Contents



1. The Voice and Lived Experience of Children and Young People

1.1.1 Voice and Lived Experience of Children and Young People Guidance for Practitioners  
  Practitioner Briefing - The impact of Trauma  
1.1.2 Pan Bedfordshire Advice and Guidance for when Young People Raise an Issue  
1.1.3 Pan Bedfordshire Advocacy Guidance and Key Principles  
1.1.4 Voice of the Child Practitioner Briefing  

   

1.2

A Day in My Life Practice Guidance Tools

  
1.2.1 Day in My Life Briefing  
1.2.2 Day in My Life Guidance  
1.2.3 A Day in My Life: Baby  
1.2.4 A Day in My Life: Pre-school Child  
1.2.5 A Day in My Life: Primary Child  
1.2.6 A Day in My Life: Teenager  
1.2.7 Day in my Life Unborn Baby  
1.2.8 So What do we Know - What Next? Template  


2. Information Sharing

2.1 Pan Bedfordshire Practitioner's Guide to Information Sharing to Safeguard Children and Young People  
2.2 Information Sharing Updated
2.3 Chronologies and Genograms Guidance Updated
2.4 Pan Bedfordshire Consent Guidance  
2.5 Consent Summary Guidance  
2.6 Consent Myth Buster  
2.7 Gillick and Fraser Guidelines - Practitioner Briefing  
2.8 Joint Working Protocol  


3. Assessing Need and Providing Help

3.1

Early Help

  
3.1.1 Early Help Assessment (EHA)  
3.1.2 Thresholds of Need Updated
3.1.3 Recognising Abuse and Neglect Updated
  See also: Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)  

   

3.2

Referral, Investigation and Assessment

  
  Referrals New
  Bedford Single Assessment  
  Central Bedfordshire Child and Family Assessments  
  Luton Protocol for Single Assessments in Children's Social Care  
  Referrals from Family, Friends and Neighbours Briefing  

   
3.2.1 Assessment of a Parent/Carer as the Protective Parent  
3.2.2 Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989 Updated
 

See also:

 
3.2.3 Child Protection Conferences Updated
3.2.4 Child Protection Plans and Core Groups  
3.2.5 Action to be taken where a Child is Suffering or Likely to Suffer Significant Harm  
3.2.6 Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries Updated
  See also: Practitioner Briefing - Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries New
3.2.7 Child Protection Medical Assessments  
  See also: Request for Child Protection Medical Assessment Form  
3.2.8 Organised and Complex Abuse  
3.2.9 Non-Recent Abuse Allegations Updated
3.2.10 No Access Visits to Children and Young People  

   

3.3

People Posing a Risk to Children

  
3.3.1 People Posing a Risk to Children - Guidance and Procedure  
3.3.2 Allegations and Concerns regarding Staff, Carers and Volunteers Working with Children and Young People  

   

3.4

Children in Specific Circumstances

  
3.4.1 Private Fostering Policy  
3.4.2 Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children: East of England Protocol  
3.4.3 Children Missing from Education Updated
3.4.4 Perplexing Presentations & Fabricated and Induced Illness / Disorders in Children  
3.4.5 Safeguarding Children in Faith Settings  
3.4.6 Visits to Prisons by Children  
3.4.7 Pre-Birth Assessment Procedures  
3.4.8 RSPCA, Social Care and Police Referral Protocol  
3.4.9 Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children Updated
3.4.10 Injuries and Bruising Protocol for Immobile Children 0-18 years  
3.4.11 Children Subject to Section 47 Enquires and Child Protection Plans when Travelling Abroad  
3.4.12 Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour  
3.4.13 Bullying  
3.4.14 Working with Interpreters and Others with Special Communication Skills  
3.4.15 Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities  
3.4.16 Guidance on Children Not Brought to Appointments  
  See also: Children Not Brought to Appointments Briefing  
3.4.17 Concealed, Late and/or Denied Pregnancy  
3.4.18 Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Updated
3.4.19 Protocol for the Multi-Agency Response to Complex Case Presentations at Acute Hospitals  
3.4.20 Teenage Pregnancy Pathways  
3.4.21 Pan Beds Children who Misuse Substances  
3.4.22 Pan Bedfordshire Children who Harm other Children Guidance and One Page Summary  
3.4.23 Transitional Safeguarding  
  See also: Transitions Principles Briefing.  
3.4.24

Children and Young People aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

Please see:

  
3.4.25 Disabled Children  
3.4.26 Legal Literacy Practitioner Briefing  
3.4.27 Becoming Culturally Competent - Effective Safeguarding of Children from Minority Ethnic, Cultural and Faith Communities, Groups and Families  
3.4.28 Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School  
3.2.29 Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)  
  Child and Adult Violence Briefing  

   

3.5

Neglect

  
  See: Neglect Briefings Collection  
3.5.1 Multi-Agency Practice Guidance for Recognising and Responding to Cases of Child Neglect  
3.5.2 Safeguarding Adults with Hoarding Behaviours Guidance for Practitioners and Managers  
3.5.3 Pan Bedfordshire Stop and Review Meetings Guidance  
  See also: Bedford Borough Council Complex Case Discussions  
3.5.4 Pan Bedfordshire Lead Practitioner Role  
 

See also:

  
3.5.5 Principles Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) Practitioner Briefing  
3.5.6 Graded Care Profile 2 (GCP2) Briefing  
3.5.7 Obesity New
3.5.8 Managing Concerns about Children and Young People where there are Medical and/or Complex Health Issues and Escalating Safeguarding Concerns New
3.5.9 Child Neglect Obesity Briefing  
3.5.10 Neglect and Children with a Disability - Briefing  
3.5.11 Neglect and Working with Large Families - Briefing  
3.5.12 Child Neglect Practitioner Briefing  
3.5.13 Oral Health and Neglect Practitioner Briefing  
3.5.14 Practitioner Briefing - Poverty  

   

3.6

Harmful Practices linked to Faith or Culture

  
3.6.1 Forced Marriage  
3.6.2 So Called 'Honour' Based Abuse  
3.6.3 One Minute Guide So Called ‘Honour’ Based Abuse  
3.6.4 Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Updated
3.6.5 One Minute Guide - FGM  

   

3.7

Safeguarding Children from Sexual Abuse

  
3.7.1 Harmful Sexual Behaviour  
3.7.2 Pan Bedfordshire Children who Harm other Children Guidance  
3.7.3 Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment  
3.7.4 Working with Sexually Active Young People  

   

3.8

Safeguarding Children and Young People from Exploitation

  
3.8.1 Safeguarding Children who Run Away and Go Missing from Home and Care  
3.8.2 Safeguarding Children Vulnerable to Gang Activity  
3.8.3 Safeguarding Individuals Against Radicalisation or Violent Extremism: Practice Guidance Updated
  Practitioner Briefing – Radicalisation  
3.8.4 Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation Updated
3.8.5 Child Criminal Exploitation Updated
3.8.6 Safeguarding Children from Sexual Exploitation  
3.8.7 Contextual Safeguarding  
  See also: Contextual Safeguarding Practitioner Briefing  
3.8.8 Multi-Agency Information Submission Form  
3.8.9 Multi-Agency (MA) Information Submission Form Guidelines  
3.8.10 Multi-Agency Information Submission Form Practitioner Briefing  

   

3.9

Safeguarding Children and Young People Online

  
3.9.1 Young People who post Self-Taken Images: ACPO Guidance  
3.9.2 Guidelines for Assessing Children and Families Affected by Adults Viewing Child Sexual Abuse Images  
3.9.3 Online Safety Updated
3.9.4 Photography and Sharing Images Guidance  
 

See also:

 

   

3.10

Parents and Families

  
3.10.1 Children of Parents with Mental Ill Health  
3.10.2 Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities  
3.10.3 Children Living within a Household where they are Exposed to or Experience Domestic Abuse may Suffer or are Likely to Suffer Significant Harm  
3.10.4 Working with Parents where Improved Outcomes for Children are not Achieved  
 

Fact Sheets:

See also: Professional Curiosity Guidance.		  
3.10.5 Professional Curiosity  
3.10.6 Children of Parents who Misuse Substances  
3.10.7 Parental Conflict Guidance  
3.10.8 Pan Bedfordshire Engaging with Fathers, Male Partners or Carers Guidance  
  See also: Think Dad! A father-inclusive toolkit for professionals  
3.10.9 New Partner Briefing  
3.10.10 New Invisible/Unseen Men Briefing  
3.10.11 Think Family Practitioner Briefing  
3.10.12 Multi Faith Guidance New


4. Learning and Improvement Framework

  Click here to access the Learning from Local Area SCR'S  
4.1 Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews  
 

See also:

 
4.2 Learning and Improvement Framework - under review  


5. Child Deaths

5.1 Child Death Reviews  
5.2 Bedfordshire Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) Policy and Guidance  


6. Bedford Borough, Central Bedfordshire and Luton Safeguarding Children Partnerships and Organisational Responsibilities

6.1 Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements  
6.2 Agency Roles and Responsibilities  
6.3 Serious Violence Duty  
6.4 Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews  
6.5 Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers Updated
6.6 Complaints Arising from Child Protection Conferences  
6.7 Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work  
6.8

LSCP Websites:

  


7. Appendices

7.1 Local Contacts  
7.2 Nice Guidelines - 'When to suspect child maltreatment'  
7.3 Protecting children and young people - the responsibilities of all doctors'  
7.4 Amendments