Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

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• Failure to thrive. • Inadequate clothing. • Uncleanliness. • Failure to engage with medical services. Emotional Abuse • Behaviour indicative of lack of love, care and stimulation. • Compulsive eating. • Neurotic behaviour, rocking/head banging. • Inability to play. • Significant decline in concentration span. • Self harm. • Extremes of either passivity or aggression. • Social/emotional immaturity. • Low self esteem Sexual Abuse Traditionally there has been great suspicion of children who allege that they have been sexually abused and a tendency to describe such claims as fantasy. Experiences suggests that children rarely fabricate such statements. The child should always be listened to and what they say should be treated very seriously and investigated. The majority of sexually abused children have no physical symptoms but usually exhibit behavioural or emotional symptoms. These symptoms are not specific to sexually abused children and, therefore, present problems of diagnosis. Sexual abuse presents in numerous ways, but should be considered when there is evidence or vaginal or anal injuries, oversexualised behaviour, some recurrent abdominal pains and excessive masturbation. The important point to remember is, that if a child is showing signs of emotional or behaviour stress, then the possibility of sexual abuse must be considered, particularly when there are sudden changes in mood or behaviour with no apparent explanation. Physical/Medical Indicators of the Possibility of Sexual Abuse • Sleeplessness, nightmares, fear of the dark. • Bruises, scratches, bite marks to the thighs or genital areas. • Itch, soreness, a discharge, unexplained bleeding from the rectum, vagina or penis. • Pain on passing urine or recurrent urinary infection. • Stained underwear. 128
• Unusual genital odour. • Anxiety/Depression. • Eating disorder e.g. Anorexia Nervosa or Bulimia. • Discomfort/Difficulty in walking or sitting. • Pregnancy – particularly when reluctant to name the father. • Venereal Disease or sexually transmitted disease. • Soiling or wetting in children who have been trained. • Self mutilation/suicide attempts. Behaviour Indicators of the Possibility of Sexual Abuse • Lack of trust in adults or over familiarity with adults. • Fear of a particular individual. • Social isolation/withdrawn behaviour. • Sleep disturbance (nightmares, irrational fears, bedwetting, fear of sleeping alone) • Running away from home. • Girls assuming mothering role. • Reluctance or refusal to participate in physical activity or to change clothes for activities (e.g. for physical education in school). • Low self esteem. • Drug, alcohol, solvent abuse. • Display of sexual knowledge beyond the child’s years. • Unusual interest in the genitals of adults or children or animals. • Expressing affection in inappropriate ways e.g. ‘French Kissing’. • Fear of bathrooms, showers, closed doors. • Abnormal sexualised drawing. • Fear of medical examinations. 129
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CHILD PROTECTION PROCEDURES The Eas
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CONTENTS Foreword Section 1: Defini
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Section 5: The Child Protection Reg
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APPENDICES Appendix 1: The Main Tas
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1.0.4.1 If it is agreed that a join
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1.3 Sexual Abuse 1.3.1 “Any child
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SECTION 2 Investigation of Suspecte
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Team Leader will liaise with the Se
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interviews by a Police Officer and
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e widely available to general pract
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2.8 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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properly investigating them can als
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person with whom the child shares h
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(i) (j) (k) (l) Once a referral has
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for formal intervention in this par
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public interest to prosecute. It is
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(Article 19 of the UN Convention on
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made available. The criminal aspect
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3.7 Convicted Offenders 3.7.1 A sep
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serious addiction by the parent who
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3.12 Children with a disability or
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3.14.1.3 Any such concerns should b
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3.14.8 Deciding on How the Matter s
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3.14.13.3 The Link Worker/Family Pl
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3.15.1.4 Attention to young peoples
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3.15.4.6 While the possible need fo
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• deciding that there is an alleg
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The safety of other children 3.15.6
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3.15.7.8 An assessment of the immed
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3.15.7.21 At an appropriate stage t
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3.15.7.35 Any involvement of a youn
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3.17.2.2 There are two important el
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3.17.4.2 Social workers must submit
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3.19 The Data Protection Act 3.20.1
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3.21.6.5. A child may have to give
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eport this to the Service Unit Mana
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of making this decision. It may wel
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4.6 Professionals and Others 4.6.1
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