About the Partnership

• Governance and Accountability Framework and Terms of Reference - June 2023 - March 2024

07.09.23

• North Somerset Issue Resolution Policy - July 2022 (was Escalation Policy)

31.03.2022

• North Somerset Safeguarding Strategic Plan - April 2023 - April 2026

22.05.2023

• Terms of Reference January 2020 - Under Review

31.03.2022

• Structure of the Partnership May 2022

31.03.2022

Annual Reports of the Partnership

• Annual Report January 2021 - March 2022
• Annual Report January 2023 - March 2023
• Avon and Somerset Strategic Safeguarding Partnership - Independent Scrutiny Report - June 2020
• Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, B&NES (BNSSG) Section 11 Audit 2019 - 2020
• Child Death Overview Panel Annual Report - 2019-2020
• Child Death Overview Panel Annual Report- 2017-2018
• Designated Officer for Allegations against People in a position of trust - Annual Report - April 2019
• Designated Officer for Allegations against People in position of trust- Annual Report- 2018
• Designated Officer for Allegations against People in position of trust- Annual Report- 2017
• Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) Annual Report 2023 - 2024 (updated 13.07.23)
• North Somerset Safeguarding Children's Partnership Annual Report 2020
• North Somerset Section 11 Audit 2021 - 2022 - Avon & Somerset Region
• NSSCP Business plan 2016-19

Ofsted Reports

• NSSCB Ofsted Inspection Report 2017
• Ofsted Inspection and Action Plan - June 2018

Serious Case Reviews / Rapid Reviews / Learning 

• Child Safeguarding Practice Review
  • Cross-Border Report on peer-on-peer abuse and child criminal exploitation
  • Joint Partnership Response - Cross Border peer-on-peer abuse and child criminal exploitation
  • Katrina
• Serious Case Reviews
  • Serious Case Review - Holly
  • Serious Case Review - abuse at a first school
  • Executive Summary to serious case review - abuse at a first school
• Rapid Reviews
• Learning Together Briefings
  • Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment
  • Toxic Trio Abuse

Meeting Minutes

• Meeting Minutes 23 June 2020
• Meeting Minutes 14 April 2020
• Meeting Minutes 18 March 2019
• Meeting Minutes 10 June 2019
• Meeting Minutes 9 September 2019
• Meeting Minutes 11 June 2018
• Meeting Minutes 10 September 2018
• Meeting Minutes 10 December 2018

Sub-Group Terms of Reference

• Children and Early Help Sub-Group- terms of reference
• Children's Learning and Development Sub-Group- terms of reference
• Policy and Procedure Sub-Group- terms of reference
• Quality and Performance Sub-Group- terms of reference
• Tackling Exploitation Sub-Group- terms of reference
• Young People Sub-Group- terms of reference

Partnership Newsletters

Summer (June) 2023

September 2023

Child Sexual Exploitation

Child Sexual Exploitation - March 2023 - March 2026

Child Exploitation Risk Identification Tool

Child Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Form (SERAF)

Child Sexual Exploitation Risk Assessment Scoring Guidance

Effective Support (thresholds)

Effective Support

Effective Support - Appendix 1 - Signs of Safety

Effective Support - Appendix 2 - Informed Consent

Effective Support - Appendix 3 - Request for Support Document 

Effective Support - Appendix 4 - Types of Abuse

Family Strengths Needs - Indicators of Need (formally Neglect)

Family Strengths Needs - Practitioner Guidance - July 2023

Family Strengths Needs - Toolkit - July 2023

Family Strengths Needs - Toolkit - Editable summary sheet - July 2022

Non-Mobile Babies

Non-Mobile Baby Injury Policy

Non-Mobile Baby Injuries - Multi-Agency Guidance

Non-Mobile Baby - Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis (Blue Spot Marks)

Keeping Babies Safe - Parents Leaflet

Keeping Babies Safe - Parents Leaflet - Accessible Document