1. Introduction

1.1	Introduction
1.2	The Concept of Safeguarding

2. Key Principles

2.1	An Integrated Approach
2.2	A Shared Responsibility
2.3	Sharing Information
2.4	Working in Partnership with Children and Families
2.5	Race, Ethnicity and Culture
2.6	Record Keeping
2.7	Supervision and Staff Development

3.1	The Concept of Significant Harm
3.2	What is Abuse and Neglect
3.3	Physical Abuse
3.4	Emotional Abuse
3.5	Sexual Abuse
3.6	Neglect
3.7	Sources of Stress for Children and Families

4.1	Referrals to Knowsley Children's Social Care	(Updated)
4.2	Initial Assessment
4.3	Immediate Protection
4.4	Strategy Discussions/Meetings
4.5	Section 47 Enquiries and Core Assessments	(Updated)
4.6	Investigative Interview of a Child	(Updated)
4.7	Medical Examination of a Child	(Updated)
4.8	The Outcome of Section 47 Enquiries
4.9	The Initial Child Protection Conference	(Updated)
4.10	Involving the Child and Family Members
4.11	Chairing the Child Protection Conference
4.12	Actions and Decisions for the Child Protection Conference
4.13	The Outline Child Protection Plan
4.14	The Role of the Lead Social Worker and their Supervisor	(Updated)
4.15	The Core Group
4.16	The Child Protection Plan
4.17	The Child Protection Review Conference	(Updated)
4.18	Discontinuing the Child Protection Plan
4.19	Pre-birth Child Protection Conferences
4.20	Recording that a Child is Subject to a Child Protection Plan
4.21	Children Moving Across Boundaries

5.1	Management of Allegations Against People who Work with Children and Young People
5.2	Allegations Management Flowchart
5.3	Fabricated or Induced Illness
5.4	Female Genital Mutilation
5.5	Forced Marriage
5.6	Organised/Multiple Abuse
5.7	Care Plus - A Protocol for Joint Investigation in Merseyside
5.8	Safeguarding Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation	(Updated)
5.9	Sexually Active Young People under the age of 18 in Knowsley	(Updated)
5.10	MAPPA
5.11	Abuse of Disabled Children
5.12	Safeguarding Children who may have been Trafficked
5.13	Abuse Linked to Spiritual and Religious Beliefs

6.1	Children Living Away from Home (including Private Fostering and Children Living in Temporary Accommodation)	(Updated)
6.2	Abuse by Children and Young People
6.3	Bullying	(Updated)
6.4	Children whose Behaviour Indicates a Lack of Parental Control
6.5	Domestic Abuse
6.6	Children of Drug and/or Alcohol Misusing Parents	(Updated)
6.7	Parental Learning Disability
6.8	Mental ill Health of a Parent or Carer
6.9	Child Abuse and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)	(Updated)
6.10	Merseyside Protocol for Children Missing from Home and Care
6.11	Children Missing Education
6.12	Race and Racism
6.13	Safeguarding Children from Abroad
6.14	Children's Visits to Special Hospitals/Psychiatric Units

7.1	Child Death Overview Panel - Terms of Reference
7.2	Child Death Overview Panel - Operational Procedures
7.3	Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (for Children aged up to 2) - Pan Merseyside Joint Agency Protocol
7.4	Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood (for Children aged 2 to 18) - Pan Merseyside Joint Agency Protocol

8.1

(Updated)

9.1	Complaints and Resolutions	(New)
9.2	Escalation Policy Resolution Pathways

10.1	Legal Considerations in Relation to Immediate Protective Action
10.2	Agenda for Strategy Discussion/Meeting
10.3	Child Protection Conference Agenda
10.4	Knowsley Local Safeguarding Children Board Information for Initial Child Protection Conference Members	(Updated)
10.5	Template of Notes for Initial Child Protection Conference
10.6	Agenda for Child Protection Review Conference
10.7	Information for Child Protection Review Conference Members
10.8	Local Contacts

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