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Quick Guide

April 2012

Welcome to Northamptonshire LSCBN Safeguarding Children Boards Inter Agency Child Protection Procedures Manual.

This update of the Child Protection Procedures manual incorporates a number of additions and amendments which are summarised in the table in section 3 below. The Manual Contents List also indicates where there are additions or amendments. The 'Quick Guide' should be read before accessing the body of the manual for ease of use.


Contents

  1. Display and Browser Options
  2. About this Manual
  3. Amendments and Updates
  4. Keywords
  5. Compliance
  6. Contact us
  7. Copyright
  8. Printing and Retaining Copies


1. Display and Browser Options

People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual.

To change the size of the text/layout - please use these accessibility buttons

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which are on menu bar on the left side of every screen. Click a larger button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.


2. About this Manual

This is an updated, fourth version of the web based procedures manual for the Local Safeguarding Children Board Northamptonshire (LSCBN).

Beverley Czyz (BCzyz@northamptonshire.gov.uk) is your Lead Person for the Manual.

The Manual contains a 'one stop shop' for all your Policies, Values and Principles. They are located in one Chapter: see 'Values' (on the menu bar on the left hand side of the screen). This Chapter is intended to summarise the key policies, values and principles for the Local Safeguarding Children Board Northamptonshire. All procedures in this manual should be read in the context of this Chapter.

The Manual contains procedures categorised under a number of 'Parts', e.g. 'Policy Framework, Principles and Values'. Within each Part, you will find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. 'Initial Assessment'.

3. Amendments and Updates

This manual was updated in April 2012 and the next update is due in October 2012. All amendments and new documents should be sent to Beverley Czyz at BCzyz@northamptonshire.gov.uk by August 20th 2012 for inclusion in the next update.

Any urgent amendments which arise between updates, for example recommendations from Serious Case Reviews or inspections, and cannot wait until the next scheduled edition should also be raised with Beverley Czyz, who will discuss and agree their inclusion with Tri.x.

New Chapters and Features (Northamptonshire LSCBN April 2012)
New Chapter Name  

Strengthening Families/Signs of Safety

The Local Safeguarding Children's Board Northamptonshire (LSCBN) has adopted the Strengthening Families approach as an integral part of their child protection framework. This approach supports assessment of risk using a strength and resilience model to engage children, young people and families.

A key first step in implementation is to change the way in which Child Protection Conferences share and organise information and make a decision as to whether a plan needs to be in place to reduce the risk of harm to the child. This new way of facilitating conferences will start on May 1st 2012.

For further information on Strengthening Families: Signs of Safety

Multi-agency briefing workshops have been held to support with the changes.

We are currently finalising documentation and will publish these shortly.

For a copy of the multi-agency workshop presentation slides and information pack please contact:

Workforcedevelopment@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Children Visiting Custodial Settings This is a new chapter that has been added to the manual and should be read in full.
Children visiting Psychiatric Wards and Special Hospitals This is a new chapter that has been added to the manual and should be read in full.
Supporting Children and Young People Vulnerable to Violent Extremism This is a new chapter that has been added to the manual and should be read in full.
Updated Chapters Change
Referrals This chapter has been updated in relation to contact details and services name changes from Children and Young People Services to Adult and Children's Services.
Child Protection Investigations and Core Assessments This chapter has been updated and amended and should be read in full as the changes relate to policy and practice changes.
Initial Child Protection Conferences This chapter has been updated and amended and should be read in full as the changes relate to policy and practice changes.
Record of Children with a Child Protection Plan This chapter has been updated in relation to contact details and services name changes from Children and Young People Services to Adult and Children's Services.
Implementation of Child Protection Plan - Lead Social Worker and Core Group Responsibilities This chapter has been updated and amended and should be read in full as the changes relate to policy and practice changes.
Child Protection Review Conferences This chapter has been updated and amended and should be read in full as the changes relate to policy and practice changes.
Serious Case Review This chapter has been updated in Section 1, Introduction with a link to the letter from Ofsted about the evaluation of Serious Case Reviews.


4. Keywords

The manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Significant Harm (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'. Once clicked, the definitions will appear in a new window or tab, depending on your browser. You can leave it open for reference, or close it using the "close" button at the bottom.

Many Keywords are highlighted in the body of procedures, but you can search for the Keyword you need: Go to the Keywords Index, on the left hand side of the screen, or use 'Search'.


5. Compliance

5.1 Regulatory Compliance

Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert Beverley Czyz (BCzyz@northamptonshire.gov.uk) or contact us.

5.2 W3C Compliance

This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.


6. Contact us

If you have any comments or suggestions to make about this manual please contact us by using the button on the left hand side of the screen, from anywhere within the manual.


7. Copyright

The content of this website can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd and the Local Safeguarding Children Board Northamptonshire (LSCBN).


8. Printing and Retaining Copies

The Manual should normally be viewed online but can be printed, for reference only.

To print a chapter, click on the print icon icon which is in the top right hand corner of the relevant procedure

Please note, the Manual will be updated regularly, so staff should avoid retaining printed versions - hard copies are only valid for 72 hours.

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