Cumbria Safeguarding Children Partnership Procedures

Amendments

2025

February 2025

Cumbria Multi-Agency Thresholds Guidance	This document was updated in February 2025.
Information Sharing Protocol	In February 2025 this chapter was revised in line with updated government guidance.
Local Protocol for Assessment	This chapter was updated in February 2025.
Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2025.
Cumbria Understanding The Level of Need and Practice Response	This document was updated in February 2025.
Bruising in Babies and Children	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2025.
Joint Protocol for Homeless 16-17 Young People in Cumbria and Local Area Commitment	This chapter was refreshed in February 2025.
Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers	In February 2025 a link was added to Education Supply Chains – A Better Hiring Toolkit and to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK in Section 9, Further Information.
Parents with Learning Disabilities	In February 2025 this chapter was refreshed.
Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2025.
Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers	This guidance was updated in February 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets - GOV.UK.
Transitional Safeguarding	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2025.
Domestic Abuse	This chapter was updated in February 2025 to include information on Stalking Protection Orders.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	In February 2025 links to sources of further information were updated.
Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist Ideology	This chapter was refreshed in February 2025.
Local Protocol for Assessments and Support - Westmorland & Furness	This chapter was updated in February 2025.
Multi-Agency Pre-Birth Protocol	This chapter was refreshed in February 2025.
Online Safety	In February 2025 this chapter was updated in line with the Online Safety Act 2023. Also information in relation to sexual coerced extortion was added.
Local Protocol for Assessments and Support - Cumberland	This chapter was updated in February 2025.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	In February 2025 amendments were made to the definition of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in line with further revisions to Working Together to Safeguard Children.

2024

August 2024

Recognising Abuse and Neglect	In August 2024 definitions were updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Child Death Reviews	This chapter was updated in August 2024.
Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and Exploitation	In August 2024 a link was added in Section 1.2.1, Age Assessment to BASW Age Assessment Practice Guidance. In Further Information, a link was added to Operation Innerste Process: Caseworker Guidance. It was amended to include information on Identifying Suspected Perpetrators of Modern Slavery to Section 2.3, Indicators.
Organisational Responsibilities	This chapter was updated in August 2024.
Child Protection Conferences	This chapter was updated in August 2024 with new guidance from Working Together to Safeguard Children around purpose and function of Child Protection Conferences and the role of the Lead Practitioner.
Referrals	This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.
Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children	This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.
Children who go Missing from Home or Care	This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.
Local Protocol for Assessment	This chapter was updated in August 2024, in line with the revised Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Domestic Abuse	This chapter was updated in August 2024 a new Section 6, Non-Fatal Strangulation has been added. Definitions were also updated in line with revised Working Together to Safeguard Children which now uses the statutory definition of domestic abuse in Domestic Abuse Act 2021.
Child Exploitation (including Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation)	In August 2024 minor amendments were made the definition in line with Working Together to Safeguard Children.
So-called 'Honour' Based Abuse	This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.
Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews	This chapter was updated in August 2024.
Forced Marriage	This chapter was refreshed in August 2024.
Female Genital Mutilation	In August 2024 a new section was added on Other Harmful Practices. The Health and Care Act 2022 has made it illegal to carry out, offer or aid and abet virginity testing or hymenoplasty in any part of the UK. It is also illegal for UK nationals and residents to do these things outside the UK. Information has also been added on Breast Flattening which is an offence as set out in CPS So-Called Honour-Based Abuse Legal Guidance. Section 7, NHS Data Sharing was refreshed and updated.

February 2024

Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour	This chapter was added to the manual in February 2024.
Recognising Abuse and Neglect	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024.
Online Safety	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.
Domestic Abuse	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024.
Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist Ideology	In February 2024, information on the Channel Programme was added into Section 4, What to do if you have Concerns.
Multi-Agency Pre-Birth Protocol	Section 5, Safe Sleeping was added in February 2024.
Harmful Sexual Behaviour	This chapter was refreshed in February 2024 and additional links were added into Further Information.
Child Exploitation (including Child Sexual Exploitation and Child Criminal Exploitation)	In February 2024, information was added into Section 13, Transitional Safeguarding.