Working with children and young people
The LiquidLogic Children's Portal for raising concerns about a child is now live.
Please use this page as initial guidance for professionals working with children and young people within Gloucestershire. Issues affecting children and young people also have their own allocated pages within the GSCB website, so please visit these pages for further information and guidance.
South West Child Protection Procedures
South West Child Protection Procedures
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Working Together to Safeguard Children July 2018
Working Together: transitional guidance July 2018
GSCB Revised Guidance - Working Together to Safeguard Children 2018
Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory Framework July 2018
Young person's guide to Working Together to Safeguard Children 2013
Gloucestershire Child Protection procedures
What to do if I have a concern about the well being of a child or an unborn baby
Joint Section 47 Enquiry Protocol
Gloucestershire Child Protection Procedures
Gloucestershire Multi-Agency Pre-birth Protocol 2019
Local Strategy Discussion Flowchart
Child in Need Guidance Documents
Child in Need Chairing Meetings Top Tips
Child in Need Attending Meetings Top Tips
Early Help Practice Guidance
Safeguarding Practice Reflection
GSCB Framework For Safeguarding Practice Reflection
Injuries in Non-Mobile Infants Protocol
Multi-Agency Guidance for Injuries in NON-MOBILE Infants and Injuries of concern in NON-MOBILE Older Children
Injuries in Non-Mobile Infants Protocol
Discharge from Hospital of Children in Care Protocol
Gloucestershire Discharge from Hospital protocol is designed to provide safe planning for any child leaving hospital
Discharge from Hospital Protocol
Levels of Intervention
Please be aware that the Levels of Intervention Guidance is a live document and subject to updates - access via the web rather than printing.
Gloucestershire Revised LOI Guidance
Levels Of Intervention Guidance Windscreen
Escalation of Professional Concerns
GSCB Escalation of Professional Concerns Guidance
GSCB Escalation Monitoring Form
Social Care Service Request Form,
Single Consent Form and
guidance documents
Gloucestershire Children's Portal Guidance
Multi Agency Service Request Form
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - FAQs
Information about the development of the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in Gloucestershire.
New information will be added as soon as it is available.
Please email the MASH Co-Ordinator (Claire.Connolly@gloucestershire.gov.uk), if you have any questions
Safer Recruitment guidance
For settings working with children and families
Safer Recruitment Guidelines - Addendum April 2020
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Disclosure and Barring Service Referral Form
DBS Disclosure News December 2013
DBS Disclosure News October 2013
DBS - Useful links September 2013
Childcare Disqualification Requirements – new guidance from 26 February 2015
Guidance for adults who work with children and young people
Guidance for safer working practice for adults who work with children and young people - this link takes you to the Safer Recruitment Consortium website
Brook Traffic Light tool for Sexual Behaviours
Child Protection when Educating Children other than in a school
EHE and Tutor Leaflet - April 2018
Guidance for Commissioners
Guidance for Commissioners and other organisations providing services in Gloucestershire - updated January 2018
GSCB Section 11 Self Assessment for Commissioned Providers
Guidance for Commissioners - January 2018
Guidance for supporting children and Vulnerable Adults with No Recourse to Public Funds
Oct 2012 - No Recourse to Public Funds Guidance
Child Neglect Toolkit
Multi-Agency Child Neglect Toolkit (DOCX, 334.5 KB) - (When you Print Please make sure you select Printer Properties: Select - Booklet, Long Edge and Colour and it should print out correctly)
Type of Neglect - recording sheet May 2017 (DOCX, 17.7 KB)
Neglect Briefing - Be Professionally Curious! (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Click Here to be redirected to the 'Children Living with Neglect' page
Guidance for Handling a Disclosure from a Child
Handling a Disclosure from a Child
Concerns about a Child Checklist
Concerns about a child A5 Flyer
Concerns about a Child A6 Postcard
Gloucestershire's Chronology Guidance
Gloucestershire's Chronology Guidance
Child Sexual Exploitation
Substance Misuse Screening Tool
Young People's Substance Misuse Referral Form