investigation of allegations of failure to thrive – specific issues
Investigations of allegations of emotional abuse – specific issues
Investigation of allegations of child sexual abuse – specific issues
Sexual abuse by organised networks or multiple abusers
Investigations where children are affected by disability or additional support needs
Out of hours service and checks to the central child protection register
Keeping families involved
Where agreement cannot be reached on how to proceed between agencies and/or internally
Staff support and supervision
Child protection case conferences
Introduction
Child protection case conferences
Initial child protection conference
Pre-birth conferences
Review child protection conference
Transfer of cases
Transfer child protection conference
Transfer of child protection cases within South Ayrshire
Transfer from another local authority
Transfer to another local authority
Responsibility for convening the transfer child protection conference
Child protection case conference tasks
Child protection conferences – invitations, attendance and composition
Reports for child protection conferences
Requests for child protection conferences from other agencies, parents and children/young people
Criteria for registration
Criteria for de-registration
When a child’s name is placed on the child protection register
Child protection conferences and looked after and accommodated reviews
Referrals to the reporter (share your concerns)
Decision by children’s hearings or courts which are inconsistent with the decisions made at the child protection conference
Involvement of parents at child protection conferences
Involvement of children/young people at child protection conferences
Dissent on registration and key aspects
Appeals against registration by a child/young person or a parent
Minutes of the child protection conference
Outcomes of child protection conference
Child protection registration
Post-registration – the child protection plan
The role of the lead professional
Core groups
Supervision of child protection cases
Child protection and criminal justice
The imprisonment and preparation for release of offenders convicted of offences against children – circular no SW/11/1994
Legal measures
Child protection provisions – Children (Scotland) Act 1995
Child assessment order
Child protection order
Exclusion orders and interim exclusion orders
Emergency child protection measures
Police powers to take a child to a place of safety
Initial Referral Discussion (IRD)
Child protection initial referral discussion
Involvement of parents and children at initial referral discussions
Minutes of initial referral discussion
Getting It Right For Every Child
Who can consent to the sharing of personal information
How to seek, obtain and record consent (in appropriate circumstances)
Dealing with consent being refused
Consent is withdrawn
Someone may be unable to provide consent
Sharing information without seeking consent, or ignoring a refusal to share information about a vulnerable child or adult (in appropriate circumstances)
Information sharing pre birth
Review process
Sharing information about a person who may pose a significant risk to staff
Specific guidance for staff
Allegation of abuse by other children in residential care
Allegations of abuse perpetrated by staff members
Arrangements for child protection in the armed services
Children and prostitution
Children denied medical treatment
Children seeking refuge
Difficult or dangerous families
Fabricated or induced illness
Female genital mutilation: procedures
Forced marriage
Guidance for staff in educational establishments
Gypsy and traveller children
Housing and homelessness child protection policy
Investigation of allegations of abuse of children in foster care
Investigation of allegations of abuse of children in residential care
Investigations into allegations of abuse against members of staff in other local authority or organisation’s residential establishments
MAPPA – Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
People/child trafficking
Protocol for child protection and domestic abuse alerts during school holidays
Quality assurance child protection information
Risk management protocol for children and young people with problematic sexual and violent behaviours
The initial risk management meeting
Runaway/missing children protocol
The imprisonment and preparation for release of offenders convicted of offences against children – circular no SW/11/1994
Training
Underage sexual activity
Validated self evaluation visit
Involvement of and transition to adult support and protection
Appendices
CP1 – Form and guidance
CP2 – Initial Child Protection Case Conference Minute
CP2 – Pre-birth Child Protection Case Conference Minute
CP3 – Review Child Protection Conference Minute
CP5 – Minute of child protection initial referral discussion including pre-birth case discussions
CP9 – Child’s Child Protection Plan and Minute of Core Group
High Risk Pregnancy Protocol pre-birth referral and assessment (share your concerns)
CP11 – Immediate Notification to Standby of Child Protection Alert
CP13 Forms
CP14 – Immediate Notification to Standby of Child Protection de-alert
Investigative Interview Manager/ Supervisor briefing and debriefing
Referral form (share your concerns) – referral of child/young person to children and families social work services
GIRFEC Integrated Assessment Framework
Child Protection Order
Child Protection Case File Front Sheet
Guidance on Tripartite referral (share your concerns) and discussion
Placement agreement
Post Admission Alert form
Post Admission Meeting Proforma
Letter advising another authority that we have a child placed there
Medical examination flowchart
South Ayrshire Council child protection leaflets
Child’s Assessment and Plan and Guidance notes
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