Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

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Pre-Release TC/CP2 Children and Families staff must liaise as appropriate with criminal justice staff in the completion of Form TC/CP2. On completion this form should be countersigned by the Service Unit Manager (Children and Families – Fieldwork) and returned to the prisonbased social work unit with a copy to the Service Unit Manager (Criminal Justices). Pre-Release Discussion In accordance with existing national standards on throughcare for prisoners being released on statutory order or licence, a pre-release meeting requires to be held to agree plans for managing the prisoners return to the community. Where the prisoner was convicted of a Schedule One offence, the Service Unit Manager (Children and Families – Fieldwork) requires to determine whether an additional pre-release child protection case conference requires to be held, alongside or separate, and invite relevant community based and prison-based social work staff to attend. For those prisoners being released without condition, the Service Unit Manager (Children and Families – Fieldwork) should decide, following consultation with prison social work staff, on the appropriate use of a case discussion prior to release. The Service Unit Manager (Children and Families – Fieldwork) will consider the need for child protection procedures and will involve the Reporter appropriately. Carstairs State Hospital The principle of exchange of information outlined in these procedures should be followed in relation to assessment of risk to children, access and pre-release. Reference can also be made to the State Hospital Child Visiting Policy. Released Prisoners Moving to England and Wales Prison-based social workers should follow the procedures laid out in Circular 11 and communicate with relevant social services and probation offices for the area where the prisoner intends to reside. Released Prisoners Moving to Scotland from England and Wales Arrangements for the release of prisoners convicted of offences against children are similar in England and Wales to those set out in Circular 11. Under Circular IG 54/1994, local authorities in England and Wales should communicate with the relevant authorities on reception into prison and prior to release. The prison service for England and Wales will offer advice on policy issues and can be contacted on Tel 0171 - 217 - 5313/5113. 146
Assessment and Supervision of Sex Offenders - Sex Offenders Act 1997 Responsibilities of Police The Sex Offenders Act came into force on 1 September 1997. This act requires persons convicted of certain sex offences to register their name and address with the police and to keep the police notified of any changes for a set period of years. The Act requires police to maintain a register of sex offenders with the objective of monitoring the whereabouts of known sex offenders. They must manage information received as a result of the Act and thereby allow any necessary measures to be put in place for the protection of the public. They must ensure that there are recognised procedures in force for sharing such information with social work departments. Following a sex offender registering with the police the latter must forward the details of the registration to the appropriate social work manager. Disclosure of information out-with social work is a decision for the police and should be justified case by case. The police are expected to complete a risk assessment to assess the potential threat of the offender and to manage that threat. The police must convene a joint case conference between social work and police when necessary. The joint case conference must consider: • assessment of risk • action required for public protection • proposed responses to address identified risks • recommendations regarding disclosure to third parties. Those who have not been convicted but who are suspected of having committed offences cause major concerns. Where there are good grounds to believe that children and vulnerable adults may be at risk from an unconvicted offender the police should consider convening a joint case conference to share information in an attempt to reduce risk. It is important to remember that it is not necessary for there to be a conviction prior to an application for an exclusion order. Responsibilities of Social Work Social work are required to make enquires to ascertain whether there are children or vulnerable adults at risk. Where there is concern that there may be particular children at risk social work must first consider whether any urgent measures to protect children are required. Where urgent action is not indicated consideration must be given to arranging a child protection conference to take steps to reduce the risk. 147
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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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3.14.8 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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The safety of other children 3.15.6
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3.19 The Data Protection Act 3.20.1
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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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4.18 Key worker 4.18.1 A key worker
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Section 5 The Child Protection Regi
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5.7.1 There are two Child Protectio
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5.15 A Registered Child moving into
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SECTION 6 Informing and Consulting
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