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What key outcomes have we achieved?
SAFE: Children and young people should be protected from abuse, neglect and harm by others (and self) at home, at school and in the community
Quality Indicator
For quality indicators on 'safe' refer to How well are children and young people protected and their needs met? by HMIe Services for Children Unit
Suggested Quantitative Indicators
1 S.1
Children for whom there is a repeat child protection referral within 12 months of initial referral or removal from register.
Hazel Fraser
Stirling Council
What rereferral might imply- Examples of Concern
- Continuing risk
1 S.2
Looked after children missing from home for 24 hours or more
1 S.3
Looked after children engaging in high risk behaviour who have received effective support
Lynne Cameron
Dundee City Council
- Addressing needs and high risk behaviours of looked after children
- Supporting improvements in self esteem
- Focus on potential
Standards and Guidance
Your service standards, protocols, procedures and service level agreements should take account of all relevant guidance and recommendations. Some useful references are given below.
- How well are children and young people protected and their needs met?
- Protecting Children and Young People: Framework for Standards.
- Children's Charter
- National Care Standards for Care Homes for Children and Young People
- National Care Standards - Early Education and Childcare Up to Age 16
- National Care Standards: Foster Care and Family Placement Services
- How good is our community learning and development?
- The delivery of services to looked after children as set out in Part II of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995
- Getting Our Priorities Right (2003): Good practice guidance for working with children and families affected by substance misuse.
- Hidden Harm - responding to the needs of children of problem drug users, the report of an inquiry by the Advisory Council on the misuse of drugs, Home Office 2003
- Hidden Harm - Scottish Executive Response to Hidden Harm Report October 2004
- Hidden Harm - Next Steps: Supporting Children - Working with Parents
- Children missing from education. (CME)
- Vulnerable Children - Young runaways and children abused through prostitution
- Holding Safely - A Guide for Residential Child Care Practitioners and Managers about Physically Restraining Children and Young People
