Domestic abuse can affect anyone, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Domestic abuse can also manifest itself in specific ways within different communities. The statutory definition of domestic abuse as set out in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 as: Section 1: Definition of ‘domestic abuse’…
This document provides guidance for those required to initiate, lead or participate in safeguarding enquiries in situations where more than one adult at risk may be at risk of abuse. Issued Date: May 2017 Review Date: May 2020 Click here to view the Large Scale Enquiry Procedure as a pdf. Table of Contents Flowchart 1. Introduction This document describes the procedure for…
Adult safeguarding duties apply to an adult who: Has needs for care and support (whether or not the local authority is meeting any of those needs) and; Is experiencing, or at risk of, abuse or neglect; and As a result of those care and support needs is unable to protect themselves from either the risk…
Table of Contents Resolving Professional Differences (Escalation) Policy – Children 254.27 KB 0 Downloads 31 October 2023 Download Introduction Effective working together depends on an open approach and honest relationships between agencies. Problem solving and resolution is an integral part of professional co-operation and joint working to safeguard children and young people. Transparency, openness and…
Table of Contents 1. Identification of Individuals who Pose a Risk to Children Posing a Risk to Children People convicted of an offence against a child that was listed in schedule 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (i.e. sexual offence / violent offence on young people under the age of 18 /…
Table of Contents 1. Definition There is a clear difference between a forced marriage and an arranged marriage. In arranged marriages, the families of both spouses take a leading role in arranging the marriage but the choice of whether or not to accept the arrangement remains with the young people. In a forced marriage, one…
Welcome to the Interagency Safeguarding Children Procedures of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Partnership Board (CPSCPB) For the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Multi-Agency Safeguarding Adults Procedures click here This contents list is sub divided into the following sections, each Section contains relevant Chapters/Procedures: (Click on the title to jump, or scroll down to the Section…