CHILD PROTECTIONSEMINAR

WELCOME

CHILD PROTECTIONSEMINAR

WELCOME

Tony RodgersTony RodgersAssistant Director Social ServicesAssistant Director Social Services

SHSSBSHSSB

Southern Area Child Protection Committee Southern Area Child Protection Committee ChairmanChairman

CHILD PROTECTIONCHILD PROTECTION

IS IS

EVERYBODY’SEVERYBODY’S

BUSINESSBUSINESS

LEGISLATIVE REMITLEGISLATIVE REMIT

GUIDANCE/ PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTSGUIDANCE/ PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS

RELEVANT STATISTICSRELEVANT STATISTICS

TYPES OF ABUSETYPES OF ABUSE

THE REALITY/ DILEMMASTHE REALITY/ DILEMMAS

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION

LEGISLATIVE REMITLEGISLATIVE REMIT

Children (N.I) Order 1995Children (N.I) Order 1995

Sexual Offences Act 2003Sexual Offences Act 2003

Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Order (N.I) 2005Order (N.I) 2005

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups BillSafeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill

Guidance/ Procedural requirementsGuidance/ Procedural requirements

Co-operating to Safeguard Children - May Co-operating to Safeguard Children - May 20032003

Regional Area Child Protection Committee’s Regional Area Child Protection Committee’s Policy and ProcedurePolicy and Procedure

ACPC Policy & ProcedureACPC Policy & Procedure

Role and ResponsibilitiesRole and Responsibilities

To develop, agree and review policies and To develop, agree and review policies and procedures for inter-agency work to protect procedures for inter-agency work to protect children.children.

To communicate clearly to individuals services To communicate clearly to individuals services and professional groups their shared and professional groups their shared responsibility for protecting children, and to responsibility for protecting children, and to explain how that responsibility can be fulfilled.explain how that responsibility can be fulfilled.

Co-operating to Safeguard ChildrenCo-operating to Safeguard Children

Para 3.88Para 3.88

““Staff employed by local councils and those Staff employed by local councils and those contracted for work with children may contracted for work with children may become involved in child protection cases become involved in child protection cases either because of suspicions or allegations in either because of suspicions or allegations in respect of their own conduct with children or respect of their own conduct with children or because, during their duties, they become because, during their duties, they become aware of the possibility of abuse having been aware of the possibility of abuse having been perpetrated by others”perpetrated by others”

Child Protection Investigations Completed during the year ended 31 March

(2000 - 2005)

Investigation Categories

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %

Joint Protocol 757 30.1 470 19.9 441 19.4 417 19.4 391 20.3 381 19.1

Social Workers 1,702 67.8 1,840 78.0 1,786 78.7 1,696 78.9 1,510 78.3 1,592 79.6

Police 52 2.1 50 2.1 43 1.9 36 1.7 27 1.4 27 1.4

                         

Total 2,511 100.0 2,360 100.0 2,270 100.0 2,149 100.0 1,928 100.0 2,000 100.0

Number of Children on the Child Protection Register by Category of Abuse at 31 March

2001 - 2005 )

Category of Abuse2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

No % No % No % No % No %

Neglect, Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse              

Main Category - Neglect 11 0.8 5 0.3 6 0.4 1 0.1 4 0.3

Main Category - Physical Abuse 1 0.1 4 0.3 1 0.1 8 0.6 6 0.4

Main Category - Sexual Abuse 1 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 2 0.1 5 0.3

Neglect and Physical Abuse              

Main Category - Neglect 38 2.7 20 1.3 28 1.7 25 1.8 39 2.4

Main Category - Physical Abuse 49 3.5 84 5.5 91 5.7 97 6.8 114 7.2

Neglect and Sexual Abuse              

Main Category - Neglect 10 0.7 7 0.5 8 0.5 8 0.6 17 1.1

Main Category - Sexual Abuse 18 1.3 22 1.4 15 0.9 22 1.6 32 2.0

Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse              

Main Category - Physical Abuse 28 2.0 18 1.2 26 1.6 21 1.5 23 1.4

Main Category - Sexual Abuse 7 0.5 14 0.9 2 0.1 10 0.7 7 0.4

Neglect (only) 526 37.2 625 40.8 651 40.5 509 35.9 554 34.8

Physical Abuse (only) 340 24.0 359 23.4 376 23.4 330 23.3 316 19.8

Sexual Abuse (only) 189 13.4 159 10.4 178 11.1 164 11.6 234 14.7

Emotional Abuse (only) 196 13.9 212 13.8 224 13.9 220 15.5 242 15.2

Total 1,414 100.0 1,531 100.0 1,608 100.0 1,417 100.0 1,593 100.0

Types of AbuseTypes of Abuse

PhysicalPhysical

EmotionalEmotional

SexualSexual

NeglectNeglect

The Reality/ The Reality/ DilemmasDilemmas

CHILD PROTECTIONCHILD PROTECTION

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BUSINESSBUSINESS