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1.Halton Protocols

  1. 1.0.1Local ContactsDecember 3, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Halton Practice Guidance - Child Protection Plan ChecksApril 11, 2024

2.Core Procedures

  1. 2.0.1Safeguarding Partnership PrinciplesDecember 3, 2024
  2. 2.0.2Responding to Abuse and Neglect
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  3. 2.0.3Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the ChildDecember 3, 2024
  4. 2.0.4ReferralsDecember 3, 2024
  5. 2.0.5AssessmentsDecember 3, 2024
  6. 2.0.6Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989December 3, 2024
  7. 2.0.7Child Protection ConferencesDecember 3, 2024
  8. 2.0.8Child Protection PlansApril 22, 2024
  9. 2.0.9North West Notification and Transfer of Children Subject of Child Protection Plans across Local Authority Boundaries ProcedureDecember 3, 2024
  10. 2.0.10Allegations Against Staff or Volunteers
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  11. 2.0.11Organised and Complex AbuseApril 21, 2024
  12. 2.0.12Information SharingJune 5, 2025
  13. 2.0.13Information Sharing Advice for Safeguarding Practitioners (DfE)
  14. 2.0.14Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

3.Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  1. 3.0.1Abuse Linked to Spiritual, Cultural and Religious BeliefsApril 22, 2024
  2. 3.0.2Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)May 29, 2024
  3. 3.0.3BullyingDecember 3, 2024
  4. 3.0.4Child Sexual Abuse in the Family Environment
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  5. 3.0.5Child ExploitationApril 23, 2024
  6. 3.0.6Child Sexual Exploitation
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  7. 3.0.7Child Criminal ExploitationDecember 3, 2024
  8. 3.0.8Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)April 24, 2024
  9. 3.0.9Cheshire Police Guidance on Use of Locate Trace MarkersApril 10, 2024
  10. 3.0.10Locate Trace MarkersApril 10, 2024
  11. 3.0.11Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and ExploitationDecember 3, 2024
  12. 3.0.12Children Living Away from HomeApril 24, 2024
  13. 3.0.13Children Missing Education and Children in Education other than in Registered Schools
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  14. 3.0.14Children and Young People (under 18) who Display Harmful Sexual Behaviour
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  15. 3.0.15Children and Young People who Run Away or go Missing from Home and CareApril 24, 2024
  16. 3.0.16Children in Need Moving Across Local Authority BoundariesApril 10, 2024
  17. 3.0.17Children and Young People Who are not Brought for Healthcare Appointments in Primary CareMay 29, 2024
  18. 3.0.18Parents with Learning Disabilities
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  19. 3.0.19Parents with Mental Health ProblemsApril 24, 2024
  20. 3.0.20Parents who Misuse SubstancesJune 5, 2025
  21. 3.0.21Concealed PregnancyApril 24, 2024
  22. 3.0.22Contextual SafeguardingApril 10, 2024
  23. 3.0.23Dangerous DogsDecember 3, 2024
  24. 3.0.24Children with Disabilities/Complex Needs
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  25. 3.0.25Domestic Abuse
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  26. 3.0.26Online Safety
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  27. 3.0.27Fabricated or Induced Illness and Perplexing Presentations
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  28. 3.0.28Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)December 3, 2024
  29. 3.0.29Forced MarriageDecember 3, 2024
  30. 3.0.30Gang Activity and Serious Youth ViolenceApril 23, 2024
  31. 3.0.31So Called 'Honour-Based' AbuseDecember 3, 2024
  32. 3.0.32MAPPA One Minute GuideApril 10, 2024
  33. 3.0.33NeglectApril 23, 2024
  34. 3.0.34Pre-BirthUnder Review
  35. 3.0.35Safeguarding Children and Young People Against Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist IdeologyDecember 3, 2024
  36. 3.0.36Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at SchoolJune 5, 2025
  37. 3.0.37Safe Sleep GuidanceMay 29, 2024
  38. 3.0.38Self Harm and Suicidal BehaviourDecember 3, 2024
  39. 3.0.39Transitional SafeguardingJune 5, 2025
  40. 3.0.40Underage Sexual ActivityDecember 3, 2024
  41. 3.0.41Visits to Prisons by ChildrenApril 24, 2024
  42. 3.0.42Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by ChildrenApril 23, 2024
  43. 3.0.43Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication SkillsApril 23, 2024

4.Improving Child Protection and Safeguarding Practice

  1. 4.0.1Pan Cheshire Child Death Overview Panel ProtocolApril 10, 2024
  2. 4.0.2Pan Cheshire Child Death Overview Panel (CDOP) Arrangements OverviewApril 10, 2024
  3. 4.0.3Sudden Unexpected Death in Infants and Children (SUDIC)December 3, 2024
  4. 4.0.4Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
  5. 4.0.5Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - Guidance for Safeguarding Partners and Child Protection Professionals on What the Panel Does and How it Works
  6. 4.0.6Child Death Reviews

5.Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements

  1. 5.0.1Agency Roles and ResponsibilitiesMay 29, 2024
  2. 5.0.2Procedure for Multi-Agency Professional Challenge and EscalationMay 29, 2024
  3. 5.0.3Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers
    Updated
    June 5, 2025
  4. 5.0.4Complaints in Relation to Child Protection ConferenceApril 24, 2024

6.Pan Cheshire Protocols

  1. 6.0.1Bruising in Children who are Not Independently Mobile (2023-2024)February 11, 2023
  2. 6.0.2Joint Cheshire, Halton and Warrington Protocol for the Provision of Local Authority Accommodation for Juvenile DetaineesApril 10, 2024

7.Appendices

  1. 7.0.1Using this ManualApril 11, 2024
  2. 7.0.2National Contacts
  3. 7.0.3Glossary
  4. 7.0.4NICE Guidelines
  5. 7.0.5Amendments

Last Updated: December 3, 2024

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