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Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Procedures Revisions

Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Procedures Revisions. March 2014. 1. Why have the procedures been revised?. To incorporate the changes identified in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013) Rearranged contents

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Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Procedures Revisions

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  1. Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Procedures Revisions March 2014 1

  2. Why have the procedures been revised? • To incorporate the changes identified in Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013) • Rearranged contents • Substantial revision of “core” procedures in Section 1: Assessing Need and Providing Help, outlining the child’s journey from early help through to implementing child protection plans • To help make procedures easier to navigate, more child focused and succinct 2

  3. Re-arranging contents • Introduction • Section 1: Assessing and Providing Help • Section 2: Children’s Workforce • Section 3: DSCB and organisational responsibilities • Section 4: Learning and improvement • Section 5: Guidance documents • Section 6: Appendices 3

  4. Section 1: Assessing and Providing Help • Chapter 1.1 Providing early help (updated) • Chapter 1.2 Making a referral to Social Care (updated) • Chapter 1.3 Child protection s47 enquiries (new) • Chapter 1.4 Child protection conferences (new) • Chapter 1.5 Implementation of child protection plans (new) • Chapter 1.6 Children in specific circumstances 4

  5. Changes in key areas Specific changes to several important areas: • Early Help Assessment • Referral to Children’s Social Care • Strategy meetings and discussions • Section 47 child protection enquiries • Child protection conferences 5

  6. Chpt 1 Providing Early Help • Chapter focus on identifying and assessing low level and emerging needs, and addressing these • Close links with the Thresholds document • Early help assessment replaces CAF (April 2014) 6

  7. Chpt 2 Making a Referral to Social Care • Importance of being clear about the reasons you are contacting Social Care - can ask to speak to a qualified Social Worker for advice • Clarification of referral routes - urgent / non urgent cases and information required • Response to a referral - Assessment Protocol and Escalation Policy • Concerns about the welfare of any unborn baby – Derby Multi Agency Pre-birth Assessment and Intervention Protocol • Response to Sudden Unexpected Death in Children Protocol 7

  8. Chpt 3 Child Protection s47 Enquiries • Clarifies who is responsible for S47 enquiries for any child who lives or is found in Derby • Significant changes to strategy discussions and meetings - S47 enquires follow strategy discussions / meetings • In-depth section on paediatric / medical assessments • Outcome of S47 enquiries 8

  9. Chpt 4 Child Protection Conferences • Timeframe for conferences with 15 days of the strategy discussion / meeting agreeing s47 • Highlights types of child protection conferences • Pre-birth conferences at 28 weeks pregnancy • Review conferences timescales and focus on progress and analysis of risk of harm • Clarifies who should attend conferences • Reinforces the importance of involving children and family members • New formal dissent process 9

  10. Chpt 5 Implementation of Child Protection Plans • All members jointly responsible, co-ordinated by the Social Worker • Changes to the format of child protection plans • Difficulty implementing the plan, including gaining access to child, must be reported to the Social Worker 10

  11. What next? • Remember everyone has a role to play to ensure children and young people are safe • Please ensure that you: • Access and familiarise yourself with the procedures • Register for Tri-x alerts (via the procedures) • Add a link to the Derby and Derbyshire Safeguarding Children Procedures on your desktop • If you have any feedback about the procedures please inform the DSCB Policy Officer carol.woods@derby.gov.uk • Next procedures revisions 28th August 2014, these will focus on updating key specific circumstances chapters 11

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