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December 2011

1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1	Underlying Policy, Principles and Values
1.2	Recognition of Significant Harm
1.3	Common Assessment Framework
1.4	Sandwell SCB - Access Criteria for Children's Support Services
1.5	Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
1.6	Legal Framework for Child Protection
1.7	Information Sharing and Confidentiality
1.8	Overview of the Integrated Children's System (ICS)

2. The Sandwell Safeguarding Children Board

2.1

Roles and Functions

3. Managing Individual Cases - Procedures

3.1	Referrals
3.2	Initial Assessments
3.3	Strategy Discussions
3.4	Section 47 Enquiries and Core Assessment
3.5	Initial Child Protection Conferences
3.6	List of Children with a Child Protection Plan
3.7	Implementation of the Child Protection Plan - Lead Social Worker and Core Group Responsibilities
3.8	Child Protection Review Conferences

4. Children in Specific Circumstances

4.1	Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Procedures
4.1.1	Allegations against Persons who Work with Children (including Volunteers)
4.1.2	Children Moving Across Boundaries
4.1.3	Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse
4.1.4	Domestic Abuse
4.1.5	Fabricated or Induced Illness	Updated
4.1.6	Forced Marriages
4.1.7	Missing Children and Families
4.2	Children in Specific Circumstances - Additional Guidance
4.2.1	Abuse Linked to Spiritual and Religious Beliefs
4.2.2	Abuse of Children With Disabilities
4.2.3	Bullying
4.2.4	Children Living Away From Home (Including Children who are Privately Fostered or Looked After)
4.2.5	Children of Alcohol Misusing Parents
4.2.6	Children of Drug Misusing Parents
4.2.7	Female Genital Mutilation	Updated
4.2.8	Children affected by HIV
4.2.9	Safeguarding Children from Abroad
4.2.10	Safeguarding Children who may have Been Trafficked
4.2.11	Safeguarding Children Involved in Sport, Cultural and Recreational Settings
4.2.12	Response to Children and Young People Involved in Substance Misuse
4.3	Additional Chapters in relation to Issues of Sexual Abuse
4.3.1	Sexual Abuse Carried out by Children
4.3.2	Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology
4.3.3	Children Abused Through Commercial Sexual Exploitation including Prostitution
4.3.4	Guidance to Professionals Providing Sexual Health Advice, Intervention or Treatment of Sexually Active Children and Young People under 18 in Sandwell
4.3.5	Use of Images and Safeguarding Children and Young People

5. Individuals who Pose a Risk to Children

5.1	Persons Posing a Risk to Children West Midlands Region Multi-Agency Guidance Manual
5.2	Children's Visits to Special Hospitals/Psychiatric Units
5.3	Children’s Visiting Custodial Settings

6. Complaints and Professional Disagreements

6.1	Complaints
6.2	Resolving Professional Disagreements

7. Child Death

7.1	Unexpected Child Death
7.1.1	SUDC Protocol West Midlands Region Multi-Agency Guidance Manual
7.2	Management of Childhood Death
7.2.1	Rapid Response
7.2.2	Notifications and Recording Information about all Child Deaths
7.2.3	Child Death Overview Panel and Joint Overview Panel Procedures

8. Serious Case Reviews

8.1

Serious Case Review Procedure

9. Protocols

9.1	West Midlands Joint Protocol – Child Protection Enquiries and Related Criminal Investigations (February 2011)	New
9.2	Protocol for Children and Young people Missing from Home and Care (October 2011)	New

10. Appendices

10.1	Local Contacts
10.3	Local Keywords
10.3	Record of Strategy Discussion
10.4	GMC Guidance for Doctors working with 0 to 18 year olds
10.5	How to Formulate a Child Protection Policy - Guidance for Organisations
10.6	NICE Guidelines 'When to Suspect Child Maltreatment'

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