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 Babies and Non-mobile Children Guidance

Bruising in Non-mobile Babies and Non-mobile Children Flowchart

Escalation Policy

Escalation Notification Form

Allegations of abuse made against a person who works with children (LADO) policy

Private Fostering Guidance

Private Fostering Information for Parents and Carers

Neglect Tools

Exploitation and Missing Tools

Safeguarding children with a disability

Publications

Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Safeguarding Practice Reviews have replaced Serious Case Reviews (SCRs).

The new National Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel holds the key responsibility for how the system learns from serious child safeguarding incidents.

The local authority holds the responsibility to make the notification of a serious safeguarding incident. The Stoke-on-Trent Safeguarding Partners will take a lead to ensure learning from reviews is disseminated to the wider workforce and work closely with the National Panel.

Additional Information:

• Complexity and challenge: a triennial analysis of SCRs 2014-2017
• Pathways to harm, pathways to protection: a triennial analysis of serious case reviews 2011 to 2014

Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabricated or Induced