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Government Officefor London
Managing Allegations
12th June 2008
Safe WorkforceSafe WorkforceCycleCycle
Safe Safe RecruitmentRecruitment
InductionInduction
Training
TrainingSupervision
SupervisionManaging
Managing
Allegations
Allegations
Determining fu
ture
Determining fu
ture
employment
employment
‘ Children can be subjected to abuse by those who work with them in any and every setting.
An allegation of abuse or maltreatment by a professional, staff member, foster carer or volunteer must therefore be taken seriously and treated in accordance with consistent procedures.’
6.20
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006
• Some allegations are so serious as to require immediate referral to social care and the police for investigation.
• But it is important to ensure that even apparently less serious allegations are seen to be followed up and examined objectively by someone independent of the organisation concerned.
AllegationThat a person who works with children
MAY have:
• behaved in a way that has harmed a child
• committed a criminal offence against, or related to, a child
• behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates s/he is unsuitable to work with children
Local SafeguardingChildren Board
Named Senior Officers for all LSCB partners
Organisations' Senior Managers
Local Authority Designated Officer
Principles
• Child/ren’s welfare paramount
• Protect children from unsuitable people
Principles
• Adults should be treated fairly and honestly:
Confidentiality maintained
• Cases should be completed expeditiously
• :
Review of Implementation
• Public Consultation - 96 responses
• Data Collection - 4069 allegations
• LSCB Progress Reports
• Regional Interviews with key stakeholders
• Review of cases in the media
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Procedures
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Training
LSCB Progress Reports
LSCB Progress Reports
• Overall the majority of LSCBs are doing well with arrangements for allegation management
But
• procedures aren’t consistently used or recognised across many agencies in the wider children’s workforce.
Next Steps
• More awareness-raising activity, working with and through key partners across the wider children’s workforce;
• Work with Police on timescales as delays occurring in cases subject to a criminal investigation
Next Steps
• Produce practice guidance to help spread good practice and provide clarity on specific issues
• Improve training offer for allegations procedures
Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006Working Together to Safeguard Children 2006
•Chapter 6
•Appendix 5
•Further practice guidance
•Include allegations in Safer
Recruitment training