Safeguarding Children Board Procedures

These procedures reflect relevant legislation, current guidance from central government and lessons from research. Staff who are, or may be, involved in protection of children need to have a working knowledge of these documents and to refer to relevant sections as needed.

This latest version of the procedures replaces much of the paper ACPC procedures manual. Rotherham Safeguarding Children Board intends the new procedures to be used electronically wherever possible and to keep paper copies to a minimum. You should take advice from your managers about the destruction of the old procedures and any requests from your agency for the minimum number of hard copies.

Feedback on the new procedures is welcomed and should be addressed to
Jim Stewart
Safeguarding Manager
jim.stewart@rotherham.gov.uk

The procedures and practice guidance published on this website are the very latest versions available.

Sections

Introduction and Section 1 (87kb)
Section 2: Significant Harm: The Impact of Abuse and Neglect (164kb)
Section 3: Information Sharing and Confidentiality (180kb)
Section 4: Children who require a Child Protection Plan (81kb)
Section 5: Referring Concerns to Children's Social Care or the Police (34kb)
Section 6: Children's Social Care or Police Action following Referral 67(kb)
Section 7: The Child Protection Conference System (95kb)
Section 8: Allegations Against Staff Carers and Volunteers (141kb)
Section 9: Organised or Multiple Abuse, and Other Complex Investigations (36kb)
Section 10: Images of Child Abuse on the Internet(11kb)
Section 11: Safeguarding Children and Young People involved in, or at risk from Sexual Exploitation (160kb)
Section 12: Female Genital Mutilation (27kb)
Section 13: Children and Young People Who Abuse (28kb)
Section 14: Girls under 16 who become pregnant (11kb)
Section 15: Children and Families who go missing (13kb)
Section 16: Adults who disclose that they have abused a child (12kb)
Section 17: Adults who give cause for concern in relation to children with whom they are having contact (12kb)
Section 18: Adults who disclose childhood sexual abuse (17kb)
Section 19: Serious Case Reviews (50kb)
Section 20: Comments and Complaints about the operation of these procedures (96kb)

Appendices

Appendix 1: Indicators of Abuse (34kb)
Appendix 2: Procedures in managing the impact of domestic abuse in children (42kb)
Appendix 3: Protecting children whose parents misuse drugs, alcohol and other substances (30kb)
Appendix 4: Procedures for Convening Pre-birth Child Protection Conferences (14kb)
Appendix 5: Framework for children’s protection and planning officers: attendance and contribution of supports or advocates for children, young people, parents and main carers (25kb)
Appendix 6: Protocol for information sharing and risk assessment for sex offenders in South Yorkshire (26kb)
Appendix 7: Safeguarding Children Board Sub committees: terms of reference (96kb)
Appendix 8: Key contacts (20kb)
Appendix 9: Case Conference Report Guidelines (20kb)
Appendix 10: Protocol for joint Child Protection enquiries/investigations (6775kb)
Appendix 11: Safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or induced (250kb)
Appendix 12: Abuse and children with a disability (25kb)
Appendix 13: Protection of young people facing forced marriage (113kb)
Appendix 14: Interagency Guidelines for Gathering Information when working with Parents with Mental Health Problems (137kb)
Appendix 15: Safeguarding Children from Abroad (79kb)
Appendix 16: S Yorks Runaways Joint Protocol Procedure (247kb)

Practice Guidance
Safer Employment Best Practice Guidance 198Kb
Working with Uncooperative families 183Kb