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Welcome
We are delighted to welcome colleagues from
Cornwall and the Isles of
Scilly who from the 1st November 2007 have joined the South West
Shared Procedures Initiative. This takes the number of partner
Authorities to twelve.
Consultations on protocols and best practice
There are currently 4 documents under review and revision with a
view that following amendment they can be adopted by the steering group
on behalf of SWCPP at the next proposed meeting in January 2008 these
being:
Please contact either the lead or Sean Tarpey (
sean.tarpey@southglos.gov.uk ) for copies of these documents if you
do not yet have them.
Procedures Update - October 23rd 2007
Child protection procedures
version 1.4 are now available.
Procedures Update - June 15th 2007
Accessible versions of the procedures are now available for users
unable to run active content on their computers. See links 2b and 3b on
the procedure index page. The child
protection procedures have also been updated.
Tutorial Update
The tutorial has
been updated and includes a new audio track recorded by young
people.
Procedures Update - May 8th 2007
Child protections procedures have been updated. A new set of
procedures on "Allegations of abuse against staff" have also been added.
Procedures Update - April 16th 2007
A new version of the
Child protection procedures are now available. These
automatically replace the previous version available from this web-site.
Managing individual cases is the same but we now have more supplementary
guidance on:-
- allegations of abuse against staff
- complex cases
- fabricated illness
- female genital mutilation
- forced marriage
- private fostering
- serious case reviews
- sexually active young people
- substance misuse
National Event on 13th March 2007
A national event for Local Safeguarding Children Boards and their
partners was held on the 13th March at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham. Local
Safeguarding Children Board chairs, managers and LSCB partners and
stakeholders attended. See photos from the
event...
Next meeting of the Shared Procedures Steering Group
26 March in Cttee Rm 1, Kingswood Civic Centre at 1.00 - 3.00 pm
Next stage in completion of child protection procedures
The next stage in the completion of the child protection procedures
will be the addition of guidance on
- managing allegations against staff
- children abused through prostitution
- fabricated illness
- investigating complex abuse
- female genital mutilation
- forced marriages
- serious case reviews
This will be completed on the 31st March 2007.
SWCPP website launch
The South West Child Protection Procedures website
officially launched on the 31st January 2007. A
full press release from South
Gloucestershire Council is available. You can also
view a short 5 minute tutorial
video which explains how to use the procedures.
CSCI Regional Child Protection Meeting
The Regional Safeguarding Group meeting was held on Wednesday
29th November 2006 between 10.30am and 2.00pm at the CSCI South West
Regional Office, Bristol.
A New Era in Safeguarding Children?
This event was held on the 13th October 2006.
Major changes are taking place in the
organisation of children's services. Practitioners, managers, policy
makers and staff development officers from all agencies are looking for
evidence that children most in need of safeguarding will be any better
protected as a result. This event brings together some of the UK's
leading academics, practitioners and commentators to explore whether
this is indeed a new era or just a step into the unknown. For further
information telephone 01225 787033 or e-mail
conference@reconstruct.co.uk.
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