Procedures
          
Core procedures
- Underlying Policy, Principles and Values (69KB, Word) 
- Recognising Abuse and Neglect (79KB, Word) 
- Introduction (53KB, PDF) 
- Local protocol Assessment (2MB, Word) 
- Effective Supervision and Support (61KB, Word) 
- Immediate Protection (58KB, Word) 
- Strategy Meeting Guidance (1MB, PDF) 
- Initial Child Protection Conferences (2MB, Word) 
- Arrangements for Children who are Subject to a Child Protection Plan (72KB, Word) 
- Implementation of the Child Protection Plan – Lead Social Worker / Lead Practitioner and Core Group (75KB, Word) 
- Child Protection Review Conferences (58KB, Word) 
- Statutory Framework (65KB, Word) 
- Information Sharing (265KB, Word) 
- Managing Allegations Against People Who Work With Children Procedure (245KB, Word) 
- North East Lincolnshire Local Arrangement Plan 2025 – 2026 (647KB, Word) 
- Hearing the Voice of The Child and Understanding their Lived Experience – Guidance (188KB, Word) 
- Organised and Complex Abuse (61KB, Word) 
- Local protocol for assessment (2MB, PDF) 
- Threshold document (585KB, Word) 
Safeguarding Practice Guidance
- Strategy Meeting Guidance (1MB, PDF) 
- Child Sexual Exploitation (75KB, Word) 
- Child Criminal Exploitation Guidance (576KB, Word) 
- Children Missing Education and Children in Education (62KB, Word) 
- Parental Mental Health Guidance (176KB, PDF) 
- Children Living Away from Home (75KB, Word) 
- Parents who Misuse Substances (60KB, Word) 
- Domestic Abuse (87KB, Word) 
- Perplexing Presentations and Fabricated or Induced Illness  (222KB, PDF) 
- Female Genital Mutilation (257KB, PDF) 
- Forced Marriage (73KB, Word) 
- Non Compliance or Disguised Compliance by Parents or Carers (71KB, Word) 
- Elective Home Education Policy (835KB, PDF) 
- Underage Sexual Activity  (72KB, Word) 
- Radicalisation and Violent Extremism  (222KB, PFD) 
- Visits to Prisons by Children (204KB, PDF) 
- Pre-Birth (75KB, Word) 
- Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour (223KB, PDF) 
- Bruising/Injuries to Children Including Non Mobile Infants (2MB, Word) 
- Children and Families Moving Across Local Authority Boundaries or Abroad (61KB, Word) 
- Neglect (224KB, PDF) 
- Concealed Pregnancy (70KB, Word) 
- Visits to Psychiatric Wards and Facilities by Children (78KB, Word) 
- Dangerous Dogs and Safeguarding Children (175KB, PDF) 
- Discharge Planning from Physical Healthcare Hospitals when there are Safeguarding Concerns about a Child (1MB, Word) 
- Bullying (75KB, Word) 
- No Access and Failure to attend Appointments (181KB, PDF) 
- Parents with Learning Disabilities (202KB, PDF) 
- Transitional Safeguarding (185KB, PDF) 
- Child Abuse linked to Faith or Belief (169KB, PDF) 
- So-Called ‘Honour’ Based Abuse (1MB, Word) 
- Working with Interpreters and others with Special Communication Skills during Police investigations (159KB, PDF) 
- Safer Sleep for Infants Guidance (2MB, Word) 
- Child Sexual Abuse (78KB, Word) 
- Harmful Sexualised Behaviour Practice Guidance & Procedure (281KB, Word) 
- Adolescent to Parent Violence and Abuse (APVA) (76KB, Word) 
- Safeguarding Children with a Social Worker, Looked After Children and Previously Looked After Children at School (78KB, Word) 
- Online Safety (77KB, Word) 
- Risk Analysis Framework 225(KB, PDF) 
- HM Government, Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy
- Children who run away or go missing from home and care (660KB, PDF) 
Safeguarding Partnership Arrangements
- Guidance for Safe Recruitment, Selection and Retention for Staff and Volunteers (271KB, PDF) 
- Whistleblowing or Raising Concerns at Work ( 213KB, PDF) 
- Managing Allegations Against People who work with Children (KB, PDF/Word) 
- Professional Resolution and Escalation Procedure (169KB, PDF) 
- Persons who pose a Risk to Children
 Complaints in relation to Child Protection Conferences (162KB, PDF)
- Persons who pose a Risk to Children
 (282KB, PDF)
- Northern Lincolnshire Child Death Review Process (CDR) (1MB, PDF) 
- Working Together to Support Young Carers, Parent Carers and their Families (347KB, PDF) 
- Multi-Agency Safeguarding Arrangements (75KB, Word) 
- Organisational Responsibilities (365KB, PDF) 
- Serious Violence Duty
- Keeping Children Safe in Education
- Safer Recruitment Consortium, Guidance for safer working practice for those working with children and young people in education settings