Contents

1.Managing Individual Cases Where There are Concerns about a Child's Safety and Welfare

1. 1.0.1Recognition of Significant Harm and Types of Abuse and NeglectApril 30, 2025
2. 1.0.2ReferralsOctober 10, 2024
3. 1.0.3AssessmentsOctober 29, 2025
4. 1.0.4Section 47 Protocol for Responding to Concerns about Injuries or Abuse in Infants under Two Years OldOctober 10, 2024
5. 1.0.5Strategy DiscussionsOctober 10, 2024
6. 1.0.6Child Protection Enquiries - Section 47 Children Act 1989October 10, 2024
7. 1.0.7Initial Child Protection ConferencesDecember 10, 2024
8. 1.0.8Developing and Implementing a Child Protection PlanDecember 10, 2024
9. 1.0.9Child Protection Review ConferencesOctober 10, 2024
10. 1.0.10Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries
    Updated
    March 19, 2026
11. 1.0.11Making Enquiries of Children's Social CareOctober 10, 2024
12. 1.0.12Allegations Against Persons who Work with Children (including Staff, Carers and Volunteers)October 29, 2025
13. 1.0.13Engaging with Fathers, Male Partners or CarersOctober 10, 2024
14. 1.0.14Threshold DocumentOctober 10, 2024
15. 1.0.15Early Intervention: Policy and Provision (House of Commons Library)

2.Complaints and Practitioner Disagreements; Whistleblowing

1. 2.0.1Appeals about Child Protection ConferencesOctober 10, 2024
2. 2.0.2Effective Challenge and EscalationOctober 10, 2024
3. 2.0.3Complaints Procedure - Managing Complaints about Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership in its Discharge of its DutiesDecember 6, 2024
4. 2.0.4Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at WorkOctober 10, 2024

3.Children in Specific Circumstances

3.1Safeguarding Children and Young People - General

1. 3.1.1BullyingMarch 19, 2026
2. 3.1.2Licensed PremisesOctober 10, 2024
3. 3.1.3Online SafetyMarch 19, 2026
4. 3.1.4Transition from Young People Focussed to Adult Oriented ServicesOctober 10, 2024
5. 3.1.5Gender Identity IssuesOctober 10, 2024

3.2Babies and Pregnancy

1. 3.2.1Concealed PregnanciesMarch 19, 2026
2. 3.2.2Pregnant Women, Partners and Babies where there is Substance Misuse (MAPLAG)October 29, 2025
3. 3.2.3Pre-BirthApril 30, 2025

3.3Children at Risk Because of Concern About a Parent or Carer or the Home Environment

1. 3.3.1Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding ChildrenMarch 19, 2026
2. 3.3.2Domestic AbuseApril 30, 2025
3. 3.3.3Guidance for Working with Cases Where Domestic Abuse if a Significant FactorOctober 10, 2024
4. 3.3.4Safeguarding Children Living in Families with Drug and / or Alcohol Misuse ProtocolOctober 29, 2025
5. 3.3.5Working Effectively with Resistance, Obstacles and Hostility to EngagementOctober 10, 2024
6. 3.3.6Children of Parents with Learning DifficultiesMarch 19, 2026
7. 3.3.7Parents, Carers or Family Members with Mental Ill HealthDecember 6, 2024
8. 3.3.8Sheffield Neglect StrategyOctober 10, 2024

3.4Complex / Organised Abuse

1. 3.4.1Organised and Complex AbuseOctober 10, 2024
2. 3.4.2Children from Abroad, including Victims of Modern Slavery, Trafficking and ExploitationApril 30, 2025
3. 3.4.3Radicalisation, Terrorist and Extremist IdeologyApril 30, 2025

3.5Contextual Safeguarding

1. 3.5.1Contextual SafeguardingOctober 29, 2025
2. 3.5.2Child ExploitationOctober 10, 2024
3. 3.5.3Criminal Exploitation County Lines and Modern Day SlaveryOctober 29, 2025
4. 3.5.4Child Sexual ExploitationOctober 29, 2025
5. 3.5.5GangsDecember 10, 2024

3.6Custodial Settings

1. 3.6.1Provision of Therapy for Child Witnesses during a Police Investigation or a Criminal TrialOctober 10, 2024

3.7Education

1. 3.7.1Children Missing Education and Children in Education other than in Registered SchoolsOctober 29, 2025
2. 3.7.2Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at SchoolMarch 19, 2026

3.8Harmful Practices Linked to Faith or Culture

1. 3.8.1Breast IroningMarch 19, 2026
2. 3.8.2Female Genital MutilationOctober 29, 2025
3. 3.8.3Forced MarriageMay 21, 2024
4. 3.8.4So Called 'Honour-Based' AbuseMay 21, 2024
5. 3.8.5Abuse linked to Faith or BeliefDecember 6, 2024

3.9Health & Hospitals

1. 3.9.1Children and HIVOctober 10, 2024
2. 3.9.2Children with Disabilities/Complex NeedsOctober 29, 2025
3. 3.9.3Disabled ChildrenDecember 10, 2024
4. 3.9.4Fabricated or Induced Illness/Perplexing PresentationsDecember 10, 2024
5. 3.9.5Self Harm and Suicidal BehaviourDecember 10, 2024
6. 3.9.6Children and Young People who Misuse SubstancesOctober 29, 2025
7. 3.9.7Bruising in Babies and ChildrenMarch 19, 2026
8. 3.9.8Childhood Obesity – a Safeguarding Issue? (Safeguarding Network)

3.10Children Living Away from Home / Missing

1. 3.10.1South Yorkshire Missing from Home and Care ProtocolOctober 10, 2024
2. 3.10.2Private FosteringOctober 10, 2024
3. 3.10.3Children Living Away from HomeOctober 10, 2024

3.11Sexual Abuse / Activity

1. 3.11.1Working with Sexually Active Young PeopleMarch 19, 2026
2. 3.11.2Safeguarding Children and Young People who may have been Sexually Abused by a Family MemberApril 30, 2025
3. 3.11.3Sexual, Physical and Emotional Abuse by Children and Young People of other Children and Vulnerable AdultsOctober 10, 2024
4. 3.11.4Sheffield's Multi-Agency Response to the Assessment and Intervention of Children and Young People with Harmful Sexual BehaviourOctober 29, 2025

4.Individuals who Pose a Risk to Children

1. 4.0.1Persons, Volunteers / Carers Identified as Posing a Risk to ChildrenOctober 10, 2024
2. 4.0.2Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA)October 10, 2024
3. 4.0.3Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conference (MARAC)March 19, 2026
4. 4.0.4Guidance for Working with Cases Where Domestic Abuse if a Significant FactorOctober 10, 2024
5. 4.0.5Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by ChildrenOctober 10, 2024
6. 4.0.6Visits to Prisons by ChildrenAugust 19, 2024

5.Safe Workforce

1. 5.0.1Safe Recruitment, Selection and Supervision of StaffApril 30, 2025
2. 5.0.2Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy Checklist for Voluntary, Community and Faith SectorOctober 10, 2024

6.Quality Assurance, Learning and Improvement Framework

1. 6.0.1Quality Assurance, Learning and Improvement FrameworkOctober 29, 2025
2. 6.0.2Child Safeguarding Practice ReviewsOctober 10, 2024

7.Child Death Reviews

1. 7.0.1Child Death ReviewsOctober 10, 2024
2. 7.0.2Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy and Childhood: Multi-agency Guidelines for Care and Investigation (Royal College of Pathologists)October 10, 2024
3. 7.0.3MBRRACE-UK (Mothers and babies: reducing risk through audits and confidential enquiries across the UK)

8.Policy Framework

1. 8.0.1Preface and IntroductionOctober 10, 2024
2. 8.0.2Underlying Principles and ValuesOctober 10, 2024
3. 8.0.3Good Practice Supporting the Voice of the ChildOctober 10, 2024
4. 8.0.4Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Sources of InformationOctober 10, 2024
5. 8.0.5Information SharingMay 21, 2024

9.Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership

1. 9.0.1Organisational ResponsibilitiesOctober 10, 2024
2. 9.0.2Multi-Agency Safeguarding ArrangementsMarch 19, 2026
3. 9.0.3Serious Violence DutyOctober 10, 2024

10.Appendices and Local Contacts

1. 10.0.1Local ContactsMarch 19, 2026
2. 10.0.2Local KeywordsDecember 6, 2024
3. 10.0.3Preventing and Tackling Bullying: Advice for Headteachers, Staff and Governing BodiesOctober 10, 2024
4. 10.0.4Protecting Children and Young People: The Responsibilities of all Doctors
5. 10.0.5Working Together to Safeguard Children
6. 10.0.6NICE Guidelines 'When to suspect child maltreatment'
7. 10.0.7Amendments