THRESHOLDS

• Thresholds of need - DOCUMENT
• Information about thresholds (sway) - why do we need thresholds and how to use the document (including FAQs and top tips). (PDF version of sway)

Managing allegations:

• Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) - Information Sheet and Flowchart
• LADO Referral Form - to be completed by the referrer 

Information Sharing: 

National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC)

• MASH Advice to Police Forces on Information Sharing for Child Safeguarding
• Data Sharing: Share with Confidence Guidance and Flowchart

July 2023

Children Who Move - Subject to Child Protection Plans

• TRANSFER IN PROCESS

ICB - Safeguarding Alerts

• Standard Operating Procedure 
• Safeguarding Alerts Template

Recognising abuse: Signs, indicators and types of abuse in Children and Adults

Elected Members - Safeguarding Workshop

Voice and Lived Experience of a Child - Factsheet

Briefing note: Police Requests for Third Party Material

• Interim NPCC Third Party Material Requests - Letter to partners
• NPCC Interim Third Party Material Request Form

Domestic Abuse - Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)

• MARAC PROCEDURES PROTOCOL - 2023/24
• MARAC Flowchart

• Multi-Agency Pathway for Bruising in Pre-mobile babies
• Bruising in Young Babies - Information for parents and carers (leaflet)

Missing and Exploitation

• NCASP Missing Children Protocol: Procedures regarding children missing from home and care in Northumberland
• MSET Pathway 
• MSET - Guidance
• MSET Stage 1 Screening Tool - WORD
• MSET - Stage 2 and 3
• MSET - Stage 4
• Exploitation Strategy 2023-2024
• NEW - Contextual Safeguarding Guidance - PILOT

July 2022

Updated: June 2023

Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour in Children and Young People:

• Procedure for the Management of Self Harm and or Suicidal Behaviour in Children and Young People
• Northumberland Self Harm Pathway for Children and Young people - FLOWCHART
• 7 minute briefing - Self Harm (CYP)

NEGLECT

• Neglect Summit - Support resources for professionals
• Course: Neglect Summit (learningpool.com) - requires login

Neglect toolkit

• Neglect Toolkit AFC Section 1a and 1b
• Neglect Toolkit Section 2a (Aug 2020)
• Neglect Toolkit Section 2b
• Neglect Toolkit AFC Section 2c - Action Plan
• Neglect Toolkit 2c - Score Sheet

HEAT tool (0-19 Service)

• Questions condensed / crib sheet

Local Child Safeguarding Practice Review (LCSPR) inc Serious Child Safeguarding Incidents and Rapid Reviews - FRAMEWORK AND PRACTICE GUIDANCE 

• Rapid Review Process - FLOWCHART
• CSPR Referral Form - Any professional or agency may refer a case for consideration using the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Referral Form

 Writing Reviews Toolkit

• Our Learning Review Toolkit has been developed to support those who are leading on any type of case review in Northumberland.

• The toolkit has been designed to be used as a reference tool and the review stages have been mapped against national and regional Quality Markers.

• The aim is to increase confidence in undertaking reviews and provide a consistent approach to producing good high-quality reviews.

TRAINING REPORTS 

Annual Reports on Multi-Agency Training (April 2022 – March 2023):

• Safeguarding Children
• Safeguarding Adults
• Early Help and Prevention
• Children’s Social Care
• Domestic Abuse

Evaluation and Impact reports:

• Trauma Informed Practice - Training Impact Evaluation
• Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) Toolkit Training: Impact Evaluation
• Change Star Training Review
• Talking Toolkit - Project Evaluation

NCASP: 

• Multi Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (MASA)
• NCASP Groups - Terms of Reference
• Strategic Plan 2023-2026 
• Introduction to NCASP (Dec 23) - update for team meetings/inductions

Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 - REVISED

• Summary of changes - Dec 2023

Alongside the Working Together statutory guidance, the Government published:

• an updated working together statutory framework, which sets out the legislation relevant to safeguarding
• the Children’s social care national framework, which sets out expectations for senior leaders, practice supervisors and practitioners in local authorities
• guidance on Improving practice with children, young people and families, which provides advice for local areas on embedding the Working together guidance and the Children’s social care national framework in practice.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Professional disagreement protocol
• FORM: Step 4 - Referral to NCASP 

NCASP Annual Report - Sept 2022 to Sept 2023

• summary slides

• Issue 1: NCASP Newsletter - December 2022

Voice and Lived Experience of a Child - Factsheet

7 Minute Briefings:

• Working with Dads

• National Referral Mechanism (NRM)

• ISLA - Learning Review

• Harry - Joint Learning Review (Children and Adults)

• Self Harm (CYP)

• Transitional Safeguarding

• Professional Curiosity

• Trauma Informed Practice
  • CARE Northumberland - plan on a page

Dogs Trust Freedom Programme

• A4 poster (client)
• Client Guide
• A4 poster (volunteer)

#ItAllAddsUp Campaign - overview and links

How to navigate the online procedures manuals

POSTER: Northumberland Integrated Domestic Abuse Support Service 

National Review - Arthur and Star - SUMMARY

North East Learning Session - Child Financial Exploitation - October 2022

• Explainer - CFE
• Slides from session
• Key findings from learning session
• Debt Bondage in a Criminal Exploitation and County Lines context: A support resource for professionals

National Child Exploitation Awareness Day 2023 - NCASP Briefing