| 12.1.2 Quick Guide |
Welcome to the West Yorkshire Consortium Safeguarding Children Boards Procedures Manual
This update of the Consortium's Procedures Manual incorporates a number of additions and amendments which are summarised in the list below. The Contents List also highlights where additions and changes have been made.
Chapter 5.1.21 Forced Marriages Procedure has been updated take account of the 2008 government guidance entitled '"The Right to Choose - Multi Agency Guidance in relation to Forced Marriage" and the Multi Agency Guidance: Handling Forced Marriages published by the Forced Marriages Unit in July 2009
Chapter 5.1.11, Safeguarding Children from Abroad (including Migrant Children and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) has been updated to take account of the changes in the legal framework
This 'Quick Guide' must be read before accessing the body of the manual.
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This manual contains the policies, procedures and guidance for The West Yorkshire Consortium - Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield District Safeguarding Children Boards.
In this manual, the Consortium's Underlying Policies, Values and Principles are located in one Chapter, which users are required to familiarise themselves with before proceeding to the main body of the Manual. The Chapter is called 'Values' and is available from the left hand side of the screen.
The remaining parts of this manual contain Procedures and Guidance chapters for practitioners from all agencies who work with children. 'Procedures' summarise how Managers and Staff must act in given circumstances. 'Guidance' provides direction or advice to a decision or course of action.
The manual is regularly updated and after this update, the next planned update will be published in February 2010.
If any user wishes to include any changes in the next planned update, they should contact their local Safeguarding Unit who attend regular meetings with colleagues from the other Boards which form the Consortium to discuss and agree what should be included in the updates.
Where this manual has been updated, chapters which are new or which have been amended significantly will be indicated in the Contents List and at the top of the relevant Chapter. The changes to the latest version of the manual are also listed at the top of this Quick Guide.
Procedures and guidance are located in individual 'Chapters' which are available from a 'traditional' Contents List - on the left hand side of the screen.
Chapters are categorised or grouped together as follows:
PARTS: The manual contains procedures categorised under a number of Parts, like 'Managing Individual Cases',
CHAPTERS: Within each Part, you'll find individual Chapters/Procedures e.g. 'Initial Assessments'.
If you aren't sure which Part to look in, try 'Search' (where available) which will help you identify specific Chapters and sub headings within Chapters. If search is available on your website, it will be via a button on the left hand side of the screen
We believe it is crucial to use consistent terminology, which we agree with individual customers, for example:
| 'Child' or 'Young Person' | both these terms are used to mean any child under the age of 18 |
| 'Staff' or 'Carer' | means all Staff and Carers (including) whether employed or not |
| 'Parent' | includes any person with Parental Responsibility |
| 'Regulatory Authority' | Regulatory Authority is the generic term used in this manual to describe the independent regulatory body responsible for inspecting and regulating services e.g. Ofsted. |
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'.
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. Or, use 'Search' (where available). If search is available on your website, it will be via a button on the left hand side of the screen
Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager or contact us.
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.
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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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