London Child Protection Procedures - chapters

Please follow the links below to download the individual chapters of the 4th edition of the London Child Protection Procedures.

Please note that section 17.1.29 was amended on 14 April 2011, clarifying appointment of candidates before a valid CRB check is received.

  Section 1 - Preface and introduction

  Section 2 - Roles and responsibilities

  Section 3 - Sharing information

  Section 4 - Recognition and response

  Section 5 - Children in specific circumstances (cisc)

  Section 6 - Referral and assessment

  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 - 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 - amended 14.04.11

  Section 18 - LSCBs, quality assurance and conflict resolution

  Section 19 - Serious case reviews 

  Appendix 1 - Statutory framework

  Appendix 2 - Third sector agencies or community groups keeping children safe

  Appendix 3 - Faith community contacts and resources

  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 - MOD contacts

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