Knowsley Safeguarding Board procedures

Safeguarding children procedures manual (PDF 301KB)
Knowsley Safeguarding Children Board.

Allegations management pocedure (PDF 75 KB)
Procedure for managing allegations against people who work with children and young people.

Private fostering procedures (PDF 169KB)
Information and guidance on private fostering procedures in Knowsley

Protocol for working with sexually active young people under 18 (PDF 155KB)
Guidance for professionals working with sexually active young people under 18 in Knowsley.

Pan-Merseyside procedures

Care plus reviewed (PDF 147KB)
A protocol for joint investigation.

Fabrication or induction of illness by a parent or carer (PDF 43KB)
Guidance document.

Female genital mutilation (PDF 24KB)
Information and guidance document.

Safeguarding children abused through prostitution and sexual exploitation (PDF 163KB)
Merseyside wide area child protection - Wirral, Knowsley, St Helens, Liverpool and Sefton.

SUDI protocol (PDF 204KB)
Sudden unexpected death in infancy.

SUDI proforma - appendix A (PDF 105KB)
Medical record proforma.

SUDI proforma - appendix B (PDF 34KB)
Nominated community paediatrition proforma record.

SUDI proforma - appendix C (PDF 35KB)
Monitoring form case sheet.

SUDI proforma - appendix D (PDF 33KB)
Notification of incident form.

SUDC protocol (Word 3MB)
This is the protocol for sudden unexpected death in childhood which is an extension of the SUDI protocol. It has been produced to satisfy the rapid response aspect of the Child Death Overview Panel.

Government guidance

Forced marriage practice guidance (PDF 634KB)
Guidance document for social workers when dealing with the issue of forced marriages.

Safeguarding children from abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession (PDF 388KB)
A good practice guidance document for people who work to safeguard children.

Safeguarding children in whom illness is fabricated or induced (PDF 223KB)
A national framework document to help professionals and agencies develop their own way of working together.

Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked (PDF 671KB)
A guide for all professionals working with children to develop an awareness and ability to identify trafficked children.