They are likely to be subjected to other forms of abuse, as a means of coercing and controlling them. No child under the age of 13 or under is able to consent to any sexual activity according to the Sexual Offences Act The victim may have been criminally exploited even if the activity appears consensual.
Child Criminal Exploitation does not always involve physical contact; it can also occur through the use of technology. Criminal exploitation of children is broader than just county lines, and includes for instance children forced to work on cannabis farms or to commit theft. It can be done by anyone including relatives and family members, professional staff, paid care workers, volunteers, other users of services, neighbours, friends and associates or strangers.
There are many kinds of abuse including:. Follow up by emailing all details see form SG1 — Appendix 1 for requirements to the agreed social care officer recipient within 48 hrs of referral. It is not the referral procedure for a safeguarding concern or allegation — see above Steps One through Five.
Respond to requests for reports or information from the relevant authorities Log all requests and responses on the file. The worker and line manager will agree the work to be carried out and will monitor and review the level of risk the child, young person, adult at risk carries.
Any change in risk assessment should lead Safe and Sound to consider if there. At all times Safe and Sound officers should know whether any children, young people, or. Listen to the concern — do not ask detailed questions at this stage.
Follow up by emailing all details see form SG1 — Appendix 1 for requirements to the agreed recipient within 48 hours of referral. The form must say which Safe and Sound officer, and which Adult Social Services officer, have agreed the referral. Record all discussions and actions taken on the file, including the AP1 Respond to a request to attend a strategy meeting if required. All staff and volunteers should clearly log a disagreement or dispute about how a safeguarding concern should be dealt with.
Where a disputed referral is re-referred, in the belief that this is necessary, the re-referral should always be supported in writing, giving reasons. The following sections summarise the requirements of supporting policy, practice or procedures; readers should look at the whole policy or procedure for further information. The procedures set out below apply to both paid staff and volunteers, including Trustees, and students.
Applicants for both paid and voluntary positions that involve significant access to children and young people or their information will complete an initial application form designed to extract information about their past career, and to disclose any criminal record or other matter that has a bearing on their suitability to work with children. Failure to disclose relevant information will result in disciplinary action and possible dismissal. At least two references will be taken up in relation to trustees, staff and volunteers, including, where possible, at least one concerning previous work with children.
Posts will be subject to satisfactory clearance, and consent will be obtained from applicants to carry out Disclosures through the DBS, or a check through the DBS online portal. Please note, individuals registered on the DBS portal as volunteers, must undergo a new DBS check if they are moving into a paid role.
This will help to establish whether applicants have any criminal convictions or other past behaviour that suggests they are unsuitable to work with children. A new DBS will be completed — or online check carried out — every three-years.
This assessment must be signed off by the CEO. We recognise that the absence of any relevant Disclosure does not guarantee that the individual is safe to work with children. In line with the Data Protection Act , all information received in relation to applicants will be kept secure and treated with strict confidentiality. Therefore, the Trustees and senior managers will ensure that appropriate management, supervision, and support systems are in place to reduce any risk to vulnerable people.
After appointment, all staff and volunteers will be inducted and trained in local safeguarding procedures and Safe and Sound policies, and their performance, and their training and development needs will be reviewed regularly by supervising managers.
Safe and Sound service users usually sign their consent for sharing information early in our contact with them. Service users should always know what we need to do with information they give us, and their wishes about how this is disclosed and used should be taken account of wherever possible, as long as this does not jeopardise their safeguarding, or make us avoid our responsibilities, or adversely affect their welfare.
When working with children and young people, Safe and Sound will make it clear to children and young people that they cannot offer unconditional confidentiality.
Young people have a right to be informed that their consent to share information will be sought in most cases, as well as the kinds of circumstances when their consent may not be sought, or their refusal to give consent may be overridden. Information shared with safeguarding agencies on a need to know basis is not always appropriate to share with parents and carers, and care should be taken not to share information with parents and carers that is not consented to by the young person, unless not to do so would be inconsistent with their safeguarding and welfare.
Information to be shared should only be that which is relevant to safeguard adults at risk. An adult service user should normally consent to information sharing but this consent may be overridden in certain circumstances, especially when there is a risk of harm, and the adult does not have capacity to understand and consent, or there is crime. This section describes the general roles and responsibilities held by different positions in the organisation with regard specifically to safeguarding.
Nor does it describe all their roles and responsibilities, which are in their job descriptions. Contact though email [email protected]. Contact [email protected]. DSL Contact [email protected]. Disabled children are at increased risk of abuse and those with multiple disabilities are at even more significant risk both of abuse and neglect.
A child is defined as anyone who is below the age of This type of safeguarding is protecting them from abuse, maltreatment or exploitation, as well as preventing any harm to their health or ability to develop. Individuals caring for children should also make sure they have safe and effective care and effective outcomes in life. A vulnerable adult is someone who is above the age of 18 and is unable to care for themselves and not able to protect themselves from harm.
One of the differences with safeguarding adults is that while preventing them from risk abuse of neglect, they also need support maintaining control of their own lives.
If you or your employees work with vulnerable adults or vulnerable children then the answer is yes. Policies should be put into practice, reviewed annually or more frequently and available to the public. All organisations that work with or come into contact with children should have safeguarding policies and procedures to ensure that every child, regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation, has a right to equal protection from harm.
Setting up and following good safeguarding policies and procedures means children are safe from adults and other children who might pose a risk.
This includes voluntary and community organisations, faith groups, private sector providers, as well as schools, hospitals and sports clubs. Safeguarding is the action that is taken to promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm. Child protection is part of the safeguarding process. It focuses on protecting individual children identified as suffering or likely to suffer significant harm.
This includes child protection procedures which detail how to respond to concerns about a child. Resources for health practitioners, strategic leads and commissioners including specific guidance about harmful sexual behaviour. Explains what organisations need to do to make sure the people who work or volunteer for them are safe to work with children. An online safeguarding tool for organisations working with children and young people from years.
Easy to use checklist covers key safeguarding areas and essential resources. Guidance for organisations, clubs and schools about photographing and recording children during events and activities. Information about how child protection works in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales as well as a list of key dates and terms.
Explains what early help also known as early intervention is, how to identify a child or family who may need early help and how to provide appropriate support.
Explains how an allegation of abuse may be made against a child, how people who work with children can respond and how to decide if a concern is a child protection issue.
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