Supplementary Documents

Children who Runaway or go Missing from Home & Care Protocol – the protocol outlines our multi-agency approach to children who runaway or go missing from home and care.
Protocol on Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated Induced Illness – this protocol outlines our multi-agency approach to perplexing presentation and fabricated induced illness
Escalation and Resolution Policy and Procedure – this sets out what North Lincolnshire will do to resolve differences of opinion in individual cases and cases that may be serious child safeguarding cases
Information sharing guidance – this document provides information on the effective and legitimate sharing of information between professionals and agencies
Guidance – Bruising and injuries in infants and children (including those that are non-independently mobile) – this guidance outlines the responsibilities of practitioners operating in North Lincolnshire who may come into contact with infants and children who have sustained physical injuries, with particular reference to the assessment and management of injuries to those that are non-independently mobile
Guidance on the code of conduct for people working with children and young people – this guidance describes the standards of conduct and practice that should be followed by employers, staff and volunteers when working with children and young people.
Standards of Safer Recruitment – this document sets out the standards for safer recruitment and minimum standards of staff induction
Policy and procedure for identifying and responding to concerns about FGM – this guidance and procedure explains the duties and actions to be taken regarding recognising and responding to children who are at risk of/who may have suffered FGM, and is for professionals to help them identify and respond to concerns or disclosures about FGM
Policy and procedure for identifying and responding to concerns about Honour based abuse and forced marriage – this guidance provides practitioners in North Lincolnshire with information about HBA and FM, and what to do if they are concerned about a child or young person
Guidance for recognising and responding to neglect – this guidance supports professionals in working with families where neglect is a factor.
Policy statement – children who live in households where there is domestic abuse – sets out what North Lincolnshire will do to protect children from the effects of domestic abuse.
Policy statement – protecting disabled children from harm – sets out what North Lincolnshire will do to protect disabled children from harm.
Policy statement – reducing the harm from neglect – sets out what North Lincolnshire will do to reduce the harm from neglect
Joint Safe Sleeping Guidance for Babies – the guidance supports all organisations and their workers in a consistent message and approach to safe sleeping to prevent baby / child deaths
Child Sexual Exploitation: Definition and a guide for practitioners, local leaders and decision makers working to protect children from child sexual exploitation – this guidance outlines the policy and procedures for how organisations and agencies should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people from sexual exploitation
- Child Sexual Exploitation Vulnerabilities and Risk Indicators Guide
Child Criminal Exploitation: Definition and a guide for practitioners, local leaders and decisions makers working to protection children from child criminal exploitation – this guidance outlines the policy and procedures on how organisations and agencies should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people from child criminal exploitation.
- Child Criminal Exploitation Vulnerabilities and Risk Indicators Guide
Guidance for recognising and responding to breast ironing – this guidance explains the actions to be taken regarding recognising and responding to children who are at risk of/who have suffered breast ironing.
Guidance on working with children, young people and adults who are vulnerable to radicalisation – explains the indicators and actions to be taken regarding children and young people who are vulnerable to radicalisation and explains the Prevent and Channel process
- Prevent referral form
Guidance on safeguarding children who may have been trafficked – this guidance is for agencies who may suspect that a child or young person has been trafficked and what to do to safeguard and promote their welfare
Harmful Sexual Behaviour guidance – this guidance provides advice to practitioners working with children and young people who display inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviour
Guidance on Section 85 and 86 – this guidance provides information around the statutory duties, legal requirements and the local agreements relating to Sections 85 and 86 of the Children’s Act 1989
Complex and Organised Child Abuse – this procedure sets out how a multi agency investigation into complex and organised child abuse would take place
CMARS | Dangerous Dogs & Safeguarding Children – CMARS– this Dangerous Dog Policy promotes a unified and proactive approach to ensuring safety in environments where dogs and children interact