Contents

Core Procedures

	Responding to Abuse and Neglect
	Reporting Concerns - Professionals
	Cumbria Multi-Agency Thresholds Guidance
	See also: Cumbria Understanding The Level of Need and Practice Response
	Local Protocol for Assessment
	Child Protection Enquiries (Section 47 Children Act 1989)
	Child Protection Conferences
	Child Protection Plans
	Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries or Abroad
	Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	Updated
	Organised and Complex Abuse
	Information Sharing Protocol	Updated
	See also: Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

Safeguarding Practice Guidance

	NOTE: All Safeguarding Practice Guidance should be read in conjunction with: Guidance to Ensure The Voice of The Child is Heard
	Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief	Updated
	Bruising in Babies and Children who are Not Independently Mobile
	Bullying
	Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment	Updated
	Child Exploitation (including Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation)	Updated
	Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)
	Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	Updated
	Children Living Away from Home with Other Families
	Children who go Missing from Care or Home
	Children Missing from Education
	Child with a Disability or Complex Health Needs	Updated
	Concealed Pregnancies
	Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children
	Domestic Abuse
	Fabricated or Induced Illness/Perplexing Presentations
	Female Genital Mutilation
	Forced Marriage	Updated
	Gang Activity and Serious Youth Violence	Updated
	Guidance for Professionals Working with Children and Young People who Self-Harm
	Harmful Sexual Behaviour
	So-called 'Honour' Based Abuse
	Modern Slavery Pathway and Guidance
	Online Safety
	Parents with Learning Disabilities
	Parents with Mental Health Problems
	Parents who Misuse Substances
	Radicalisation and Violent Extremism
	Underage Sexual Activity
	Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities
	Visits to Prison by Children
	Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills
	Working with Families who are Hard to Engage
	Young People who use Substances
	Professional Curiosity Guidance for Practitioners

Learning and Improvement

	Learning and Improvement Framework
	Learning and Improvement Training Strategy
	Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews (national arrangements)
	See also: Cumbria Multi-Agency Thresholds Guidance
	See also: Cumbria Understanding The Level of Need and Practice Response
	Cumbria Multi-Agency Safeguarding Training (Cumbria SCP Website)

Child Death

Child Death Reviews - Overview of Arrangements

Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements

	Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership
	Agency Roles and Responsibilities	Updated
	Escalation Policy
	Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	Updated
	Complaints in Relation to Child Protection Conference
	Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work

Appendices and Protocols

CAPTION: Appendices

Local Protocols
	See: Local Protocol for Assessment
	Multi-Agency Pre-Birth Protocol
	MARAC Operating Protocol
	Procedure for Schools - Children who go Missing Throughout the School Day
	Joint Protocol for Homeless 16-17 Young People in Cumbria and Local Area Commitment
	Protocol for Improving Standards of Care and Safeguarding in Private Residential Provision in Cumbria
	Cumbria Intervention Protocol Following a Suspected Child Suicide
	EDT Protocol
	Safer Sleeping Guidance for Children
Appendices
	How to Use this Manual
	Local Contacts
	National Contacts
	Keywords
	NICE Guidelines
	Amendments

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