Child Protection Procedures: Contents

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Summary of Contents

Content:

  1. Statement of Principles; (updated October 2006)
  2. Definitions; (updated October 2006)
  3. Referral to Social Care Services; (updated August 2008)
  4. Immediate Protection, Initial Assessment and Strategy Discussion; (updated August 2008)
  5. Starting Section 47 Enquiries; (updated August 2008)
  6. The Initial Child Protection Conference and the Child Protection Register; (updated August 2008)
  7. Completing the Core Assessment and Implementing the Child Protection Plan; (updated August 2008)
  8. Review Conference And Discontinuing the Child Protection Plan; (updated August 2008)
  9. Child Abuse Perpetrated by a Person Outside the Family; (updated April 2007)
  10. Unborn Babies at Risk of Abuse; (updated June 2007)
  11. Children and Families Moving Into and Out of Birmingham; (updated April 2007)
  12. Missing Children for whom there are Child Protection Concerns;
  13. Young People who are Sexually Exploited and Abused; (updated June 2007)
  14. Fabricated and Induced Illness; (updated November 2006)
  15. Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse; (updated August 2008)
  16. Procedure for Serious Case Reviews;
  17. Female Genital Mutilation; (updated November 2006)
  18. Children and Young People Who Abuse Other Children;
  19. Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS;
  20. (This section has been rewritten as Appendix F);
  21. Forced Marriage; (updated November 2006)
  22. Concerns About Persons in a Position of Trust; (updated July 2007)
  23. Domestic;
  24. Neglect;
  25. Substance Misuse by Parents; (updated November 2006)
  26. Working With Parents Who Have Mental Health Disabilities;
  27. Working with Parents Who Have A Learning Disability;

Appendices:

  1. Alerting Signs and Symptoms; (updated June 2007)
  2. Procedure for Medical Examination; (updated June 2007)
  3. Information Sharing;
  4. Agency Responsibilities in Child Protection Work; (updated April 2007)
  5. Criminal Injuries Compensation for Victims of Child Abuse; (updated April 2007)
  6. Persons who Present a Risk of Harm to Children;
  7. Roles of Agencies and Child Protection Advisers;
  8. Good Practice in Child Protection - A Framework for Voluntary and Independent Organisations;

The Complete Document

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Child Protection Procedures, the complete document(PDF) [0.5MB].