This document contains all legislation relating to the protection and promotion of children`s well-being and should be read alongside the legal guidelines, Working Together to Protect Children (2018) Sometimes a child suffers serious injury or dies as a result of abuse or neglect. Understanding not only what happened, but also why things happened the way they did, can help improve our response in the future. Understanding the impact that the actions of different organizations and agencies have had on the child`s life and on the life of his family, and whether or not different approaches or actions have led to a different outcome, is essential to improve our collective knowledge. In this way, we can judge well what needs to be changed at the local or national level. When preparing and preparing for the publication of the report, alternate partners should carefully consider how best to manage the impact of the publication on children, family members, practitioners and others affected by the case. Safeguards partners should ensure that reports are written in such a way that what is published does not adversely affect the well-being of children or vulnerable adults involved in the case. It is also important to consider how these changes affect your current safety training certificate. At Child Protection Company, we update our online safety courses to reflect the latest government guidelines – but not all training providers do. Make sure Working Together 2018 is included in the course before choosing a training provider for your security certificate. New legal guidance on child protection published on 4 July 2018 One of the most important changes in Working Together 2018 is the replacement of Local Child Protection Councils (LSCBs) with protection partners. The purpose of the review of serious child protection cases at the local and national levels is to identify improvements that need to be made to protect and promote the well-being of children.

Learning is locally relevant, but it has wider implications for all practitioners working with children and families, as well as for government and policymakers. Understanding whether there are systemic problems and whether and how policies and practices need to change is essential for the system to be dynamic and self-improving. If security partners become aware of a serious incident,[82] they should verify that the file meets the criteria for an on-site inspection. We encourage you to read the full Working Together 2018 guide. You can find the document and all related information on the GOV.UK website by clicking here. The 2018 collaboration update follows a consultation that began in October 2017 to identify what needs to be changed to support the new inter-agency safeguards provisions of the Children and Social Work Act 2017. Following notification of a SCSI to the National Child Protection Panel and LSCP statutory partners, legal partners are required to conduct a prompt review within 15 working days of notification. As part of the 2018 Working Together to Protect Children update, Major Case Reviews (SCRs) were replaced by Child Protection Practice Reviews (PERCs) and are conducted on the recommendation following a rapid review. Notifications must be made within five working days of the local authority becoming aware of the incident. These are non-statutory guidelines published by the DfE to help practitioners make information-sharing decisions to reduce the risk of harm to children and young people.

The guidelines have been updated to reflect the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018, replacing information sharing: guidelines for practitioners and managers published in March 2015. In addition to taking into account communications from local authorities and information from rapid reviews and local reviews of child protection practices, the Panel should consider a range of other evidence, including inspection reports and other reports and research. The Committee may also consider any other criteria it deems appropriate in determining whether a serious child protection case raises complex or national issues. Serious bodily injury or injury is the serious physical harm caused to the human body. These are generally injuries that pose a significant risk of death or that cause severe and permanent disfigurement or prolonged loss or impairment of the function of a body part or organ (US Legal; definitions.uslegal.com/s/serious-bodily-harm/). Full reports shall be submitted to the Committee and to the Secretary of State for Education96 no later than seven working days before the date of publication. Serious harm includes (but is not limited to) serious and/or long-term damage to a child`s mental health or intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development. It should also cover adverse effects on physical health[78].

This list is not exhaustive. Decision-making should exercise discretion in cases where the negative effects are likely to be long-term, although this is not immediately certain. Even if a child recovers, even following a one-time incident, serious harm may still have been caused. The updated 2018 version, which makes factual changes, replaces the 2015 version, which was removed from this website. Update of the “Cooperation for the protection of children 2018” with factual changes regarding information sharing, homelessness duty and indications of domestic violence. “Cooperation for the protection of children 2015” and “Cooperation: transitional guidelines” have been deleted. The LSCP must inform the National Child Protection Panel of the results of the rapid review within 15 working days. Updated “Working Together to Protect Children 2018” to reflect how local authorities must inform the child protection agency. Minor amendment to the guidelines to add the definition of child sexual exploitation. The Transitional Guidelines for Cooperation, which were also abolished, were available to assist local child protection boards, protection partners and the Child Protection Practice Review Group in moving from CABLs and major case reviews to a new system of inter-agency agreements and local and national reviews of child protection practices. This transition took place between June 29, 2018 and September 29, 2019. Review of Practices and Relevant Bodies Regulations 2018 Legal guidelines for inter-agency work to protect and promote the welfare of children.

This must be reported by the local authority within 5 working days of becoming aware of the incident. The full LSCP SCSI notification process is available on request from LSCP.info@leeds.gov.uk (b) if the child dies or is seriously injured outside England while ordinarily resident in the territory of the local authority. In addition, the LSCP has a duty to identify and review serious child protection cases that it believes raise important issues in its field.