Amendments |
July 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Hertfordshire Multi-Agency Protocol for Working with Vulnerable Adolescents | This document has been updated. |
| Children and Young People Affected by Exploitation and Serious Violence | This document has been updated. |
| Children and Young People Who Go Missing form Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Exploitation | This document has been updated. |
June 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Hertfordshire Multi-Agency Protocol for Working with Vulnerable Adolescents | This document has been updated. |
| Transitional Safeguarding | This chapter has been refreshed and should be reread in its entirety. |
| Children and Young People Who Go Missing form Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Exploitation | This chapter has been updated. |
| Children and Young People of Parents with Learning Disabilities | This chapter has been refreshed and should be reread in its entirety. |
| Local Contacts | All contacts have been reviewed. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Children and Young People Affected by Exploitation and Serious Violence | This new document has been added. |
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April 2023
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter has been updated. |
| Strategy Discussion and Meetings | The chapter has been refreshed and should be reread in it entirety. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | Tthis chapter has been updated to reflect the extension to the definition of the Position of Trust within the Sexual Offences Act 2003. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has added new roles (22A) in addition to those already outlined in ss (21). SS (22A) of the Sexual Offences Act now includes anyone who coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs a child/young person under 18, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion, see Sexual Offences Act 2003 Section 22A. |
| Management of Suspicious Bruises / Marks in Infants Under 6 Months Old | The HSCB Multi-Agency Policy: Management of Suspicious Bruises/Marks in Infants under six months has been updated. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | This chapter as been updated as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 has extended the definition of Position of Trust within the Sexual Offences Act 2003 section 22A to include anyone who coaches, teaches, trains, supervises or instructs a child under 18, on a regular basis, in a sport or a religion. |
| Hertfordshire Joint Agency Response Leaflet | This link has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Agency Roles and Responsibilities | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Hertfordshire Heath Contacts | This new link has been added. |
| Next update: September 2023 |
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September 2022
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Legal Framework for Child Protection | Section 11, Police Protection has been updated. |
| The HSCP Groups | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes in the groups, which support the HSCP system. |
| The HSCP Structure Chart | This chart has been updated. |
| Good Practice in Supporting the Voice of the Child | This chapter has been updated as a result of change in terminology, Public Health England has become the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities. |
| HSCP Joint Agency Response to Unexpected Child Deaths | This document has been updated. |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter has been updated to include information in respect of contacting the service manager in Section 4, Children’s Services Response to Contacts. |
| Children Looked After | This chapter has been amended to include a new Section 4, Consent for Surgery for Looked After Children. |
| Escalation of Concerns and Professional Disagreements about Decisions, including Convening an ICPC | This chapter has been amended to include Appendix 2: Escalation of Concerns - Health Services. |
| Definitions and Recognition of Abuse and Neglect | This chapter has been updated to include changes to the Recognition of Child Abuse (6th Edition). |
| Management of Suspicious Bruises / Marks in Infants Under 6 Months Old | The HSCB Multi-Agency Policy: Management of Suspicious Bruises/Marks in Infants under six months has been updated. |
| Domestic Abuse | This chapter has been updated to reflect the new definition of Domestic Abuse within the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and to update the links within Further Information. The provisions of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 are still being introduced and the statutory guidance is still in draft so there will be a further update to the chapter once the statutory guidance is finalised. |
| Bullying | This chapter has been slightly amended and the definition of sexting was expanded to include taking and distributing nude or semi-nude images. |
| Faltering Growth (previously known as Failure to Thrive) | This chapter has been reviewed and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Guidelines for the Provision of Care in the Presentation of Concealed/Denied/Unknown Pregnancy or Late Booking in Pregnancy | This chapter has been significantly updated. |
| Children who have been the Subject of Safeguarding Concerns in School and who are then Removed from School for Elective Home Education (EHE) | This chapter has been reviewed and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | Appendix 1: CSE Information Report Operation Halo has been amended. |
| Online Safety | This chapter has been amended and the definition of sexting expanded to include taking and distributing nude or semi-nude images. Further Information was also revised. |
| Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol | Links have been added into Further Guidance and Resources. |
| HSCP Joint Agency Response to Unexpected Child Deaths | This has been added significantly updated. |
| Hertfordshire Rapid Response Team Leaflet | This leaflet has been updated. |
| Local Contacts | All contacts have been reviewed. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Transitional Safeguarding | This chapter has been added. |
March 2022
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Legal Framework for Child Protection | Section 11, Police Protection has been updated. |
| Scheduled/ Unscheduled Admissions to Acute Hospitals and Discharge Procedures | This chapter has been updated. |
| Children Looked After | The terminology in this chapter has been slightly updated. |
| Complaints in Relation to Designated Officer Strategy Meetings | This chapter has been revised. |
| Escalation of Concerns and Professional Disagreements about Decisions, including Convening an ICPC | This chapter has been amended. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | The Hertfordshire County Council Professional Referral Form to LADO has been updated. |
| Domestic Abuse | Section 2, Definition has been updated to reflect that, with effect from 29 April 2021, section 71 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 removed the so-called ‘rough sex gone wrong’ defence. Where a person inflicts serious harm (wounding, actual bodily harm or grievous bodily harm) on another person, it is not a defence that the victim consented to the infliction of the serious harm for the purposes of obtaining sexual gratification. With effect from 29 June 2021, section 69 Domestic Abuse Act 2021 expanded so-called ‘revenge porn’ to include threats to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress. |
| Fabricated or Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentation | This chapter has been revised and updated. |
| Bullying | This chapter has been updated to include information on sexual harassment and violence following the Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges (Ofsted, June 2021) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2021). |
| Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology | Section 9, References has been updated. |
| Guidance for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People Under Age 18 in Hertfordshire (Including Risk Assessment) | This chapter has been amended to include information on sexual harassment and violence following the Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges (Ofsted, June 2021) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2021). See the Ofsted report in Further Information. |
| Hertfordshire's Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been amended to include information on sexual harassment and violence and to note the Review of Sexual Abuse in Schools and Colleges (Ofsted, June 2021). See Section 3, The Challenge. This Report, together with Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy (GOV.UK 2021), can be found in Section 7, Further Information. A link has been added in the Further Information section to Tackling Child Exploitation: Resources Pack (Local Government Association). |
| Safeguarding Children from Abroad (including Children who are Victims of Trafficking and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) | This chapter has been refreshed throughout. Information has been added on piloting devolving decision making for child victims of modern slavery and on Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (ICTG). Links to Further Information have been added and updated, and a link added to the Independent Child Trafficking Guardians Referral Form. In areas where the ICTG service has been implemented, if the first responder considers a child to be a potential victim of modern slavery, they should refer them to the ICTG service by completing the online referral form. A Further Information section has been added. |
| Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities | This chapter has been updated to include information in relation to pre-birth assessments and planning. |
| Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol | A link has been added in Further Information to Guidance: Parents with Alcohol and Drug Problems: Support Resources (GOV.UK). |
| Child Death Overview Panel | Changes have been made to the HSCP Business Unit Contact Details, in Section 5, The child Death Overview Panel Meeting. |
| Local Contacts | All contacts have been reviewed. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Guidance for Children Travelling in the UK and Abroad with Complex Medical Needs | A link to this guidance has been added to the manual. |
| Joint Housing Needs Protocol | This link to the social work procedures has been added to the manual. |
September 2021
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Contacts and Referrals | This chapter has been updated extensively and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter has been updated to include information in respect of contacting the service manager in Section 4, Children’s Services Response to Contacts. |
| Child Protection Conferences | Changes have been made to this chapter as a result of Brexit. |
| Children Living Away From Home | Section 7, Children in Custody has been updated. |
| Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | This chapter has been amended in to include information to all practitioners in Section 4, Best Practice for Information Collation and Transmission. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | The Hertfordshire County Council Professional Referral Form to LADO has been updated. |
| Management of Suspicious Bruises / Marks in Infants Under 6 Months Old | The HSCB Multi-Agency Policy: Management of Suspicious Bruises/Marks in Infants under six months has been updated. |
| The Identification and Management of Failure to Thrive in Infants and Young Children | This chapter has been updated extensively and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | Appendix 2: Mace Terms of Reference and Appendix 3: Mace Referral Form have been added. |
| Prevent Guidance | This chapter has been amended to include the Prevent referral form. |
| Children of Parents who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol | This chapter has been updated extensively and should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities | This chapter has been refreshed throughout and terminology updated, and additional information has been added into Section 3, Visiting Patients in the High Security Psychiatric Services: Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton, in line with the High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security) Directions 2019 and associated Guidance. |
| Child Death Overview Panel | This chapter has been amended to include information for the Lead Health Professional in Section 3, Procedures for Notifying a Child Death. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Medical Neglect Policy | This policy has been added into the Documents Library. |
| Online Safety | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Child Protection Model Policy for Voluntary, Community and Faith Groups | This policy has been added into the Documents Library. |
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April 2021
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Escalation of Concerns and Professional Disagreements about Decisions, including Convening an ICPC | This chapter has been amended to reflect current practice. |
| Definitions and Recognition of Abuse and Neglect | A Child Injury Information Sharing Pathway has been added in Section 4, Recognising Physical Abuse. |
| Female Genital Mutilation Procedure and Pathway | The Female Genital Mutilation Procedure and Pathway have both been updated. |
March 2021
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October 2020
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Section 47 Enquiry | The Unscheduled Emergency Visits to A&E Children Safeguarding Assessment Pathway Flowchart has been added and Section 12, Recording of Medical Assessment has been amended to include requirement for social workers to store medical assessments in LCS and discuss with team managers in supervision. |
| Child Protection Conferences | A link to social work PGN entitled Ensuring ICPCs are held within 15 working days of the Strategy Discussion That Agreed S47 Enquiries (Circulated December 2019) has been added into Timing of Initial Child Protection Conference and Transfer In Conference. |
| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | Section 2, Core Group and Section 4, Lead Social Worker Role have been updated. |
| Family Group Conferences (Hertfordshire Social Work Procedures Manual) |
This has been updated to link to the Hertfordshire Social Work Procedures Manual. |
| Hospital Appointments, A&E Attendance and Discharge Procedures | The Unscheduled Emergency Visits to A&E Children Safeguarding Assessment Pathway Flowchart has been added. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | Section 1, Scope of Allegations has been updated. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | Policy on Herts Sexual Assault Referral Centre with information regarding the referral process for practitioners has been added. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | Hertfordshire FGM Protocol Pathway has been updated. |
| Prevent Guidance | This chapter has been extensively updated. |
| Harmful Sexual Behaviour | A link has been added to the Policy on Herts Sexual Assault Referral Centre with Information Regarding the Referral Process for Practitioners. |
| Local Contacts | All contacts have been reviewed. |
April 2020
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Guidance for the Provision of Care in the Presentation of Concealed Pregnancy or Late Booking in Pregnancy | This chapter has been added significantly updated. |
| Management of Suspicious Bruises / Marks in Infants Under 6 Months Old | New links have been provided. |
March 2020
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Families First and Early Help | This chapter has been updated. |
| The HSCP Groups | This chapter has been updated. |
| The HSCP Structure Chart | The Structure Chart has been updated. |
| Child Protection Conferences | A link to guidance for Recording Transfer in and Strategy Meetings on LCS for Initial Child Protection Conferences (February 2018) has been added. |
| Domestic Violence and Abuse | Appendix 5: Multi-agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC) Referral Form has been updated. |
| Bullying | This chapter has been updated in regard to further information on Cyberbullying and Upskirting. |
| Children who may have been Trafficked | This chapter has been updated to take account of the new NRM digital referral form to report Modern Slavery. |
| Modern Slavery | This chapter has been updated to take account of the new NRM digital referral form to report Modern Slavery. |
| Child Death Review and Response Arrangements - Rapid Response Protocol | This protocol has been updated. |
| Local Contacts | All contacts have been reviewed. |
| Practice Standards for Family Group Conferences | This chapter has been substantially updated and should be re-read. |
December 2019
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter has been significantly updated in and should be re-read. |
September 2019
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Contacts and Referrals | Section 2, Duty to Contact Children’s Services has been significantly updated and should be re-read. |
| Throughout the manual | References to the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Board have been changed to Hertfordshire Safeguarding Partnership. |
June 2019
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol | The Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol has been updated. |
May 2019
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Contacts and Referrals | This chapter has been fully revised and should be re-read in full. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | This chapter has been fully revised and should be re-read in full. |
March 2019
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child Protection Conferences | This procedure has been updated to reflect local practice. |
| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | Section 2, Core Group has been updated to include the responsibilities and distribution timescales for Core Group Minutes. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | This procedure has been updated and now includes a LADO Threshold Guidance in Local Guidance. |
| Child Death Review and Response Arrangements - Rapid Response Protocol | This protocol has been updated. |
| Bruising Flowchart and Multi-Agency Protocol for the Management of Bruising, Bites and Suspicious/Unexplained Marks in Children (0-17) | New links have been provided. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Supervision Strategy | This document has bee added to the manual. |
| Hertfordshire Multi-Agency ‘Honour’ Based Abuse and Forced Marriage Policy & Procedure | This document has bee added to the manual. |
September 2018
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Strategy Discussion and Meetings | Local Guidance has been added on Processes for Allegations and Police Protection Guidance. |
| Section 47 Enquiry | The Police Protection Guidance has been added to this procedure. This document provides local guidance about the removal and accommodation of children by police in cases of emergency. It supports the guidance published by the College of Policing. |
| Child Protection Conferences | Section 1, Types of Child Protection Conferences has been amended. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | This chapter has been fully revised and should be re-read in full. |
| Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | The East of England Region Children’s Services: Joint Protocol on Children Subject to a Child Protection Plan, Moving Between Local Authority Boundaries has been updated. |
| Domestic Violence and Abuse | Section 11, Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference has been revised. |
| Safeguarding Children from Abroad (including Children who are Victims of Trafficking and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) | This procedure has been amended to reflect local practice and should be re-read in its entirety |
| Children of Parents with Learning Disabilities | The Step Up/Step Down Process & Transfer Protocol: Practitioner Guidance (Feb 2018) has been added to this procedure. |
| Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour | Appendix 3: Legislation and Guidance has been revised and updated. |
| Dangerous Dogs | This chapter has been reviewed and updated. |
| Learning and Improvement Framework | This chapter has been updated to reflect transition processes towards the new arrangements from Working Together to Safeguard Children. |
| Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol | This procedure has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Guidance for Parents and Carers - Recording Meetings | These documents have been added to the manual. |
| Practice Guidance in Regard to Children and young People Subject to a Child Protection Plan that Travel Within and Outside the United Kingdom | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| See the Adult - See the Child | This document has been added to the manual. |
| Hertfordshire Multi-Agency Children in Need Protocol and Procedures | This document has been added to the manual. |
June 2018
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol | The Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol has been updated. |
March 2018
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Referrals | This chapter has been updated to reflect local practice. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | A LADO Threshold document has been added to Section 4.4, Initial Consideration of Allegations. |
| Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | A Joint Protocol on children subject to a child protection plan, moving between local authority boundaries has been added to Section 7.9, East of England Region Transfer of Child Protection Plans. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | A link has been added to the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse - Key messages from research on CSE. A further link has been added to Research in Practice CSE Toolkit, which provides further background information about CSE and commentary around some of the complexities of practically responding to the issue. |
| Learning and Improvement Framework | This chapter has been updated to reflect local practice. See Section 2.5, Appointing Reviewers. |
| Local Contacts | These details have been updated. |
December 2017
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Referrals | This chapter has been slightly amended. All amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Children Looked After | This chapter has been slightly amended. All amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Child Protection Plans (CPP) when the Child is also Subject of Care Proceedings | This chapter has been significantly amended. All amendments are highlighted in red text. |
September 2017
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child Protection Conferences | Section 10, Administrative Arrangements has been amended. |
| Complaints in Relation to Designated Officer Strategy Meetings | This chapter has been revised. |
| Domestic Violence and Abuse | Links have been added to:
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| Forced Marriage | This chapter has been updated and now includes further detail to reflect points from the Joint Protocol on the handling of 'so-called' Honour Based Violence/Abuse and Forced Marriage Offences between the National Police Chiefs' Council and the Crown Prosecution Service. Links have been added to Further Information to the 'Multi-Agency practice guidelines: Handling Cases of Forced Marriage 2014' and to 'Apply for a Forced Marriage Protection Order'. |
| People Posing a Risk to Children | The link to the National MAPPA Guidance has been updated. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been updated to reflect local practice in Hertfordshire. Please see Section 6, Safe Exit and Recovery Strategy for more information. All amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | This chapter has been updated with information about the four types of FGM as defined by WHO. |
| Guidance on Safeguarding Children and Young People Affected by Gangs in Hertfordshire | A link to the County Lines - Gang Violence Exploitation and Drug Supply (NCA 2016) has been added. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Good Practice in Supporting the Voice of the Child | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Dangerous Dogs | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Modern Slavery | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Performance Management Framework | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Child Death Review and Response Arrangements - Rapid Response Protocol | This protocol has been added to the manual. |
| Interagency Working between Hertfordshire Children’s Services and Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services | This policy has been added to the manual. |
March 2017
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Referrals | This chapter has been slightly amended to reflect current practice. |
| Section 47 Enquiry | This chapter has been updated and now includes a link to Medical Form E&N Herts and Immediate Form for Child Protection Examination West Herts Trust. |
| Child Protection Conferences | This chapter has been slightly amended and now includes a link to the Multi-Agency Child Protection Conference Report. |
| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | This chapter has been slightly amended. All amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Domestic Violence and Abuse | This chapter has been updated to include the 'Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2016 to 2020 (Home Office, 2016) and the 'Information Guide: Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)'. |
| Children Who Go Missing, including from School | This chapter has been amended to encompass the updated statutory guidance ‘Children Missing Education’ (DfE, September 2016). |
| Children who may have been Trafficked | Information regarding Modern Slavery Victims has been added into Section 10, Support Services and Useful Contacts. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | This chapter has been updated to now include information regarding the service level agreement has been created between Hertfordshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire County Council’s Children’s Services for the referral of information between organisations in respect of Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE). Practice Guidance: Supporting Young People with HIV Testing and Prevention has also been added to Section 7, Offences Targeted at Those who Abuse Children Through Child Sexual Exploitation. |
| Escalation of Concerns and Professional Disagreements about Decisions, including Convening an ICPC | This chapter has been slightly amended to reflect current practice. |
| Neglect Protocol | The Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Partnership Neglect Protocol has been updated and should be re-read. |
| Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol | A link to 'Missing Children: Who Cares? The Police response to missing and absent children (HMIC, March 2016)' has been added to this chapter. |
| Local Contacts | Section 19, Probation and Bench has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Non Compliance or Disguised Compliance by Parents or Carers | This chapter replaces the previous one called 'Non Compliance by Parents and Carers'. It should be read in its entirety. |
| Harmful Sexual Behaviour | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| East of England Joint Protocol on Supervision Orders | This protocol replaces the previous one called 'Cross Service Protocols Delivering Social Care Across Service Boundaries'. It should be read in its entirety. |
| Hertfordshire Trafficking Protocol | This protocol has been added to the manual. |
September 2016
| Notifications | |
Some key amendments are represented in the text with a red colour for easy identification. Alert! The button to the left of the screen ‘Key chapters’ is intended to draw attention to ‘lessons learnt’; lessons of importance for good practice across agencies. In line with 'Working Together to Safeguard Children', the term 'LADO' has been replaced with the term 'Designated Officer'. |
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| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Legal Framework for Child Protection | This chapter has been updated and now includes a flowchart on Police Protection Powers (Section 8, Emergency Protection Orders) as well as a table of definitions in Section 11, Police Protection of this chapter. |
| Section 47 Enquiry | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. |
| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | This chapter has been updated to include information on where a child who is subject to a Child Protection Plan is accommodated, the Child Protection Plan should specify what action needs to be taken before the child is returned home. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | This chapter has been updated, all amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Male Circumcision | Guidance from the Hertfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been added to paragraph 2.5 in this chapter. |
| Learning and Improvement Framework | This chapter has been amended, all amendments are highlighted in red text. |
| Bruising Flowchart and Multi-Agency Protocol for the Management of Bruising, Bites and Suspicious/Unexplained Marks in Children (0-17) | New links have been provided to the Protocol and appendices. |
| Local Contacts | This chapter has been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| East of England Region Joint Protocol | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Breast Ironing | This chapter has been added to the manual. |
| Deprivation of Liberty - Under 16's | This Protocol has been added to the manual. You can also find this protocol in the following procedures:
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March 2016
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Strategy Discussion and Meetings | Amendments to the text in this chapter are highlighted in red text. |
| Child Protection Conferences | Section 2, 'Membership of Child Protection Conference', Section 4, 'Involving Children', and Section 8, 'Actions and Decisions of the Conference' have been amended. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | A link to the form for making a referral: 'Hertfordshire County Council Professional Referral Form to DO' has been added to this chapter. |
| Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | There has been an update in Section 6, 'Responsibilities and Procedures for Moving out' subsection 6.1, which can be viewed in red text. |
| Domestic Violence and Abuse | This chapter has been updated in Section 3, Indicators of Possible and Actual Domestic Violence and Abuse, in red text. |
| Forced Marriage | Section 12, Forced Marriage Protection Orders has been added to the chapter. |
| Safeguarding Children Abused Through Sexual Exploitation | A link to Chapter 10.7: 'Hertfordshire's Strategy to Prevent Child Sexual Exploitation' has been added. |
| Children of Parents with a Mental Health Problem | This chapter has been updated and the changes can be viewed in red text. |
| Children with a Disability and Child Abuse | A minor addition to the text has been added in Section 4, Assessment and support and can be viewed in red text. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | Significant changes have been made in this chapter throughout and can be seen in red text. |
| Children who have been the Subject of Safeguarding Concerns in School and who are then Removed from School for Elective Home Education (EHE) | Significant changes have been made in this chapter throughout and it should be read in full. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Child in Need, Visits, Plans and Reviews | This is a new link to the Children's Services manual. |
| Complaints in Relation to Designated Officer Strategy Meetings | This is a new chapter and should be read in full. |
| Historical Abuse Allegations | This is a new chapter and should be read in full. |
| Guidance for Professionals Working with Sexually Active Young People Under Age 18 in Hertfordshire (Including Risk Assessment) | This is a new chapter which includes links to a Flowchart and a Risk assessment form. |
| Children Visiting Prisons | This is a new chapter replacing the previous one as national guidance has been updated. |
| Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities | This is a new chapter replacing the previous one as national guidance has been updated. |
| Guidance for the Provision of Care in the Presentation of Concealed Pregnancy or Late Booking in Pregnancy | This policy and procedure is for anyone who may encounter a woman who conceals the fact that she is pregnant or where a professional has a suspicion that a pregnancy is being concealed or denied. This chapter is a new updated one replacing the previous one and should be read in full. It includes flowcharts and forms. |
| Prevent Guidance | This is a new chapter which includes links to the Channel referral form. |
September 2015
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Legal Framework for Child Protection | This chapter has been updated in Section 12, Care Orders with a link to Working with Foreign Authorities: Child Protection Cases and Care Orders. |
| The HSCP Groups | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes in the groups, which support the HSCP system. |
| Referrals | An amendment has been made in Section 3, Professional Referrals and Referral Criteria and can be viewed in red text. |
| Child Protection Conferences | Section 2, Membership of Child Protection Conference has been updated. |
| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | This chapter has been updated in Section 3, Formulation of Child Protection Plan and can be easily viewed as it is represented in red text. |
| Family Group Conferences (FGCS) | Some bullet point criteria in Section 4, Referral Criteria and Section 5, Fitting the FGC Service around Child Protection Meetings have been removed. |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter has been updated with minor changes to the text; noted in red text. |
| Professional Disagreements About Decisions, Including Convening an ICPC, and Escalation of Concerns | Minor changes to the text have been made to note organisational change of name as Child Abuse Investigation Unit CAIU has become Joint Child Protection Investigation Team (JCPIT). |
| Learning and Improvement Framework | A number of amendments have been made to take account of Working Together to Safeguarding Children and can be viewed in red text. |
| Child Death Overview Panel | This chapter has been updated in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children and the newly inserted text can be seen in red. |
| Children Who Go Missing from Home or Care, or Who are Vulnerable to Sexual Exploitation HSCP Protocol | This protocol has been updated. |
| Bruising Flowchart and Multi-Agency Protocol for the Management of bruising, bites and suspicious/unexplained marks in children (0-17) | The flowchart has been replaced by an updated one called 'Unexplained and suspicious injuries'. |
| Local Contacts | Contact details have been updated. |
| Recognition of Child Abuse 5th Edition | This edition replaces the previous one and should be read in full. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Information Sharing and Confidentiality | This chapter has been revised and the new chapter replaces the previous one. |
| Children Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries | This chapter has been revised and the new chapter replaces the previous one. |
| Hertfordshire Multi-Agency Protocol for Working with Vulnerable Adolescents | This chapter sets out Hertfordshire’s commitment to improve the life chances of those young people who are most vulnerable, do not have adequate protective factors or support and who are most at risk of poor outcomes. It outlines how services will work with these young people and their families and how support can be accessed. |
June 2015
| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Referrals | Additional information has been added in to Section 7, Screening by Children's Services, and new Section 15, Case Allocation Considerations, has been added. |
March 2015
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| Updated Chapters | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| The HSCP Groups | This chapter has been updated to reflect changes in the groups, which support the HSCP system. |
| The HSCP Structure Chart | The chart of the HSCP structure has been updated. |
| Referrals | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Section 9, Confidentiality. |
| Single Assessment | There have been amendments in Section 3, Developing a Clear Analysis and Section 9, Recording, which can be viewed in red text as well as minor changes in the text in the chapter. |
| Section 47 Enquiry | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Section 17, Timescales. |
| Child Protection Conferences | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Sections:
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| Implementing the Child Protection Plan, Core Group and Lead Social Worker | Some amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Sections:
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| Children Looked After | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Section 2, Reviews, Care Planning and Conferences. |
| Managing Allegations Against Adults who work with Children and Young People | New statutory guidance ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006 ‘ has just been issued (February 2015) and replaces the supplementary advice that has been issued by the Department for Education on 10 October 2014. |
| Children who may have been Trafficked | This chapter has been significantly amended in line with ‘Care of Unaccompanied and Trafficked Children: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities on the Care of Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking and Trafficked Children (2014)’. It should be re-read in its entirety. |
| Female Genital Mutilation | A link has been added to the GOV.UK Female genital mutilation: resource pack. |
| Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour | This chapter has been updated and is intended for use as guidance and the risk assessment for completion by anyone working with children and young people up to the age of 18 or for those with learning difficulties or disabilities in Hertfordshire up to the age of 25. New links to two documents have been added:
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| Learning and Improvement Framework | A number of amendments have been made to the text and can be easily viewed as they are represented in red text. Note changes to Sections:
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| Multi-Agency Rapid Response Protocol for the Management of Sudden and Unexpected Deaths | Contact details in Section 9, Inter-Agency Working have been updated in red text. The ACPO guidance in relation to investigating Child Deaths has been added. |
| Local Contacts | Contact details have been updated. |
| New Chapters and Features | |
| Chapter Name | Details |
| Pre-Birth Protocol, Procedure and Guidance for Pre-Birth Assessment | This chapter replaces the previous chapter and it is advisable to read the chapter in full. |
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