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Multi-agency Safeguarding Children Procedures - The web link for West Midlands Regional Safeguarding Children Procedures website will become live on Monday 3 March 2025. We are working closely with Trix to ensure that the new website includes information from our current procedures that are specific to the West Midlands and that all procedures are compliant with Working Together 2023. To access the procedures, please click on the following link: westmids-stokeontrent.trixonline

Read about Trauma Informed Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire.

Policies and procedures

The Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Children Partnerhsip are in the process of reviewing the multi-agency policies and procedures.

Below is a list of the documents which have been reviewed and adopted by the Safeguarding Children Partnership. This list will continue to be updated regularly:

Bruising in Non-Mobile Guidance
Bruising in Non-Mobile Babies Flowchart
Escalation Policy
Escalation Notification Form
Thresholds for Intervention Document
Allegations of abuse made against a person who works with children (LADO) policy
Private Fostering Guidance
Neglect Tools
Exploitation and Missing Tools
Safeguarding Children in whom illness is fabricated or induced
Safeguarding children with a disability
Supporting children and young people with epilepsy
Private fostering information for Parents and Carers
Pre-birth Pathway responding to concerns for unborn children
Child protection medical easy read leaflet
Child protection medical examination leaflet
Children Missing from Home and Care Joint Protocol

Safeguarding Policy Templates

Safeguarding policy template for private or voluntary organisations If you would like to request this template as a Word document, please contact safeguarding.training.administrator@stoke.gov.uk

Child-on-Child Abuse policy template for education settings. If you would like to request this template as a Word document, please contact safeguarding.training.administrator@stoke.gov.uk

Stoke-on-Trent Whole School Safeguarding Policy Template 2024/2025. For Education Settings Only. If you would like to request this template as a Word document, please contact safeguarding.training.administrator@stoke.gov.uk.

Briefings

1 Minute Guide - Thematic Review of Under 1s

7 Minute Briefing - Joint Targeted Inspections (JTAI)

Professional Disagreement Policy

4 Minute Briefing DHR 18

7-minute Guide - professional challenge

PSHE Education Service – Violent Disorder Special

Staffordshire Police - pocket guide for dealing with dangerous dogs

7-minute guide - cultural competency

Stoke-on-Trent community directory

The Community directory is an online tool to help you find out about activities, clubs, support, health services, and what’s on in your local area.

You can view the directory here.

Newsletters

SSCP Newsletter July 2025
SSCP Newsletter April 2025
SSCP Newsletter January 2025
SSCP Autumn 24 Newsletter
SSCP Newsletter July 2024
SSCP Newsletter May 2024
SSCP Newsletter March 2024
SSCP Newsletter November 2023
SSCP Newsletter August 2023
SSCP Newsletter March 2023