Child Protection Procedures - East Ayrshire Council

The safety of other children
3.15.6.11 Any investigation must also address the possibility of other
young people who may have been abused and the
continuing safety of young people presently residing within
the establishment.
Keeping relevant parties informed
3.15.6.12 Efforts must be made to keep all relevant parties informed
of progress where possible throughout the course of the
investigation.
Communicating the outcome to relevant parties
3.15.6.13 The outcome of the investigation must be communicated,
at the earliest possible opportunity, to the young person,
their family/carers and the persons against whom the
allegations have made.
Inquiries into multiple or organised abuse
3.15.6.14 Where allegations involve a number of children or staff, the
local authority and police should consider the need to
conduct inquiries into multiple or organised abuse as set
out in Section 3.3.
Adults who allege abuse as children
3.15.6.15 When an adult alleges that he/she was abused as a child
in a residential establishment the Senior Manager of the
host authority must be advised immediately so that a
decision can be made on how to proceed.
3.15.6.16 Information and counselling where requested should be
provided by an appropriate resource.
Maintaining records
3.15.6.17 Records of allegations and investigations should be
retained by the host authority. This facilitates the Senior
Manager 's awareness of any accumulation of concerns.
Placing Authority should also retain records of allegations
and investigations regarding children from their own
Authority.
3.15.6.18 The host authority must be advised of the outcome of all
investigations of allegations of abuse of children in
residential establishments. Every authority must have a
system to collate information on such allegations to ensure
early identification of patterns of abuse. Where this is
suspected a review of the establishment should be
considered.
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