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1.Core Procedures

  1. 1.0.1Safeguarding Partnership PrinciplesApril 24, 2024
  2. 1.0.2Recognising Abuse and NeglectApril 24, 2025
  3. 1.0.3St. Helens Early Help StrategyNovember 24, 2023
  4. 1.0.4St. Helens Multi Agency Early Help Standards & Criteria for Expected PracticeNovember 24, 2023
  5. 1.0.5Early Help (EH) Plan on a page (St. Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership (SHSCP))November 24, 2023
  6. 1.0.6Multi-Agency Neglect Strategy (St. Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership (SHSCP))November 24, 2023
  7. 1.0.7St. Helens Multi Agency Quality Assurance FrameworkNovember 24, 2023
  8. 1.0.8Referrals and EnquiriesOctober 28, 2024
  9. 1.0.9AssessmentOctober 28, 2024
  10. 1.0.10Child Protection EnquiriesOctober 28, 2024
  11. 1.0.11Multi-Agency Partnership Responsibilities for Child Protection ConferencesNovember 24, 2023
  12. 1.0.12Child Protection ConferencesApril 24, 2025
  13. 1.0.13Child Protection PlansNovember 24, 2023
  14. 1.0.14Allegations Against Staff or VolunteersApril 24, 2025
  15. 1.0.15Organised and Complex AbuseNovember 24, 2023
  16. 1.0.16Information SharingApril 24, 2025
  17. 1.0.17Good Practice Supporting the Voice and Lived Experience of the ChildOctober 28, 2024
  18. 1.0.18St. Helens Descriptions of Need DocumentApril 24, 2024
  19. 1.0.19Cases Crossing Local Authority Boundaries
  20. 1.0.20Private Fostering (St. Helens Children's Services Procedures)
  21. 1.0.21Children's Consultation and Participation (St. Helens Children's Services Procedures)
  22. 1.0.22Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2.Safeguarding Practice Guidance

  1. 2.0.1Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA)October 28, 2024
  2. 2.0.2Abuse Linked to Spiritual, Cultural and Religious BeliefOctober 28, 2024
  3. 2.0.3BullyingOctober 28, 2024
  4. 2.0.4Pan Merseyside Bruising in Children who are not Independently MobileNovember 24, 2023
  5. 2.0.5Pan Merseyside Child Exploitation ProtocolNovember 24, 2023
  6. 2.0.6Merseyside Child Exploitation 1 (CE1) Referral FormNovember 24, 2023
  7. 2.0.7Child Sexual Abuse Practitioner's HandbookNovember 24, 2023
  8. 2.0.8Child Sexual Abuse in the Family EnvironmentApril 24, 2025
  9. 2.0.9Child Criminal ExploitationApril 24, 2025
  10. 2.0.10Children and Families that go Missing (Including Unborn Children)November 24, 2023
  11. 2.0.11Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and ExploitationApril 24, 2025
  12. 2.0.12Children Living Away from Home with Other FamiliesOctober 28, 2024
  13. 2.0.13Pan Merseyside LSCP Missing Children ProcedureNovember 24, 2023
  14. 2.0.14Parents with Learning DisabilitiesApril 24, 2025
  15. 2.0.15Children of Parents with Mental Health ProblemsOctober 28, 2024
  16. 2.0.16Children of Parents who Misuse SubstancesApril 24, 2025
  17. 2.0.17Visits to Prisons by ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  18. 2.0.18Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  19. 2.0.19Concealed PregnanciesOctober 28, 2024
  20. 2.0.20Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  21. 2.0.21Disabled ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  22. 2.0.22Domestic AbuseApril 24, 2025
  23. 2.0.23Online SafetyApril 24, 2025
  24. 2.0.24Pan Cheshire and Merseyside Guideline for Management of Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induced IllnessNovember 24, 2023
  25. 2.0.25Female Genital MutilationOctober 28, 2024
  26. 2.0.26Forced MarriageOctober 28, 2024
  27. 2.0.27Gang Activity, Youth Violence and Criminal Exploitation Affecting ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  28. 2.0.28Harmful Sexual BehaviourApril 24, 2025
  29. 2.0.29'Honour-Based' AbuseJune 17, 2025
  30. 2.0.30Pan - Merseyside ‘Honour’- Based Abuse and Harmful Practices ProtocolJune 17, 2025
  31. 2.0.31Pan Merseyside Pre Birth ProtocolApril 24, 2024
  32. 2.0.32RacismOctober 28, 2024
  33. 2.0.33Safe Sleeping GuidanceNovember 24, 2023
  34. 2.0.34Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist IdeologyApril 24, 2025
  35. 2.0.35Self Harm and Suicidal BehaviourApril 24, 2025
  36. 2.0.36Transitional SafeguardingOctober 28, 2024
  37. 2.0.37Underage Sexual ActivityOctober 28, 2024
  38. 2.0.38Working with Interpreters and Others with Special Communication SkillsApril 24, 2024
  39. 2.0.39Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at SchoolApril 24, 2025
  40. 2.0.40County Lines Drug Supply, Vulnerability and Harm National Crime Agency
  41. 2.0.41Girls and Gangs - The Centre for Social Justice

2.1Hospitals

  1. 2.1.1Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by ChildrenOctober 28, 2024
  2. 2.1.2Children Aged 16-18 Years Admitted to Adult Mental Health Wards: Age Appropriate AdmissionsNovember 24, 2023
  3. 2.1.3Children Visiting Inpatient WardsNovember 24, 2023

3.Improving Child Protection and Safeguarding Practice

  1. 3.0.1Improving Child Protection and Safeguarding PracticeApril 24, 2024
  2. 3.0.2Child Death ReviewApril 24, 2024
  3. 3.0.3Merseyside Joint Agency Protocol: Sudden Unexpected Death In Childhood (S.U.D.I.C) For Children Aged 0 To Under 18 YearsNovember 24, 2023

4.Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements

  1. 4.0.1Multi-Agency Safeguarding ArrangementsApril 24, 2024
  2. 4.0.2Arrangement for Child Safeguarding Practice ReviewsApril 24, 2024
  3. 4.0.3Arrangements for Child Death ReviewsApril 24, 2024
  4. 4.0.4Organisational ResponsibilitiesOctober 28, 2024
  5. 4.0.5Serious Violence DutyApril 24, 2024
  6. 4.0.6Child Safeguarding Practice ReviewsApril 24, 2024
  7. 4.0.7Multi Agency Escalation PolicyNovember 24, 2023
  8. 4.0.8Escalation Notification ProcessNovember 24, 2023
  9. 4.0.9Multi-Agency Escalation FormNovember 24, 2023
  10. 4.0.10Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and VolunteersApril 24, 2025
  11. 4.0.11Complaints in Relation to Child Protection ConferenceNovember 24, 2023
  12. 4.0.12Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at WorkNovember 24, 2023
  13. 4.0.13Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)April 24, 2024

5.Appendices, Contacts and Protocols

5.1Local Protocols

  1. 5.1.1St. Helens Early Help StrategyNovember 24, 2023
  2. 5.1.2Multi-Agency Neglect Strategy (St. Helens Safeguarding Children Partnership (SHSCP))November 24, 2023
  3. 5.1.3Merseyside Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Multi-Agency ProtocolNovember 24, 2023
  4. 5.1.4Children Visiting Inpatient WardsNovember 24, 2023
  5. 5.1.5Children Aged 16-18 Years Admitted to Adult Mental Health Wards: Age Appropriate AdmissionsNovember 24, 2023
  6. 5.1.6Pan Merseyside LSCP Missing Children ProcedureNovember 24, 2023
  7. 5.1.7St. Helens Multi Agency Quality Assurance FrameworkNovember 24, 2023
  8. 5.1.8Pan Merseyside Child Exploitation ProtocolNovember 24, 2023

5.2Cases Crossing Local Authority Boundaries

  1. 5.2.1North West Regional ProtocolsOctober 28, 2024

5.3Appendices and Contacts

  1. 5.3.1Using this ManualOctober 28, 2024
  2. 5.3.2National Contacts
  3. 5.3.3Glossary
  4. 5.3.4NICE Guidelines
  5. 5.3.5Amendments

Last Updated: September 18, 2025

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