The
Safeguarding Procedures are updated twice a year -
click
here to see a helpful summary of the revised version
(June 2010)
Click here to access the
latest West Yorkshire Consortium Safeguarding Procedures
Manual
Keeping Families Informed -
Child Protection Processes
We have a full range of leaflets designed for
children and families about child protection
processes.
These are:
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An Initial Child Protection Conference about your child
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What happens if a Child Protection Plan is made for you
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What happens if a Child Protection Plan is made for your child
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What is an Initial Child Protection Conference?
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How to make a complaint
They can be found in
this website here
Click here to see the leaflet promoting this
information - please circulate to anyone you
think may benefit.
Working Together to Safeguard Children
A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and
promote the welfare of children - 2010
Download a copy of the full document here (394 pages approx. 2.3MB PDF)
Exploring the Experiences of Parents and Carers
whose Children have been subject to Child Protection
Plans (Local Research)
Download a copy
of the Executive Summary here
Download a copy of the full report here
Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board
Business Plan 2009-10
Download a copy here
Calderdale Safeguarding Children Board
Bi-Annual Report 2007 – 2009
Download a copy here
Briefing Documents
Three new
Briefing Papers prepared by Andrew Crabtree have
been added to the
Documents section (January 2010):
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Responding to Lord Laming’s Recommendations on Working Together to Safeguard Children: A Pre-consultation Paper’ (National Safeguarding Delivery Unit, November 2009)
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The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
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Briefing Paper on ‘Children’s Trusts: statutory guidance on co-operation arrangements, including the Children’s Trust Board and the Children and Young People’s Plan – Consultation Draft’ (DCSF November 2009)
The Safeguarder
Download the latest edition of CSCB's newsletter
which contains information on a wide range of
safeguarding issues.
Download a copy here
Independent Safeguarding Authority: Vetting and
Barring Scheme
The law is changing to protect children and
vulnerable adults. From July 2010 all new employees,
those moving jobs and volunteers who want to work
with children or vulnerable adults can register with
the ISA through the Vetting and Barring Scheme.
Those who currently work with children or vulnerable
adults but are staying in their current role will
not have to become registered until later in the 5
year phasing period. From November 2010, all new
employees and volunteers who want to work with
children or vulnerable adults must be registered.
Until they have registered (and it is each
employee’s responsibility to do this) they cannot
legally be employed.
Failure to comply with this new law could result in
both employers and new employees or volunteers
having legal action taken against them. ISA
registration does not replace Criminal Records
Bureau checks but represents an extra level of
protection. The scheme works alongside the CRB and
identifies those people who could pose a risk to
children or vulnerable adults. Those deemed a risk
will be barred from working with vulnerable people.
For more information please click on the following 2
summaries produced by the Independent Safeguarding
Authority:
What happens next?
Employers and Volunteer Organisations
For more detailed information you can visit the
Independent Safeguarding Authority’s website:
www.isa-gov.org
and by phoning the ISA contact centre on: 0300 123
1111
Model Child Protection Policies & Procedures for
Calderdale Faith Groups - April 2009
This document contains a “Model” Child Protection
Policy Statement and Guidelines on how to develop
your own Child Protection Policy and Procedures. The
aim is to provide faith groups of Calderdale via the
Calderdale Interfaith Council, with a basic
framework which can be built on and tailored to meet
the needs of the services that your faith group
provides.
Download a copy here (Word - 240k)
For any further information on the above items or any other matters please contact the CSCB on 01422 393498.
