Updated: February 2024 The aim of this guide is to explain the processes involved and the support and guidance available, if it is alleged that you have:
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Updated: February 2024 This leaflet summarises how employers should deal with allegations made against an employee or volunteer working with children and young people in Somerset.
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Updated: February 2024 This leaflet summarises how Foster Carers can deal with allegations against people who work with children and young people in Somerset….
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Updated: February 2024 This leaflet summarises how we deal with allegations against people who work with children and young people in Somerset.
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Guidance on ‘Who has Parental Responsibility’ Author: Dr Nadya James (nadya.james@nhs.net): Consultant Community Paediatrician, Designated Doctor, MA for Adoption, EMCYPSAS, Nottingham Children’s Hospital.
Somerset’s Graduated Response Tool sets out the barriers to learning that children and young people may have and the strategies and provisions that could be in place to support them. Somerset’s Graduated Response Tool has been created to support all users to understand the Graduated Response to Special Educational Needs in the context of current
Back up plans can also be referred to as Contingency Plans. It is a plan that is agreed with the child, family and partner agencies should a crisis occur.
Structure chart outlining partnership governance – reporting relationships and decision-making. Version: February 2025
This protocol describes the application of Step-Up and Step-Down mechanisms across Somerset to ensure a seamless journey for children, young people and their families across all services. It also describes processes where services may Step-In to families’ lives as their needs change. Good practice requires all practitioners working with children, young people and their families
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Updated: September 2025 There will be times when there are differences of opinions about how best to support a child and family, and the intervention required by different agencies. In the first instance, attempts should be made to resolve differences using the Resolving Professional Differences Protocol (Steps 1 & 2 – informal) within agencies to
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