All Referrals
All agencies must follow the multi-agency procedures for making referrals to children's social care. Here are listed specific considerations for individual agencies, which should be seen in the context of, and in addition to the core South West Child Protection procedures.
All organisations that provide services or work with children and young people should:
- have senior managers who are committed to children's and young people's wellbeing and safety
- be clear about people's responsibilities to safeguard and promote children's and young people's welfare
- have effective recruitment and human resources procedures, including checking all new staff and volunteers to make sure they are safe to work with children and young people
- have procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse against members of staff and volunteers
- make sure staff get training that helps them do their job well
- have procedures about how to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people
- have agreements about working with other organisations.
(abridged from WTSC 2006)