Quick Guide

Manual Version February 2012

This 'Quick Guide' must be read before accessing the body of the manual.

Display and Browser Options
Structure of the Manual
Amendments and Future Updates
Keywords
Compliance
Contact us
Copyright
Printing and Retaining Copies

1. Display and Browser Options

People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual.

To change the size of the text/layout - please use these accessibility buttons

which are on menu bar on the left side of every screen. Click a larger button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.

2. Structure of the Manual

This manual contains the Sussex Children Protection and Safeguarding Procedures which cover the areas served by the Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex Safeguarding Children Boards.

The procedures are divided into thirteen sections containing sub-sections which are grouped together, for example in relation to 'Child Protection Conferences'. These can be accessed from the Contents List which is available from the button on the left hand menu. Alternatively you can use the search function to locate a section or sub-section.

The underlying principles and values which apply across all sections of the manual are contained within Section 1, Working with Children and Families and can be accessed by clicking on the 'Values' button in the left hand menu.

3. Amendments and Future Updates

The manual will be regularly updated on a planned basis, twice yearly. There will be a further update in the summer of 2012. If you wish to suggest any amendments or additions to be included in future updates, please send these to the LSCB Business Manager for your area.

When updates are published, some sections or sub-sections may be new or may be amended significantly. If a section has been significantly amended or is new, it will be indicated in the Contents List and at the top of the relevant section.

The changes in this update of the manual are:

Chapter Name	Change
8.2 Allegations Against People who Work with Children	This section has been updated having regard to the DfE statutory guidance 'Dealing with Allegations of Abuse Against Teachers and Other Staff'.
8.9 Concealed Pregnancy	This section has been updated.
8.12 Domestic Abuse	This section has been updated and now includes references to the DASH risk assessment toolkit and the MARAC process.
8.14 Female Genital Mutilation	This section has been updated.
8.15 Forced Marriages	This section has been updated.
8.26 Pre-Birth Child Protection Procedures	This section has been updated.
8.32 Trafficked Children	This section has been updated and links to recently published government guidance and ECPAT briefing papers were added.
10.2 A Guide for the Police, CPS and LSCB's to assist with Liaison and exchange of Information where there are simultaneous Serious Case Reviews and Criminal Proceedings (April 2011)	This guidance has been added.
11.2 Child Death Overview Panel (West Sussex)	This has been added.

4. Keywords

The manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Significant Harm (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'. Once clicked, the definitions will appear in a new window or tab, depending on your browser. You can leave it open for reference, or close it using the "close" button at the bottom.

Many Keywords are highlighted in the body of procedures, but you can search for the Keyword you need: Go to the Keywords Index, on the left hand side of the screen.

5 .Compliance

5.1 Regulatory Compliance

Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager or contact us.

5.2 W3C Compliance

This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.

6. Contact us

If you have any comments or suggestions to make about this manual please contact us by using the button on the left hand side of the screen, from anywhere within the manual.

7. Copyright

The content of this website can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd and the Brighton & Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex Safeguarding Children Boards.

8. Printing and Retaining Copies

The Manual should normally be viewed on line but can be printed, for reference only.

To print a section or sub-section, click on the icon which is in the top right hand corner of the relevant procedure

Please note, the Manual will be updated regularly, so staff should avoid retaining printed versions - hard copies are only valid for 72 hours.

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