Allegations Reporting Form
Version: April 2023 To notify the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) of an allegation, an Allegations Reporting Form (ARF) will need to be completed and forwarded to Somerset Direct: sdinputters@somerset.gov.uk
Documents
SSCP documents, publications etc.
Information Sharing Agreement
Information sharing is essential for effective safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. This Information Sharing Arrangement (ISA) provides the framework for sharing of data (including personal data) between agreed parties to meet the purpose of improving access to information in order that each organisation can fulfil their legal duties, safeguarding and
SSCP Quality Assurance Framework
Version: August 2024 – 2026 The Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership (SSCP) is collectively responsible as a Partnership for strategic oversight of safeguarding arrangements across Somerset. Our role is to lead, coordinate, develop, challenge, and monitor the delivery of effective child protection and safeguarding practice by all agencies across Somerset. This framework exists to support the
Case for Consideration Template
Purpose of this form: To request consideration by the SSCP of the way the children’s safeguarding system has worked in relation to this case and any wider system learning.
Action Plan Verification Form
This quality assurance form has been designed to ensure that multi-agency and single agency Learning Review recommendations and actions have been addressed, the learning has been embedded in practice, and impact has been evaluated.
Pre-Birth Safeguarding Plan and Discharge Planning Meeting agenda
Updated: August 2024 The purpose of this plan is to agree what support is needed whilst the baby is in hospital and to consider any safeguarding concerns. This plan will usually be completed at a meeting with the parents present, on the rare occasions where this is not possible, this plan may be agreed through
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Strategy Discussions – Practice Guidance
Whenever there is reasonable cause to suspect that a child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm there should be a strategy discussion involving local authority children’s social care (including the residential or fostering service, if the child is looked-after), the police, health and other involved agencies such as the referring agency.
Rapid Review Key Event Chronology Form
Form to assist with identifying the Rapid Review key event chronology.