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Amendments

January 2021

CAPTION: January 2021

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	A link to the Safer Sleeping - A risk assessment tool for practitioners has been added to Related Information.
Assessment	This chapter has been updated. The Safer Sleeping - risk assessment tool was added to Further Information.
Safeguarding Unborn Babies	Related Forms has been updated and a link to the Safer Sleeping Assessment Tool has been added into Section 14, Further Information.
Child Protection Enquiries	This chapter has been amended. Section 4, Strategy Discussion / Meeting has been updated and a link to the GMC Guidance “Protecting children and young people: The responsibilities of all doctors” has been added to Section 8, Medical Assessments.
Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	This guidance has been reviewed and updated as required to reflect the most recent version of Keeping Children Safe in Education Statutory Guidance for Schools and Colleges on Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment. A fourth bullet point was added into Section1, Introduction and Criteria to include situations where an individual in those settings has behaved or may have behaved in a way that indicates they may not be suitable to work with children. This is to capture concerns around transferable risk; for example where a person who works with children is involved in a domestic abuse incident at home and this may have implications for their suitability to work with children.
Bullying	This chapter has been updated amendments to the definition of bullying in Section 1, Definition and new links added to resources for addressing bullying linked to race/faith, and resources to help make schools, colleges or other settings LGBT inclusive. See Further Information.
Children Living Away from Home	In Section 4, Issues, the Children in Custody section has been updated.
Female Genital Mutilation	This chapter has been revised and additional links added to the Further Information.
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children	Further Information links have been updated.
Neglect	The Safer Sleeping risk assessment tool has been added to the Further Information section.
Parents who Misuse Substances	This chapter has been updated, a link to the Safer Sleeping Guidance has been added to the further information section.
Parents with Mental Health Problems	This chapter has been updated, a link to the Safer Sleeping Guidance has been added to the further information section.
Parents with Learning Difficulties	This chapter has been updated, a link to the Safer Sleeping Guidance has been added to the further information section.
Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by Children	This chapter has been refreshed throughout and terminology updated, and additional information has been added into Section 3, Visiting Patients in the High Security Psychiatric Services: Ashworth, Broadmoor and Rampton, in line with the High Security Psychiatric Services (Arrangements for Safety and Security) Directions 2019 and associated Guidance.

Next update: July 2021

Archive

2020 Amendments

October 2020

CAPTION: October 2020
Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Safeguarding Unborn Babies	This chapter has been updated.

July 2020

CAPTION: July 2020

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	A the link to the Child protection: duties to report concerns briefing paper has been added to the scope box.
Assessment	This chapter has been updated in line with the new digital referral system for reporting potential victims of Modern Slavery.
Bullying	This chapter has been updated with the inclusion of a reference to upskirting and an expanded Further information section.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	A link has been added in the Further Information section, to the statutory guidance Modern Slavery: how to identify and support victims 2020. This guidance replaces: Duty to Notify the Home Office of potential victims of modern slavery; Victims of modern slavery: frontline staff guidance; Victims of modern slavery: competent authority guidance.
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children	Further Information links have been updated.

January 2020

CAPTION: January 2020

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	A link to the Contextual Frameworks: Extra Familial Risks diagram has been added to Section 4, Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Organised and Complex Abuse	This chapter has been updated with a link to College of Policing: Managing Complex Child Abuse Investigations.
Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	This chapter has been revised to improve clarity.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	This chapter has been revised to improve clarity.
Child Sexual Exploitation	The Operation Striver Form has been updated.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)	Information about upskirting has been added.
Neglect	This chapter has been updated with minor updates to improve clarity.
Online Safety	This guidance has been reviewed and additional information about further sources of support have been added.
Parents that Misuse Substances	Links to national organisations have been added to the Further Information section.
New Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Child Sexual Abuse	This procedure has been added to the manual.

2019 Amendments

October 2019

CAPTION: October 2019

New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Child Sexual Exploitation	This guidance has been added to the manual.

July 2019

CAPTION: July 2019

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	This guidance has been reviewed and refreshed throughout as required to ensure consistency with terminology used in current DfE publications, including Working Together to Safeguard Children and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Disabled Children	A link has been added to Guidance on Mental health and behaviour in schools.
Female Genital Mutilation	In Section 2 Indicators, Mandatory Reporting of FGM has been updated.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)	This chapter has been amended. The definition of HSB has been expanded.
On-line Safety	This guidance has been reviewed and refreshed as required. In the further information section a link has been added to the Catch 22 publication Social Media as a Catalyst and Trigger for Youth Violence.

January 2019

CAPTION: January 2019

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	This chapter has been updated with additional information about Early Help, Contextual Safeguarding and Domestic Abuse.
Assessment	This chapter has been revised to reflect updated guidance on Assessment in Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Child Protection Enquiries	This chapter has been amended to update references to Working Together to Safeguard Children with corrections and points of clarification throughout and should be re-read.
Child Protection Conferences	This chapter has been revised following the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulations and updated Data Protection Act 2018.
Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	This chapter has been updated to reflect new statutory guidance and local safeguarding arrangements.
Information Sharing	This chapter has been updated in accordance with the revision of the Data Protection Act and GDPR. A link was added to the GOV.UK - Child sex offender disclosure scheme guidance.
Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	This chapter has been revised with information on the application process for criminal record checks for someone from overseas. A link has been added to Statutory Guidance: Disqualification under the Children Act 2006.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	This chapter replaces existing chapters on children from abroad, trafficked children and modern slavery. It provides links to updated guidance and legislation and recognises the interrelatedness of these issues.
Disabled Children	A link has been added to the Anti-Bullying Alliance website for information on Cyberbullying and SEN/disability.
Forced Marriage	Links to additional information have been updated.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)	Information has been added with regard to Technology-assisted harmful sexual behaviour (TA-HSB) and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). The Further Information section has also been reviewed and updated.
Honour Based Violence	Links to additional information have been updated.
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour	The Further Information section has been revised and updated.
Learning and Improvement Model	This chapter has been revised and updated throughout.
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews	This chapter has been revised following the publication of the updated Statutory Guidance, Working Together to Safeguard Children, which replaced Serious Case Reviews with a system of local and national Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
Child Death Review Procedures	This chapter has been updated following the publication of Working Together to Safeguard Children and the Child Death Review Statutory and Operational Guidance (England).
Learning and Development Strategy and Quality Assurance	This chapter replaces the previous training strategy and quality assurance chapter.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Children Visiting Prisons	This chapter provides the best practice guidance for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people who are visiting or have contact with adults or other young people who are in custody.

2018 Amendments

July 2018

CAPTION: July 2018

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Child Protection Conferences	This chapter was last updated to amend the timescales for ICPCs on unborn babies.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour (HSB)	This chapter was amended to coincide with the introduction of the HSB Panel in Nottinghamshire.
Trafficked Children	Section 4, Protection, the statutory guidance was updated to link to the DfE 2017 Care of unaccompanied and migrant children and child victims of modern slavery – statutory guidance for local authorities. The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is referenced in relation to age assessments.

February 2018

CAPTION: February 2018

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour	This chapter has been extensively updated. In particular information has been added to Section 4, Protective and Supportive Action with regards to the local support available.

January 2018

CAPTION: January 2018

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	This chapter has been updated with a link to health guidance on the assessment of sub-conjunctival haemorrhage in infants.
Assessment	This chapter has been updated with a link to health guidance on the assessment of sub-conjunctival haemorrhage in infants.
Modern Slavery	The Royal College of Nursing Guide to Modern slavery has been added to the further information section.
Information Sharing	This chapter has been updated to the latest version.
Fabricated or Induced Illness	This chapter has been updated with a link to additional guidance for health involvement regarding concerns about induced or fabricated illness in section four and further information regarding perplexing presentations.
Female Genital Mutilation	A link has been added directly to the DoH page on 'Safeguarding Women and Girls at Risk of FGM', which includes the guidance plus additional resources including a safeguarding pathway and risk assessment tools.
Forced Marriage	This chapter has been updated with further detail in the Risks, Indicators and Issues sections, to reflect relevant points from the 'Protocol on the handling of 'so-called' Honour Based Violence/Abuse and Forced Marriage Offences between the National Police Chief's Council and the Crown Prosecution' (November 2016). In Further Information, links were added to Multi-Agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of forced marriage and to Apply for a forced marriage protection order (Gov.uk).
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children	This chapter has been renamed (previously titled Children and Young People Involved in or Affected by Gang Activity). It has been updated to include a link to the National Crime Agency report County Lines Gang Violence, Exploitation and Drug Supply.
Honour Based Violence	This chapter has been reviewed and further detail has been added in line with the 'Protocol on the handling of 'so-called' Honour Based Violence/Abuse and Forced Marriage Offences between the National Police Chiefs' Council and the Crown Prosecution Service' (November 2016). Links have been added to Forced Marriage Guidance (Home Office)- information and practice guidelines for professional protecting, advising and supporting victims and to SafeLives Dash risk checklist for the identification of high risk cases of domestic abuse, stalking and 'honour'-based violence.
On-line Safety	This chapter has been updated and now includes information on the recently introduced 'outcome 21'. Where young people are voluntarily sending/sharing sexual images or content with one another the police may use this new recording code to record that a crime has been committed but that it is not considered to be in the public interest to take criminal action against the people involved.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the Child	This chapter outlines the legislative requirement to consider the views of the child and contains good practice guidance.

2017 Amendments

June 2017

CAPTION: June 2017

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	Additional information has been added with regard to "peer on peer" abuse and the definition of "abuse" has been expanded in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
Child Protection Conferences	This chapter has been updated to include further detail was added about Looked After Children who may be subject to child protection plans and child protection conferences. A new section 'Electronic and digital recording' [of meetings], which may include Child Protection Case Conferences or other safeguarding meetings, has been added. This chapter has also been updated to note Law Society guidance 'Attendance of Solicitors at Local Authority Children Act Meetings' and the 'Related Code of Conduct (2011)' where the child or family who attend reviews are supported by a legal representative.
Disabled Children	This chapter has been updated to include a section on allegations of abuse carried out by an employee, agency worker, volunteer or student against a disabled child or young person.
Female Genital Mutilation	This chapter has been updated with information about the four types of FGM as defined by WHO. Links have been added to both the new Home Office FGM protection orders factsheet; and to the guidance to the 'Statement opposing female genital mutilation'.
Forced Marriage	A link to the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit has been added to the Further information section.
Children Missing from Care, Home and Education	This chapter replaces one which looked at the risk of children missing from education and has been extended to include all missing children. A new Section 3, Key Contacts, Roles and Responsibilities has been added from the local protocol.
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour	This chapter has been updated with information about emergency contact details for local hospitals and CAMHS and an updated list of organisations which offer further help and advice.
Sexually Harmful Behaviour	This chapter has been amended to include a link to the Brook Sexual Behaviours Traffic Light Tool.
Trafficked Children	This chapter has been updated with a link to the Home Office Circular on the factsheet and posters on Modern Slavery; duty to notify Act 2015 and the Modern Slavery victims: referral and assessment forms and a link to the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit.
Unexpected Death of a Child	This chapter has been updated with a link to guidance from the Royal College of pathologists on care and investigation in cases of unexpected death in infancy and childhood.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Modern Slavery	This chapter sets out guidance on how to identify and respond to a child or young person where there are concerns that they are a victim or a potential victim of modern slavery.
Neglect	This chapter has been added to provide consistent multi-agency advice on the recognition and risks when working with neglectful families.
Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children	The aim of this chapter is to assist practitioners in assessing the risk of children being seriously injured by dogs that are prohibited, dangerous or badly looked after by their owners.

April 2017

CAPTION: April 2017

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	Additional information on the investigation of physical abuse has been added.
Assessment	Additional information on the investigation of physical abuse has been added.
Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviour	Information about self-harming behaviour in primary school age children has been added.

2016 Amendments

November 2016

CAPTION: November 2016

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	An additional section concerning the responsibilities of schools and colleges has been added.
Child Protection Enquiries	This Chapter has been amended with corrections and points of clarification throughout and should be re-read
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children	This chapter has been updated with information regarding the use of an Osman warning, and minor amendments to the text.
Children Living Away from Home	This chapter has been updated with links to further information regarding private fostering.
On-line Safety	This chapter was previously titled abuse and information technology, the reporting process for concerns about radicalisation been clarified and an additional link for parents concerned about the children's use of social media has been added.
Children Missing from Education	This chapter has been updated with links to statutory guidance and advice.
Spiritual Cultural and Religious Beliefs	This chapter was previously entitled abuse linked to spiritual belief, it has been updated and additional information added regarding the identification of concerns and protection of children.
Trafficked Children	A link to the Home Office circular on the modern slavery act 2015 has been added.
Safeguarding Children and Young People Against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism	This chapter has been updated with a clarification for the online reporting process and the link to the Educate against hate website.
Serious Case Reviews	A link to the NSPCC/LiPP Quality Markers guidance has been added.

April 2016

CAPTION: April 2016

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Child Protection Conferences	Child Protection Conferences (Nottinghamshire) has been updated and guidance on dealing with requests to electronically record conferences has been added to Section 15, Administrative Arrangements for Child Protection Conferences.
Information Sharing	Information regarding Age assessments has been added.
Children from Abroad	This chapter has been updated when links to ADCS guidance on age assessment, the national referral mechanism and the independent family returns panel has been added.
Domestic Violence and Abuse	This chapter has been updated when information concerning the new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships has been added.
Child Sexual Exploitation	This chapter has been updated with minor changes to the text and links have been updated and revised.
Female Genital Mutilation	This chapter has been updated with information regarding the mandatory reporting of FGM.
Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting Children	This chapter has been updated with more information regarding the definition of gangs, information regarding gang injunctions and the links between young people going missing and gang involvement. Additional sources of further information have also been added.
Children Living Away from Home	This chapter has been updated with updated links and minor amendments throughout.
Unexpected Death of a Child	This chapter has been updated when the Review Forms have been added to the chapter.
Licensing Act 2003: Guidance for License Applicants	The contact details for queries specifically relating to licensing have been updated.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	This guidance is for LSCB partner agencies is based on current legislation, guidance and best practice and aims to promote consistent practice across the county.
Children Visiting Psychiatric Wards and Facilities	This guidance explains the reasons why young people may visit Psychiatric wards and how to ensure safeguards are in place.

2015 Amendments

July 2015

CAPTION: July 2015

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Responding to Abuse and Neglect	A link to the Bruising in Babies flowchart has been added.
Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	Information about the DBS Privacy Policy has been added.
Organised and Complex Abuse	A links to the inter-faith Safe Network has been added.
Historical Abuse	This chapter has been substantially re-written and should be re-read.
Information Sharing	Links to updated DfE guidance on Information Sharing for practitioners providing safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers have been added.
Bruising in Pre-Mobile Babies	A link to the Bruising in Babies flowchart has been added.
Bullying	A link to the DfE guidance on cyberbullying has been added.
Fabricated or Induced Illness	This chapter has been substantially re-written and should be re-read in its entirety.
Abuse and Information Technology	This chapter has been amended to include information about the risk of social networking sites being used to attract children to radical and extremist ideologies.
Safeguarding and Licensed Premises	The need to consider whether licensed premises may be used for sexual exploitation of children has been added.
Children Missing from Education	An updated link to statutory guidance has been added and clarification on the responsibility of the school/educational establishment to take action when they are aware of the child is missing.
Trafficked Children	A link to the Trafficked Children Toolkit has been added.
Excellence in Safeguarding Practice - Guidance Notes	This chapter has been updated to include recent learning from case reviews and research.
Resolving Professional Disagreements (Escalation Procedure)	A new section on effective escalation has been added.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Safeguarding Children and Young People Against Radicalisation and Violent Extremism	This chapter provides general guidance on the identification of children who may be at risk and information on the "Prevent" and "Channel" procedures.
Learning from Case Reviews and Audit	This chapter provides a quick way of accessing the lessons learned form case reviews and audits from the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City LSCB websites.
Bruising in Babies Flowchart	A flowchart for Health Professionals and others who notice a bruise or suspicious mark on a non-mobile baby or child.

2014 Amendments

November 2014

CAPTION: November 2014

Updated Chapters
Chapter Name	Details
Child Protection Enquiries	New information about the significance and investigation of human bite marks and further information regarding pre-birth assessments.
Child Protection Conferences	A link to the template Agency Report to Initial / Review Child Protection Case Conference has been added.
Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	This chapter has been extensively revised and should be re-read in its entirety.
Domestic Violence and Abuse	Information about the Domestic Violence Disclosure scheme and a new link to AVA (Against Violence and Abuse) have been added.
Child Sexual Exploitation	Information about the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme and reference to the CPS guidance on providing therapy to child witnesses prior to a criminal trial are added.
Fabricated or Induced Illness	Contact details for the National Crime Agency have been added.
Female Genital Mutilation	This chapter has been updated to include specific NHS actions in cases of FGM.
Forced Marriage	New information about the legal position has been added.
Sexually Harmful Behaviour	A reference to the Assessment of Sexual Harm Arrangements (ASHA for Nottingham City has been added.
Children of Parents that Misuse Substances	New links to local NHS services have been added.
Trafficked Children	Additional information regarding the assessment of trafficked children and information about the National Referral Mechanism has been added.
Serious Case Review	This chapter has been updated with minor procedural changes to reflect the current titles of decision making groups involved in the SCR process.
Unexpected Death of a Child	Updated concerning the Strategy Meeting held after the Initial Case Discussion Meeting.
Inter-Agency Practice Guidance in Relation to Children and Domestic Violence	This Practice Guidance has been updated.
Children Missing from Home and Care Joint Protocol	This Practice Guidance has been updated.
New Chapters and Features
Chapter Name	Details
Guidance to Support Practitioners Working with Sexual Abuse	Practice Guidance which emphasises a shared approach to understanding, recognising and managing sexual abuse.
Guidance to Support Practitioners with Emotional Abuse	Practice Guidance which is research and evidence based with the aim of developing a shared understanding of emotional abuse and includes a range of tools and resources for practitioners.
Guidance for Practitioners Completing Chronologies and Genograms	Practice Guidance which provides a basic outline on what a Chronology is, how they can be used and what its limitations are.
Excellence in Safeguarding Practice - Guidance Notes	Guidance notes have been compiled as a quick reference guide using learning from reviews undertaken within Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire, including Serious Case Reviews, (SCR) and Significant Incident Learning Processes.
Child Protection Conference – Report Template for Agencies	Template for all Agency Reports for Initial and Review Conferences.
Consideration of a Case at Serious Incident Review Sub-group and Serious case Review Standing Panel	This form collates information concerning a family where a case meets the threshold for a Serious Case Review.
DASH Form for Domestic Abuse Risk Assessment	These forms should be used by all non-police agencies in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire when domestic abuse is disclosed to determine the risk level and identify the appropriate referral pathway.
Emotional Harm Assessment Template	A checklist of factors to consider when assessing emotional harm.
Pathway for Referring a Vulnerable Adult Disclosing Domestic Violence	This flowchart contains definitions of "domestic abuse" and "vulnerable adult" and guides users through making decisions about onward referrals.
SCR Initial Request for Information Proforma	This form should be used by NSCB Serious Incident Review Subgroup and the NCSCB Serious Case Review Standing Panel to request family information concerning potential Serious Case Reviews.