Safer Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of Staff

Table of Contents 1. Definition All statutory and public organisations (including non-regulated activity) which employ staff and/or volunteers to work with or provide services for children have a duty to safeguard and promote the children’s welfare. This includes ensuring that safe recruitment and selection procedures are adopted. Organisations who employ people who work with children,…

Guidance for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People Under the age of 18

Table of Contents RELATED GUIDANCE Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) For The 21st Century Statutory guidance on relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education. SRE – The Evidence (Sex Education Forum publication, March 2015) 1. Flowchart for Professionals Working With Sexually Active Under 18’s Click here to view the Flowchart for Professionals…

New Children Board Procedures

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…

Large Scale Enquiry (Safeguarding Adults) Procedure

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…

Child and Family Assessment

SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER This guidance sets out the arrangements for how cases will be assessed once a child is referred into Children’s Social Care. Each child who has been referred into Children’s Social Care should have an individual assessment to identify their needs and to understand the impact of any parental behaviour on them…

Protocol for Urgent or Emergency Situations where a Section 47 Enquiry has or will commence (Both Cross Border and Inter Hospital)

RELATED CHAPTER – Children Who Move Across Local Authority Boundaries: Cross Boundary Protocol 1. Purpose This protocol provides a framework for information sharing in circumstances where a child moves across geographical boundaries or inter-hospital during a Section 47 Enquiry as part of the professional response and is in addition to all current protocols and the…

Child Protection Conferences

Table of Contents This chapter should be read in conjunction with the Effective Support for Children and Families in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (Threshold) Document and Guidance for Core Group Members The Initial Child Protection Conference Purpose of the Conference The Initial Child Protection Conference brings together family members, the child, where appropriate, and those professionals most…

Multi-Agency Policies and Procedures

Our policies are currently under review following the publication of Working Together 2023. × 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…