Downloadable documents
For full child protection procedures please visit the South West Child Protection Procedures site here. Please also see our Thresholds for Safeguarding practice guidance – including what to do if you suspect abuse and/or neglect.
To download a document please go to the relevant section below.
Please select the document you would like to download from the list below:
Responding to bruising in non mobile babies and children
Multi-agency guidance – responding to bruising and injuries in non-mobile babies and children
Supplementary Guidance for Health, MASH and Social Care Professionals only and should be read alongside the multi-agency protocol.
Leaflet for parents – this is for any professional to use to help explain what will happen if a bruise or injury is noticed.
Child Protection and Sexual Exploitation Process
Discontinuation of a Child Protection Plan
Discharge Planning Protocol: Discharge of Children and Young People from Acute Hospital Settings
Keeping Children Safe in Education – September 2020
Local Authority Guidance for Schools: Code of Conduct (for safer working practice)
Minimum Expectations for Privately Employed Nurses
Wiltshire Model CP policy Sept 2019
Model School Staff Behaviours Policy
Pre-Birth Protocol to Safeguarding unborn babies
Safeguarding unborns and under 1s
Swindon and Wiltshire Missing from Home and Care Protocol
Unexpected Child Death Contact List
Wiltshire and Swindon Joint Agency Response (JAR) and Child Death Protocol for Unexpected Deaths
Wiltshire Harmful Sexual Behaviour Protocol
Wiltshire Children’s Trust and WSCB Neglect Strategy 2015-18
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Working together to Safeguard Children 2018
Keeping Children Safe in Education for Schools and Colleges.
Keeping Children Safe in Education for School and Colleges Staff (Part 1)
Regulated activity in relation to Children
Multi-agency Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation – April 2016
Female genital mutilation: resource pack
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Allegations against adults who work with children
Allegations against adults – Education and Early Years settings
What to do if you are worried a child is being abused or neglected
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Professional Notification to Social Care (Mash inter-agency referral form)
Welfare and Child Protection Concern Record
Child Sexual Abuse Practice Tool
- Risk factors and vulnerabilities associated with child sexual abuse.
- Indicators associated with intra-familial child sexual abuse.
- Protective factors associated with intra-familial child sexual abuse.
New Early Assessment Form
The new ESA form replaces the current CAF and can be found on the SVPP website. Practitioners are asked to start using this form as soon as possible however if you are in the middle of completing a CAF form or would like training before using then you can still continue to use the CAF form for the time being. The new ESA form has been created to be straightforward to use however there are training sessions available to support practitioners in using the form. Training is available on the SVPP booking system at https://safeguardingchildren.vc-tms.co.uk/default.aspx?session=to