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Gloucestershire procedures and protocols

Agendas and Templates
Conference agendas and reflective practice model
 Child Protection Conference Agendas - March 2013 [124kb]
 Reflective Practice Model - April 2013 [396kb]

Allegations Management
What to do if you have a concern about another professional or volunteer working with children

 Allegations Management Procedure Flowchart - Nov 2013 [77kb]
 What to do if you have an allegation of abuse made against you. [130kb]
 Dealing with Allegations of abuse against Teachers and other staff [152kb]
 Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013 [941kb]
 Teacher Misconduct - the prohibition of teachers July 2013 [316kb]

Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)
Warning signs, screening tool and Gloucestershire's multi-agency protocol for safeguarding children at risk of CSE

 Child Sexual Exploitation - The Warning Signs [78kb]
 Oct 2012 - CSE Protocol [511kb]
 CSE Screening Tool [144kb]
 Child Sexual Exploitation - Step by Step Guide for Practitioners [50kb]
Disagreements
Decision and Monitoring Tool
 Resolution of Professional Disagreements - Escalation Policy May 2009 [53kb]
 Professional Disagreements - Decision and Monitoring [39kb]
Domestic Abuse
GDASS provides information and support to victims of domestic abuse
Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service
Guidance for Contractors
Guidance for Contractors and other organisations providing services in Gloucestershire - updated in August 2013
 Guidance for Contractors - updated August 2013 [348kb]
Honour based violence
Information sheet and monitoring form
 Honour Based Violence, Forced Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation - Information Sheet [41kb]
 Honour Based Violence - Monitoring Form March 2011 [61kb]
MARAC (Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference)
Find out about this process when working with domestic abuse in Gloucestershire
 Pilot MARAC Process - June 2013 [67kb]
 DASH Referral Form [955kb]
Missing Children Protocol
Gloucestershire's protocol on partnership working when children and young people run away and go missing from home or care

 Missing Children Protocol - Updated January 2013 [552kb]
No Recourse to Public Funds Guidance Oct 2012 - No Recourse to Public Funds Guidance [587kb]
Parental Substance Misuse Protocol, and the affects on young people
Countywide joint protocol
 Countywide Joint Protocol for Parental Substance Misuse [582kb]

Social Care Request Form, thresholds and guidance documents
Service request forms and guidance for Levels of Intervention (please be aware that the Levels of Intervention Guidance is currently being updated).

 Multi Agency Service Request Form [122kb]
 Guidance for Service Request Form [266kb]
 New approach to Service Requests to Children Social Care [273kb]
 Gloucestershire Guidance for Levels of Intervention [1Mb]
Summary of Child Protection procedures
What to do if I have a concern about the well being of a child or an unborn baby
 Summary of Gloucestershire Child Protection Procedures [300kb]
South west child protection procedures
The Unborn Baby Protocol Gloucestershire Unborn Baby Protocol [116kb]
Working with children and young people
Guidance for adults who work with children and young people
 Guidance for safer working practice for adults who work with children and young people [396kb]


Further information:

South west safeguarding procedures

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