Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

3.15.4.14 When an allegation of abuse is made in a local authority
establishment the manager of the establishment must
advise the Service Unit Manager for the child and the
external manager, who must in turn notify their senior
manager. Where the allegation implicates the manager of
the establishment, the member of staff in the establishment
should directly contact the external manager for the unit.
Notification - Out Of Authority Placements
3.15.4.15 When an allegation or suspicion of abuse is made the
manager of the establishment must advise the external
manager and the Service Unit Manager for the child. The
external manager must in turn advise the Senior Manager
for the host authority. When a placement is being made
outwith the authority, it would be helpful to have the
identified Senior Manager in the host authority named.
3.15.4.16 Where the allegation of abuse pertains to an individual
child the placing authority should maintain responsibility for
co-ordinating the investigation in conjunction with the
Senior Manager in the host authority.
3.15.4.17 The Service Unit Manager for the child must consult with
the Senior Manager in the placing authority. Agreement
should be reached as to who should contact the Senior
Manager of the host authority to agree upon how the
matter will be co-ordinated.
3.15.4.18 Where there are multiple allegations the Senior Manager in
the host authority should maintain responsibility for coordinating
the investigation in conjunction with the placing
authorities. The host authority should normally undertake
any joint investigation with the police, to avoid a large
number of placing authorities investigating allegations.
3.15.5 Deciding How The Matter Should Be Investigated And By Whom
3.15.5.1 At any stage in the process the possibility of convening a
case discussion can be considered to share information
and decide on how to progress the investigation.
3.15.5.2 There are several possible courses of action in deciding
how the allegation should be investigated. These are::
• deciding that the allegation is unclear and agreeing
whom should approach the child for more
information in order to clarify the allegation
• deciding that it is not an allegation of abuse and
utilising the Complaints Procedure
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