Publications for Professionals
Useful publications for professionals and volunteers – National, Regional and Local
National Publications
Working Together to Safeguard Children (2006)
This document sets out how individuals and organisations should work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The guidance has been updated since the previous version which was published in 1999. The new version reflects developments in legislation, policy and practice.
The guidance is addressed to all practitioners and front-line managers who have particular responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and to senior and operational managers in organisations that are responsible for commissioning or providing services to children, young people, parents and carers.
It is also addressed to senior and operational managers in organisations that have a particular responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. However, it is not necessary for all practitioners to read every part of the guidance - the table on pages 19-20 sets out which parts of the document are particularly relevant to different roles.
PLEASE NOTE: The LSCB has a limited number of hard copies available for member agencies, please contact the LSCB Administrator for further information.
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006 PDF
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused (2006)
This document provides best practice guidance for those who work with children in order to safeguard their welfare. It also contains an appendix to help practitioners with the legal issues affecting the sharing of information. The guidance also provides general information for anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and families, focusing particularly on those who work in social care, health, education and criminal justice services.
Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education (2007)
Guidance on the Duty to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children
Section 11 Children Act 2004 places a duty on key persons and bodies to make arrangements to ensure that in discharging their functions, they have regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. This guidance sets out these key arrangements. It applies to all those key local people and bodies named under section 11(1).
Part 1 sets out the arrangements that are likely to be common to all or most of the agencies to which the duty applies. There will, however, be differences in how they are applied depending on the functions of each agency. Part 2 deals with implementation in each particular agency to which the section 11 duty applies.
Safeguarding Disabled Children
Aiming high for disabled children: Safeguarding Disabled children are more vulnerable to abuse or neglect than non-disabled children. This resource is intended to help those with a strategic or planning responsibility for children understand their particular needs and consider how best to safeguard and promote their welfare.
It sets out guidelines for LSCBs and for individual practitioners involved in safeguarding processes. It also highlights issues relating to communicating with disabled children and provides information about resources and about training.
DfES commissioned the Council for Disabled Children to produce this resource. The Staying Safe Action Plan commits that this resource will be updated in the future.
Safeguarding Disabled Children: Practice Guidance (July 2009)
This guidance is aimed at LSCB partners and other professionals working with children and young people and their families. It is intended to help them safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children and young people. It is supplementary to, and should be used in conjunction with, Working together to safeguard children.
Further information about services for disabled children and young people can be found at:
http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/healthandwellbeing/ahdc/AHDC/Brent Guidance/Leaflets
Safer Recruitment Leaflet
Safe Recruitment is a critically important area for any agency that works with children and young people - either in a paid or voluntary capacity. The LSCB have developed a leaflet which highlights key areas that need to be addressed in the 'recruitment and selection' process. We must all ensure that we guard against the minority of prospective applicants who pose a risk to children and young people.
If you require printed copies of this leaflet please request these from the LSCB administrator. Brent LSCB Safe Recruitment Leaflet
Managing Allegations against Staff and Volunteers Leaflets
Brent LSCB has developed some guidance leaflets for GP's and Independent Contractors on how to deal with Allegations that are made against members of staff that work with children. To download this leaflet, please click on the link below.
If you would like hard copies of this leaflet, please contact the LSCB Administrator
Child Protection Case Conferences Leaflet
Important Changes were made to the Brent Child Protection Register and this leaflet has been drawn up to summarise these changes.
Child Protection Plans - a guide for professionals PDF