Unit 508 Develop and Implement Policies and Procedures

social unit 508 Develop and implement policies and procedures to support the shielding of small fryren and young people. 1. gain the impact of current legislation that underpins the safeguarding of tiddlerren and young people. 2. 1 (CCLD Unit 2 Support policies and practice to safeguard children and batten down their inclusion and well being). 2. 2 (CCLD Unit 2 Support policies and practice to safeguard children and ensure their inclusion and well being). 2. 3 (CCLD Unit 2 Support policies and practice to safeguard children and ensure their inclusion and well being). . 4 (CCLD Unit 2 Support policies and practice to safeguard children and ensure their inclusion and well being). The young people , have the availability to omen , Voice of a child whenever they would like. They can do this in a confidential setting, so they argon able to express any concerns in private. If a young person is un happy with decisions that have been make about them or their care, they can call t o speak to an advocate. The advocate will help ensure that they are listened to and that their views are taken seriously.An advocate can help the young people if * They want support at limited reviews or other meetings * They dont like the juts that have been do about them * They want to complain Young People resident at have access to numerous supports, advocates, and complaints processes. We too aim to work alongside placing regime to work with local advocacy services. NCC Participation and Advocacy Officers Anya Proud and Robin Craig are available for looked after young people who need advice, support or in work onation.Young people can also express their views about the services they receive The Client Relations Officer based at County hall also offers independent support to Young People. also benefits from regular visits from an Action for Children advocate, contact details are We also have an internal comments, suggestions and complaints system that can be accessed by yo ung people, family members or placing authorities. If you wish to use this service please contact one of the registered managers. 2. Be able to support the review of policies and procedures for safeguarding children and young people. 3. What is the procedure of a Serious subject area Review? RATIONALE FOR SERIOUS CASE REVIEW (SCR) 1. 1. 1 regularization 5 of the Local Safeguarding Children Board Regulations 2006 requires Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) to pioneer reviews of serious cases in accordance with procedures set out in chapter 8 of Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006). * When a child dies, and abuse or discount is known or suspected to be a factor in the death, the LSCB should conduct a Serious Case Review (SCR) into the involvement that organisations and professionals had with that child and their family.The role of an SCR is to ? Establish whether there are lessons to be learned from the case about the way in which local professionals and organis ations work together to safeguard and promote the social welfare of children Identify clearly what those lessons are, how they will be acted upon, and what is expect to change as a result and As a consequence, improve inter-agency working and better safeguard and promote the welfare of children Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006),Serious case reviews are not inquiries into how a child died or who is culpable these are matters for coroners and the barbarous courts, respectively The purpose of a Serious Case Review is to * establish whether there are lessons to be learnt from the case about the way in which local professionals and organisations work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children * identify clearly what those lessons are both inside and between agencies, how and within what timescales they will be acted on, and what is expected to change as a result and * improve intra- and inter-agency working and better safeguard and promote the welfare of chil dren Who undertakes a Serious Case Review?Regulation 5 of the Local Safeguarding Children Boards Regulations 20069requires Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) to undertake reviews of serious cases . LSCBs are inter-agency forums, set up by a local chest, to agree how different agencies and professionals should co-operate to safeguard children. In cases that do not meet the criteria for a full serious case review, theWorking togetherguidance suggests conducting psyche management reviews or a smaller-scale audit of individual cases . In cases that do meet the criteria, the LSCB establishes a Serious Case Review Panel involving local authority childrens care, health services, education and the police at a minimum as well as any other relevant agencies .The decision to conduct a SCR must be made within one month of the LSCB chair being made aware of the incident and should be completed within six months, unless an alternative timescale is agreed with the relevant political scie nce Office . What happens during a Serious Case Review? Working together to safeguard children(HM Government, 2010)states that each of the relevant services identified in the initial scoping of the review is required to undertake an individual management review of its involvement with the child and the childs family . The aim of an individual management reviews is for an agency to critically task practices, and identify how any improvements can be made .The SCR Panel will commission an independent overview report, which brings together and analyses findings from all of the individual management reviews and makes recommendations for future bodily function . The SCR Panel should ensure that all contributing organisations and individuals are satisfied that their information is fully and fairly represented and that any findings from other relevant processes such as care or criminal proceedings, an inquest or inquiry/investigation are incorporated into the overview report . The SCR Sub -Committee will also need to look at how the child (where the review does not involve a death), surviving siblings, parents or other family members should contribute to the review and who should facilitate their involvement What happens after a Serious Case Review?Working together to safeguard children(HM Government, 2010)states that the SCR Panel should translate recommendations into an action plan and the senior manager in each of the organisations which will be twisty in implementing the action plan should sign up to this plan . A copy of the summary which accurately reflects the full overview report must be made publicly available . The summary and key findings must be disseminated to relevant interested parties, and feedback given to the child (if surviving) and family members/carers. Relevant staff must also be given feedback and debriefed . Anonymised copies of the individual management reports, overview report, executive summary, multi-agency action plan, and chronologies m ust be sent to Ofsted, the relevant Government Office .LSCBs should monitor and audit actions of agencies against action plan at least as much effort should be spent on implementing the recommendations as on conducting the review Duty to conduct Section 47 (s47) Enquiries Where a child is suspected to be suffering, or likely to suffer, significant harm, the local authority is required under s47 of the Children Act 1989 to make enquiries, to enable it to nail down whether it should take any action to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child. Responsibility for undertaking s47 enquiries lies with the local authority in whose area the child lives or is found. Found marrow the physical location where the child suffers the incident of harm or neglect (or is identified to be at risk of harm or neglect), e. g. ay nursery or school, boarding school, hospital, one-off event such as a fairground, holiday home or outing or where a privately fostered or looked after child is living wit h their carers. Whenever a child is harmed or concerns are raised that a child may be at risk of harm or neglect, the authority where the incident occurred is responsible for informing the childs home authority immediately and inviting them to participate in the strategy meeting / discussion to plan action to protect the child. yet once agreement is reached about who will take responsibility is the host authority relieved of the responsibility to take emergency and ongoing action. Such word meaning should occur as soon as possible and should be confirmed in writing. Section 47 Enquiries A s47 enquiry must always be commenced immediately when There is reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or likely to suffer significant harm in the form of physical, sexual, emotional abuse or neglect * An Emergency Protection Order or use of police powers of protection have been used. (Further information about profound responsibilities in Appendix 6 Legal Matters) The threshold cr iteria for a s47 enquiry may be identified during an initial assessment, but may also be apparent at the point of referral, during the interagency checks and information gathering stage, or during a core assessment. 3. 6 (CCLD Unit 2 Support policies and practice to safeguard children and ensure their inclusion and well being). 3. 7 . 3. 8 3. 9 . .