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Agenda Reports Pack (Public) 15/10/2012, 19.00 - Meetings ...

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Adolescents at risk of becoming Looked After ChildrenChildren at risk of suffering significant harm and requiring Protection PlansYoung People at risk of committing crime the Youth Justice SystemYoung People at risk of exhibiting Anti-Social BehaviourChildren at risk of being permanently excluded from schoolTeenage parentsTogether with Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea the Locality service is looking to develop a quality assurance framework toassess the impact it makes on outcomes of vulnerable young people.5.3 Allegation against Professionals‘Working Together to Safeguard Children (20<strong>10</strong>) defines the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) inmanaging allegations and concerns that arise about people working in a position of trust with children. Where it is allegedsuch a person has:Page 286Behaved in a way that has harmed, or may have harmed a childPossibly committed a criminal offence against, or related to, a child, orBehaved towards a child in a way that indicates s/he is unsuitable to work with childrenThe employer must report it to the LADO. This means allegations can be referred by a wide variety of services and organisations –schools, early year’s providers, police, health, voluntary organisations, and independent schools. Allegations can also arise fromcomplaints made directly by children, parents or third parties e.g., the NSPCC or Ofsted.Data for 2011-<strong>2012</strong> will be presented at tri Borough LSCB in October <strong>2012</strong>5.4 Missing ChildrenH&F’s protocol for young runaways from home and care is summarised as follows:On unknown and closed cases these cases are responded to by H&F’s Contact and Assessment Service. If the case is open thesocial worker takes the lead in the assessment process.If the child has returned when the notification is received, this information is assessed in light of previous referrals and/or the currentassessment and care plan for the child by the social worker and team manager.A decision is then made whether• No further action to be taken- 69 -

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