ACPOS - Keeping Children Safe - Preventing
Abuse Among Young Children and Young
People
This leaflet is for everyone involved in bringing up children, and
explains that some children do indeed sexually abuse other
children, how we can recognise the warning signs and the action we
can take to prevent it. |
ACPOS - Keeping Children Safe -
Information Disclosure About Child Sex Offenders
This leaflet explains how parents, carers or guardians of children
under 18 years old can make a formal request for the
disclosure of information about a named person who may have contact
with their child if they are concerned that he or she might be a
registered child sexual offender. |
ACPOS - Keeping Children Safe - What We
All Need to Know to Protect Our Children
This leaflet provides general information about child abuse, the
signs of child abuse and advice on reporting suspected child abuse,
as the more difficult we make it for abusers to come between
children and parents or carers, the better-protected children will
be. |
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Child Protection information card [pdf:
98KB] for parents, practitioners and the general
public, with advice and contact details for reporting any concerns
they may have. |
Child Protection Inter-Agency Guidelines
[pdf 1.6MB]
These guidelines have been produced to inform and support
practitioners from all agencies in relation to child
protection. They promote inter-agency practice at all
times. |
CPC Multi-Agency Child Chronologies (MACC) Guidance [pdf:
538KB]
This interim guidance has been been by produced by
Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee to assist all
practitioners and managers working with children, young people,
parents and carers who may be required to develop and/or maintain
and/or contribute to a Multi-Agency Child Chronology (MACC) |
CPC Practitioner's Guide to Information Sharing, Confidentiality
and Consent [pdf: 68KB]
It is everyone's job to ensure that children and young
people get the help they need whent they need it. Information
sharing, confidentiality and consent are key elements of this and
it is vitally important that all practitioners have a clear
understanding of their critical importance in every day
practice. |
CPC Public Information, Communication and Engagement Strategy 2012
- 2015 [pdf: 95KB]
Building on previous CPC Public Information and
Communication Strategies, this strategy aims to deliver a more
corporate, consistent and coordinated approach to CPC Public
Information, Communication and Engagement, in particular, by
promoting further stakeholder involvement and engagement, thus
building community confidence, resilience, capacity and engagement
across Perth and Kinross. |
Education & Children's Services Child
Protection Procedures [pdf 3MB]
These procedures set out how all ECS staff will work together in
partnership with families and other agencies to safeguard children
from abuse and neglect and promote their welfare. |
GIRFEC Guidance [pdf: 1.54MB]
This guidance seeks to outline the core elements of
the 'Getting it Right' approach as it applies to Perth and
Kinross. |
Guidance for Working with Hostile and Non-Engaging Parents
and Carers [pdf: 126KB]
This guidance has been produced by Perth and Kinross Child
Protection Committee to assist all practitioners and managers
working with hostile and/or non-engaging parents and carers,
especially when there are child care and/or protection
concerns. |
Initial Screening and Inter-Agency
Referral Discussion (IRD)[pdf-160KB]
This multi-agency protocol aims to ensure an informed and
appropriate response for children and young people about whom
practitioners in key services and agencies have concerns. |
Inter-Agency Guidance for Working with
Young People who are Sexually Active [pdf
86KB]
This guidance identifies the different roles and responsibilities
of agencies out to ensure that any young person who has been
subjected to an abusive and unlawful sexual activity is
protected. |
Inter-Agency Information Sharing Protocol
[pdf 351KB]
This guidance aims to provide clarity on the issues surrounding
information sharing. |
Inter-agency Protocols, Procedures,
Guidelines and Assessments for Working with Substance Misusing
Parents, Carers and their Children [pdf
1.3MB]
These guidelines set out to detail the process of inter-agency
working in the assessment and care of children and families
affected by substance misuse. |
Joint Working Protocol for Learning Disability [pdf:
62KB]
This protocol formalises the mutually agreed working arrangements
between Perth and Kinross Education and Children's Services' (ECS)
- Children and Families Service and Perth and Kinross Housing and
Community Care (HCC) - Adult Care Teams, including Learning
Disability, Access and Adult Service Teams when working with
children and young people affected by a parental learning
disability. |
Joint Working Protocol for Mental Health [pdf:
65KB]
This protocol formalises the mutually agreed working arrangements
between Perth and Kinross Education and Children's Services' (ECS)
- Children and Families Service and Perth and Kinross Housing and
Community Care (HCC) - Adult Care Teams, including Mental Health,
Access, Drugs and Alcohol, Criminal Justice and Locality Teams
when working with children and young people affected by parental
mental health difficulties. |
Perth & Kinross Violence Against Women
Partnership [pdf 2MB]
Working towards an integrated strategy
addressing violence against women |
Supporting Children and Young People at
Risk of Self Harm and Suicide [pdf: 3MB]
The principal aim of this guidance is to
provide support for individuals and professionals supporting young
people who are either self-harming or at risk of self-harm or
suicide. A
quick reference pocket guide [pdf:
3MB] is also available. |
