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IW LSCB Policies and Procedures

E-Safety

The E-Safety Strategy has been agreed between Portsmouth, Southampton, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
click here to view the document -  4LSCB E-Safety Strategy V5 16Sept09.pdf

Island Strategic Partnership - Information Sharing Protocol

This is the ISP information sharing protocol, which has been signed by the respective Chief Officers for the Isle of Wight Council and the island's Fire Authority, Probation Services, NHS Primary Care Trust and Prison Services, the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, the Rural Community Council (RCC), and Medina, South Wight and Vectis Housing Associations on behalf of their organisations. Click here to view the document - ISP Information Sharing Protocol (Final Signed Copy) March 200979.pdf

Isle of Wight Anti-Bullying Strategy for Children

Through the development of this wide ranging strategy, the Isle of Wight Children and Young People’s Trust aims to deliver a joined-up approach in preventing, responding and monitoring bullying incidents wherever it occurs in the community. Click here to view the document - AntiBullyingStrategy142.pdf

 

4LSCB Bruising in Not Independently Mobile Children Protocol

 

Protocol for health practitioners for the assessment, management & referral of children who are not independently mobile who present with bruising. The main body of the text gives detailed guidance to health professionals faced with a bruised infant and the final two pages, which are designed to be printed back-to-back as a separate document, give a summary of the protocol and an action flowchart.

Click here to view the document - LSCB Bruising Protocol.doc

LSCB Bruising Protocol - Summary.pdf

LSCB Bruising Protocol - Referral Protocol (3B) Further Guidance 1(3).doc

Isle of Wight LSCB Recording Policy

The Isle of Wight Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) believes that robust, timely and ethical record keeping is central to the provision of quality services which are safe and transparent and which promote the best outcomes for children and young people.

This document should be read in conjunction with individual agencies own guidelines, policies or protocols. Click here to view the document - LSCB Recording Guidance.pdf 

Thresholds for Access to Services

This is the full and updated threshold document approved by the Isle of Wight Local Safeguarding Board (LSCB) in December 2011. Please use and refer to this document as a guide and trigger to detailed conversations with appropriate professionals when you have concerns about a child. - Thresholds for Interventions 2011 - updated December 2011 (final version).pdf

Missing Children Protocol

 

 

This protocol is important for the safeguarding of children and families in the Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Portsmouth local authority area. It should be read and implemented by all practitioners and managers working with children or young people who are at risk of going missing from home or care. Click here to view the document - Missing Children Protocol for Hants and IOW.pdf

Identifying and Responding to Neglect - Practice Guidance

This document is intended to promote a shared understanding and definition of neglect for use by all staff and agencies working to safeguard children and to provide information and guidance for all. Click here to view the document - Identifying and Responding to Neglect Practice Guidance.pdf

4LSCB Joint Working Protocol - Safeguarding children and young people whose parents / carers have problems with: mental health, substance misuse, learning disability and emotional or psychological distress

This multi-agency protocol has been written for any staff or volunteers working with people whose complex problems might impact on their ability to care for children and for those working with children whose parents or carers have those complex problems. Click here to view the protocol - joint working protocol final.pdf