Contents

Manual Version: July 2009

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Parts

1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values
2. Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board
3. Managing Individual Cases - Procedures
4. Procedures and Guidance for Children in Specific Circumstances
5. Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children
6. Complaints and Professional Disagreements
7. Serious Case Reviews
8. Child Death
9. Protocols
10. Appendices

1. Policy Framework, Principles and Values

1.1	Foreword and Introduction
1.2	Policy, Principles and Values
1.3	Recognition of Significant Harm - Definitions and Signs of Abuse
1.4	Oxfordshire Thresholds of Needs Matrix and Common Assessment Framework
1.5	Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families
1.6	Legal Framework for Safeguarding Children in Individual Cases
1.7	Information Sharing Protocol	Updated
1.8	General Medical Council Guidance to Doctors regarding 0-18s
1.9	Guidance on Role of Dentists in Child Protection	New

2. Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board

2.1	Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board - Role, Functions and Membership
2.2	Agency Roles and Responsibilities
2.3	A Guide to Making Safe and Appropriate Appointments in Schools and all Services for Children and Vulnerable Adults

3. Managing Individual Cases - Procedures

3.1	Referrals (including Referral Pathway)
3.2	Initial Assessment
3.3	Strategy Discussions
3.4	Child Protection Assessments and Core Assessments
3.5	Initial Child Protection Conferences
3.6	Record of Children with a Child Protection Plan
3.7	Implementation of Child Protection Plan - Key Worker and Core Group Responsibilities
3.8	Child Protection Review Conferences

4. Procedures and Guidance for Children in Specific Circumstances

4.1	Allegations against Staff, Carers and Volunteers
4.2	Assessment of Risk in the Ante-natal and Peri-natal Period
4.3	Bullying	Updated
4.4	Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology
4.5	Child Abuse Linked to Spiritual and Religious Beliefs
4.6	Children Involved in Commercial Sexual Exploitation including Prostitution	Updated
4.7	Children Living Away From Home
4.8	Children Missing Education
4.9	Children Missing from Home
4.10	Children Moving Across Boundaries
4.11	Children of Alcohol Misusing Parents
4.12	Children of Drug Misusing Parents
4.13	Children who Exhibit Harmful Sexual Behaviour
4.14	Complex (Organised or Multiple) Abuse
4.15	Disabled Children	Updated
4.16	Domestic Abuse
4.17	Fabricated or Induced Illness	Updated
4.18	Female Genital Mutilation
4.19	Honour Based Violence and Forced Marriage - Oxfordshire Protocol
4.20	Male Circumcision
4.21	Safeguarding Children from Abroad	Updated
4.22	Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked
4.23	Working with Sexually Active Young People under the age of 18 in Oxfordshire	Updated

5. Managing Individuals who Pose a Risk of Harm to Children

5.1

MAPPA - Local Working Requirements

6. Complaints and Professional Disagreements

6.1	Complaints
6.2	Resolving Professional Disagreement in Individual Cases

7. Serious Case Reviews

7.1

Serious Case Reviews

8. Child Death

8.1

Child Death Review Process (including Rapid Response Process and Child Death Overview Panel Process)

9. Protocols

9.1

Thames Valley Police and Children, Young People and Families - Joint Protocol Re: Young People Missing From Care

10. Appendices

	Quick Guide
	Contact Details	Updated
	Keywords Index
	Multi Agency Referral Form
	Contacts us

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