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| PROTECTING CHILDREN -A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY | |||
| Guidance on Inter-Agency Co-operation | |||
| ISBN 0 11 495908 0 | Publisher The Scottish Office | ||
| Contents |
| FOREWORD |
| SUMMARY OVERVIEW |
| PART 1: SETTING THE
SCENE Historical perspective The guidance Promoting children’s welfare Involving the child and parents Children and families affected by disability Ethnic and cultural minorities |
| PART 2: PROMOTING
INTER-AGENCY CO-OPERATION - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The statutory agencies Churches and voluntary organisations Promoting local co-operation - the role of Child Protection Committees Requirements of evidence Specialist advice or expertise Staff selection, supervision, support and training Agencies’ responsibilities to share information about Children’s Hearings and supervision requirements |
| PART 3: THE CHILD
PROTECTION REGISTER Decision to remove a child’s name from the Child Protection Register Making use of the Register |
| PART 4: WORKING TOGETHER
TO PROTECT CHILDREN Recognition of abuse Screening referrals Sharing information Initial inquiries Legal measures for the protection of children at risk Criminal prosecution of alleged perpetrators of abuse or neglect Outcome of child protection inquiries Recording Child protection case conferences Objectives Timing of case conferences Participation Requirements for effective case conferences Involvement of children and parents Assessment and plan to protect the child Pre-birth case conferences Review case conferences |
| PART 5: JOINT
INVESTIGATION - POLICE, SOCIAL WORK AND HEALTH Planning a joint investigation Medical examination and assessment Psychiatric or psychological examinations Abuse by organised networks or multiple abusers The use of HOLMES |
| PART 6: SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES Introduction Children living away from home Abuse by children or young people Child abuse outwith the family Children on international visits |
| ANNEX A - CIRCULAR NO: SWSG 14/97 CHILD PROTECTION: LOCAL LIAISON MACHINERY - CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEES |
| ANNEX B - CHILD PROTECTION REGISTERS - MINIMUM INFORMATION |
| ANNEX C - DESCRIPTIONS
OF CATEGORIES OF ABUSE FOR REGISTRATION Physical Injury Sexual Abuse Non-Organic Failure to Thrive Emotional Abuse Physical Neglect |
| ANNEX D - ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILD PROTECTION IN THE ARMED SERVICES |
| FURTHER READING |
First Published 1998 |
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