Those who work with children/young people

Guidance on distinguishing between sexually healthy, inappropriate and abusive behaviours in children and young people

The sexual behaviour of children and young people can be very difficult for those who work with or care for them to interpret and when appropriate response to in a timely and appropriate manner. This is of course particularly significant when trying to determine whether a particular behaviour may be considered healthy, inappropriate/problematic or even abusive.  Read more...

Privately Fostered Children

More information about Privately Fostered Children can be found on our Private Fostering page.

Safeguarding Guidance for schools

Information for Schools on Safeguarding Guidance.

Guidance for Individuals Working with Children and Young People

What to do if you are worried a child is being abused publication

This document provides best practice guidance for those who work with children in order to safeguard their welfare. It also contains an appendix to help practitioners with the legal issues affecting the sharing of information.

The guidance also provides general information for anyone whose work brings them into contact with children and families, focusing particularly on those who work in social care, health, education and criminal justice services.

Working Together to Safeguard Children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, March 2010.

Access to the electronic version of this guidance can be found here.

Learning lessons from the case of Baby P

Information on the lessons learned from the case of Baby P

Learning lessons locally

The purpose of the Serious Case Review is to establish whether there are any lessons to be learnt about the way in which local professionals and organisations work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and to identify what those lessons are, how they will be acted on and what needs to change.

Safeguarding Procedures

These procedures represent a revision of the former ACPC child protection procedures and were launched in May 2007. They are approved as the definitive guide, and provide a practice framework for all agencies and professionals/volunteers who work together to safeguard children and young people in Solihull.

ISA vetting & Barring Scheme

The new Vetting and Barring Scheme, involving the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), will have a major impact on the recruitment and monitoring practices of people working or volunteering with children and young people as well as vulnerable adults. Solihull LSCB have also created a briefing note concerning the Vetting and Barring Scheme.

The Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) have issued a newsletter which details the remodelling of the Vetting and Barring scheme.

Information Sharing Guidance

Information sharing is essential to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. It is important that practitioners understand when, why and how they should share information so that they can do so confidently and appropriately as part of their day-to-day practice.

Child Death Review Process

From April 2008 all LSCB’s have a statutory duty to hold a review whenever a Child dies. These are called ‘Child Death Reviews’
Solihull LSCB aims to ensure that by doing this there is a full understanding of what happened and of whether anything would help to prevent similar deaths in the future for other children in our area.