Section 47 Enquiries
Duty to Conduct Section 47 EnquiriesObligations and Responsibilities of all AgenciesAll agencies have a duty to assist and provide information in support of Section 47 Enquiries.Responsibility of Children's Social CareWhere…
Strategy Discussions
Strategy Discussion or MeetingIf there is reasonable cause to suspect a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer Significant Harm, Children's Social Care should convene a Strategy Discussion.Depending on…
Action by CSC on receipt of a referral
Initial Action by Children's Social Care on Receipt of a Referral All referrals to Children's Social Care should initially be regarded as children in potential need, and the referral should…
Children Who Move Across Local Authority Boundaries: Cross Boundary Protocol
This protocol was developed and agreed by Safeguarding Children Boards/Safeguarding Partnerships and Children’s Social Care in Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton and Peterborough and should seek to…
Child Sexual Abuse Strategy 2021 – 2023
Click here to download the Child Sexual Abuse Strategy as a pdf We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear…
Online Safeguarding Strategy 2021 – 2023
Table of Contents Click here to download the Online Safeguarding Strategy 2021/23 as a PDFSection One1. Introduction“I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:1. …
Professional Curiosity / Opportunities to be Curious Briefing
Professional curiosity or ‘Opportunities to be curious’ is an emerging theme in both Children and Adults Case Reviews and other reviews completed by the Safeguarding Partnership Board, and this is…