Library
Local publications, reports and documents
Safe circumcision services for boys in Greater Manchester – leaflet. See also the project page for more details of the Quality Assurance scheme developed by Public Health Manchester for Greater Manchester.
St Mary’s SARC Annual Report - St Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre providing holistic support to adults and children in Greater Manchester and Cheshire who have suffered rape or sexual assault.
National Legislation and Policy
Missing Children and Adults - A Cross Government Strategy, Home Office, 2011
Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation – Government Action Plan, 2011
Working Together to Safeguard Children
National Minimum Standards for Children’s Homes (2011): -Download PDF or browse content online
The Children Act 2004: Summary or Full Document
Newsletters
- Keith Driver Safeguarding Updates (updated monthly)
- Migrant Children News Bulletin (produced by NW Regional Stregic Migration Partnership) (updated monthly)
National and Local Research and Review
‘What’s going on’ – University of Bedfordshire - report on approaches to Child Sexual Exploitation
Good Practice by LSCBs – (Ofsted Sep 2011) A report to help LSCBs reflect on their practice, plan for improvements and learn from the experience of other Boards. Analyses of how boards are implementing improvements and beginning to develop methods to measure their impact.
Statistical Release on CDOP data 2010-11 (DfE)
Government Response to Munro Review, Jul 2011: full document (DfE) ; Headlines Overview (Manchester LSCB)
Munro Review of Child Protection, 2010-2011
Use and Effectiveness of Anti-bullying Strategies in Schools (DfE, 2011)
Child Trafficking in the UK Strategic Threat Assessment (CEOP, 2010)
GO(NW) Analysis of SCRs April 2007 – Sep 2009
GO(NW) Analysis of Notifications and SCRs April-Sept 08
Government and Other Best-Practice Guidance
Female Genital Mutilation: Multi-agency Practice Guidelines (DoH, 2011)
Information Sharing Guidance for Practitioners and Managers (DCSF, 2008)
Information Sharing – further guidance to legal issues (DCSF, 2008)
A Framework for Conducting Pre Birth Risk Assessments (produced by Martin.C. Calder for Trafford LSCB, 2008)
Safeguarding children who may have been trafficked (DCSF, 2007)
Safeguarding children from abuse linked to a belief in spirit possession (DCSF, 2007)
Complex Child Abuse Investigations: Inter-agency Issues (Home Office and DoH, 2002)
Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families (DoH, 2000)

