London Child Protection Procedures - chapters

Please note that the Editorial Board which finalised this third edition of the London Child Protection Procedures will continue to meet in 2008/9 to ensure that the document remains up to date and accurately reflects safeguarding practice in London. For more information on how this process will work, please download the letter below:

  Process for updating the London Child Protection Procedures 

Please follow the links below to download the individual chapters of the London Child Protection Procedures.

  Section 1 - Preface and introduction - updated 10.01.2008

  Section 2 - Roles and responsibilities

  Section 3 - Sharing information - updated 10.01.2008 

  Section 4 - Recognition and response

  Section 5 - Children in specific circumstances (cisc) - updated 10.01.2008

  Section 6 - Referral and assessment - updated 10.01.2008

  Section 7 - Child protection enquiries

  Section 8 - Child protection conferences

  Section 9 - Implementation of child protection plan

  Section 10 - Working with unco-operative families

  Section 11 - Mobile children and families

  Section 12 - Unexpected death of a child

  Section 13 - Risk management of known offenders

  Section 14 - Organised and complex abuse

  Section 15 - Allegations against staff

  Section 16 - Supervision and training

  Section 17 - Safer recruitment

  Section 18 - LSCBs, quality assurance and conflict resolution

  Section 19 - Serious case reviews  

  Appendix 1 - Statutory framework 

  Appendix 2 - Children’s safeguarding recommendations 

  Appendix 3 - Voluntary agencies or community groups keeping children safe

  Appendix 4 - Information sharing legal framework  

  Appendix 5 - Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families

  Appendix 6 - Use of questionnaires and scales to evidence assessment and decision making

  Appendix 7 - Missing persons’ notification proforma  

  Appendix 8 - A guide to the acronyms used in these procedures