Quick Guide |
Manual Version 4, January 2012
Welcome to the fourth electronic version of the Lincolnshire SCB manual of procedures.
This manual is produced in conjunction with Tri.x childcare and it is updated every six months. If you have any comments, additions or if you find that there is something that needs to be improved about the manual, please contact Sheridan Dodsworth.
This 'Quick Guide' must be read before accessing the body of the manual.
Contents
- Display and Browser Options
- Structure of the Manual
- Amendments
- How to find a Chapter
- Terminology
- Keywords
- Compliance
- Contact us
- Copyright
1. Display and Browser Options
Have you checked your display and browser options? If not, please go the 'display and browser options' on the left hand side of the screen.
2. Structure of the Manual
This manual contains the policies, procedures and guidance for Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Board. In this manual, all Policies, Values and Principles are located in one Chapter, which users are required to familiarise themselves with before proceeding to the main body of the Manual. These Policies, Values and Principles are located in a Chapter called 'Values' - available from the left hand side of the screen.
3. Amendments
This fourth edition of the manual has some updated and some new chapters. These are all listed below:
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name: | |
| Team Around the Child Procedure | This is a suite of information regarding Team Around the Child |
| Supporting Children and Young People Vulnerable to Violent Extremism | The guidance provides advice on how to manage and respond to concerns of children and young people identified as being vulnerable to and affected by the radicalisation of others. |
| ACPO Lead's Position on Young People Who Post Self Taken Indecent Images | The ACPO Lead on Child Protection and Abuse Investigation (CPAI) has released this position in response to the growing trend by young people to take and share indecent photos, not only of themselves, but also of friends and partners through SMS on mobile phones. |
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name: | Change: |
| Section 47 Enquiries and Core Assessments | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to a link to Lincolnshire LSCB Escalation Policy |
| Initial Child Protection Conferences | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to contact details for the Safeguarding Team |
| Arrangements for Children who are Subject to a Child Protection Plan | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to the telephone number for Lincolnshire Police |
| Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to the telephone number for Lincolnshire Police |
| Children and Families who go Missing | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to the contact details for the point of contact. |
| LSCB Joint Protocol for Missing Children and Young People | This chapter was updated to include Statutory Guidance on Children who Run Away and Go Missing from Home or Care |
| Female Genital Mutilation | This chapter was updated to include Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation. |
| Forced Marriage | This chapter was updated to include links to Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007: Guidance for Local Authorities, Ministry of Justice (October 2009) and The Right to Choose: Multi-Agency Statutory Guidance for Dealing with Forced Marriage. HM Government (Jan 2010). |
| Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked | This chapter was updated to include the following guidance: UK Border Agency: Statutory Duty to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children (2009) Trafficking Toolkit: Tackling Trafficking (Criminal Justice System) National Contacts details for contact numbers and addresses UK Briefing Paper on Child Trafficking - Begging and Organised Crime (ECPAT, September 2010) Safeguarding Trafficked Roma Children and Families (London LSCB, September 2010) Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Safeguarding Children who may have been trafficked (DoE, 2007) |
| Procedures for Video Recording Interviews with Children | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to digital recordings stored on video camera hard disc drives (HDD)) |
| Safeguarding Sexually Active Young People | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to police contact details. |
| Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to contact details for LADO, Police and Allegations Tracker. Guidance for Safer working Practice for Adults who work with Children and Young People in Education Setting Guidance was added to this chapter. |
| Children and Young People who Display Sexually Inappropriate or Harmful Behaviours | This chapter was slightly updated to include a flowchart for actions to be taken. |
| Complaints and Appeals | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to the change of name from Case Monitoring Group to Inter-Agency Case Review Sub Group. |
| Reviewing All Childhood Deaths | This chapter was slightly updated in regard to the change to Child Death Overview Panel. |
| Serious Case Review Procedure | This chapter was updated to include a letter to LSCB Chairs and Directors of Children's Services from Tim Loughton on 22 September 2010, which relates to the removal of the role of government offices from the Serious Case Review process. Notifications of Serious Case Reviews should now be sent to the Department for Education. |
| Local Contacts | This chapter was updated to include new contact details. |
The next version of the manual (Version 5) will follow the template below:
| Event | Date |
| Site Meeting | TBC |
| Deadline for information from customer | TBC |
| Tri.X Edits | TBC |
| Handover for formatting | TBC |
| Delivery Date | TBC |
4. How to find a chapter
Procedures and guidance are located in individual 'Chapters' which are available from a 'traditional' Contents List - on the left hand side of the screen.
4.1 Using the Contents List
Chapters are categorised or grouped together as follows:
SECTIONS: Within each Service Sector the procedures are listed numerically'.
CHAPTERS: Under each Section, you'll find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. 'Initial Assessment'. You can search for a Chapter
If you aren't sure which service or section to look in, try 'Search' which can be accessed via the button on the left of your screen and will help you identify specific Chapters and sub headings within Chapters.
5. Terminology
We believe it is crucial to use consistent terminology, which we agree with individual customers, for example:
| 'Child' or 'Young Person' | both these terms are used to mean any child under the age of 18 |
| 'Staff' or 'Carer' | means all Staff and Carers (including) whether employed or not |
| 'Parent' | means person with Parental Responsibility |
| 'Regulatory Authority' | Regulatory Authority is the generic term used in this manual to describe the independent regulatory body responsible for inspecting and regulating services e.g. Ofsted. |
| 'Social Worker' | This means the worker allocated to the child/family. If there is no allocated worker, the Duty Social Worker or Team Manager is responsible. |
6. 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'.
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'.
7. Compliance
7.1 Regulatory Compliance
Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager or contact us.
7.2 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.
8. 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.
9. 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 Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Board.
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