Guidance
Child Exploitation Initial Response Pathway (including Serious Youth Violence)
Published: January 2026 The Child Exploitation Initial Response Pathway (including Serious Youth Violence) provides a consistent, easy‑to‑follow process for practitioners when exploitation concerns arise. The pathway applies to all forms of exploitation, including Serious Youth Violence (SYV). It supports quick recognition of risks, informed decision‑making, and clear multi‑agency action. NOTICE – Spot the Signs Early
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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.
Injuries to Non-mobile Babies and Children Policy
Including a guide to Child Protection Medical Assessments As part of the SSCP NAI Awareness Week 2025 (#nurturing_all_infants), the partnership want to highlight and raise awareness of the Injuries to Non-mobile Babies and Children Policy. This multi-agency policy highlights the actions required when babies and/or children present with injuries that may be, or are suspected
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Injuries to Non-mobile Babies and Children Policy
Including a guide to Child Protection Medical Assessments Version: September 2024 This multi-agency policy highlights the actions required when babies and/or children present with injuries that may be, or are suspected to be due to physical abuse or non-accidental injury. The policy also includes an overview of the Child Protection medical process. Somerset Safeguarding Children
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New! – Somerset Information Sharing and Consent Guidance
The Somerset Safeguarding Children Partnership are launching new Information Sharing and Consent guidance for Somerset on the SSCP website. The guidance has been produced by a multi-agency group in response to updates to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 and Information Sharing advice for practitioners providing safeguarding services for children, young people, parents and carers,
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ICON pathway tool
This tool has been developed by Public Health in collaboration with the partnership, to support staff in Somerset to access ICON resources and training as part of NAI (non-accidental injury) prevention.
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Somerset Harmful Sexual Behaviour Protocol
Updated: April 2025 This Harmful Sexual Behaviour Protocol is a partnership document and applies to all Somerset agencies. This protocol was developed to support children who are suspected or observed displaying sexualised behaviour that may be harmful to themselves or others, and those professionals working with them. Latest updates include: April 2025: November 2024:
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Hidden Child Guidance
This bite-size guide will provide an overview of guidance for practitioners to consider when dealing with a hidden child.
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Welfare Checks Prompt Sheet
This bite-size guide will provide prompts for practitioners to consider when completing a welfare check.
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