Archived news
The Every Child Matters in Manchester - Launch Events - July '08
What is Forced Marriage? - July '08
Contact Centre Fax Number - Nov'08
Dads' Space Virtual Contact Centre - Nov '08
New MSCB Multi-agency Protocol and Guidance - Nov 08
Revised Protocol Safeguarding Children and Young People at risk of Gang Firearms Activity - Dec '09
Safeguarding Children and Young People subject to Fabricated or Induced Illness - Dec '09
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children affected by Parental Substance Misuse - Dec '09
ECM in Manchester - Continuum of Need and Common Assessment Framework Guidance - Dec '08
Managing Allegations against people who work with children - MSCB - Jan '09
Analysing child deaths and serious injury through abuse and neglect - DCSF - Jan '09
Learning Lessons, taking action: Ofsted's evaluations of serious case reviews - Jan '09
Private Fostering New Poster - Jan '09
NSPCC SCR Resource Page - Jan '09
Vacancy for an Independent Chair - Jan '09
St.Mary's Centre, Manchester - Conference to Focus on Adolescents and Sex Crimes - Jan '09
MSCB Multi-agency Training Programme April 2009 to March 2010 - Jan '09
Case Conference Leaflets for Young People - Feb '09
Safer Internet Day 10th February - Feb '09
Manchester Children's Rights Service - FREEPHONE 0800 032 5647
Childline - FREEPHONE 0800 1111
Safe in the City - Tel 0161 868 0382 / Fax 0161 868 0888
Brook Advisory Clinic - 0161 237 3001
42nd Street - 0161 228 1888 (helpline) 0161 228 7321 (admin)
YPSF - City Centre Project - 0161 228 7655/4
Home Office Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet - Mar '09
Arabic, Chinese, French, Somali and English Private Fostering Leaflets
Contact Point Briefing Note - Mar '09
Independent Visitor Scheme and Case Conference Leaflets...
The Children's Service Directory (CSD) - Mar '09
Safe At Home - the National Home Safety Equipment Scheme - Mar '09
LORD LAMING REPORT 12th March 2009
Common Assessment Framework (CAF) and Referrals to Children's Social Care - Mar '09
Family Group Conferencing - Mar '09
Reduce the Risk of Cot Death: 2009 edition - Mar '09
Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of Children - Perceptions of Senior Stakeholders - Mar '09
A Letter from the Secretary of State to Lord Laming - Mar '09
Gang Membership: Top Danger Signs - 20 March 2009
National templates for LSCBs to use when collecting information about child deaths - 20 March 2009
Small Children's Charities Under Threat - 23 March 2009
Tough new measures to protect the vulnerable - 24 March 2009
Mosac - National Helpline 0800 980 1958
Parents Pack (from the Refugee Council)
Children's Minister Announces Members of Child Internet Safety Groups - 31 March 2009
Vetting and Barring Scheme contact centre - 2 April 2009
Head and spinal injuries in children - 3 April 2009
AFRUCA launches booklet on child abuse for African parents - 9 April 2009
Serious Case Review - Executive Summary Child E and Child F - 15 April 2009
Social Work Taskforce - 17 April 2009
Greater Manchester Safeguarding Children Procedures
GMSP Parental Mental Health and Safeguarding Children Guidance and Protocol
Greater Manchester Safeguarding Partnership Domestic Abuse Protocol
GMSP Safeguarding Children and Young People Subjected to Fabricated or Induced Illness Protocol
MSCB / MSAB Safeguarding and Gangs Protocol (under review)
GMSP Safeguarding Children affected by Parental Substance Misuse Protocol
GMSP Procedures for Managing Allegations against People who work with Children
GMSP Procedures for Photographing Children and Young People
MSCB Supervision of Children and Young People in Hospital Protocol
Cyberbullying: Supporting school staff
HM Government Guidance - What to do if You're Worried a Child is Being Abused
ContactPoint leaflet - 24 April 2009
THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN IN ENGLAND: ACTION PLAN - 6 May 2009
Belfast Telegraph Protect Team article - 7 May 2009
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Laming Launch Event Slides - 7 May 2009
First Report of the Social Work Task Force - 7 May 2009
The MSCB at the Children's Trust Arrangements Conference - 8 May 2009
Critical Incident Review - Executive Summary Child Y - 13 May 2009
Changes for the Public Protection Investigation Unit (PPIU) - 18 May 2009
Greater Manchester Procedure for Working with Sexually Active <18
CEOP Annual Review 2008-9 - 2 June 2009
CEMACH becomes CMACE - 2 June 2009
Government Issued Policies and Guidance
Frequency of Core Group meetings - 13 July 2009
Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of Forced Marriage - 14 July 2009
Support for care leavers - 14 July 2009
DCSF: NEET Statistics Quarterly Brief - 14 July 2009
DCSF Departmental Report 2009 - 14 July 2009
Inspection of Progress Made in the Provision of Safeguarding Services in Haringey - 15 July 2009
New CRB Website - 15 July 2009
Effectiveness of the New LSCBs in England: Interim report - 22 July 2009
Safeguarding Children: A review of arrangements in the NHS for safeguarding children - 22 July
Stolen Futures: Trafficking for forced child marriage in the UK - 23 Jul
New Kidscape Course Launched - 23 July
Protecting children in the digital world - update July 2009 - 23 July
Think child, think parent, think family - 23 July
NICE - Guidelines on when to suspect child maltreatment - 28 July
NEW Safeguarding Children Referral Form
MSCB Guidelines for Reporting/ Referral Procedures - 31 July
Consultation launched on serious case review guidance - 6 August
Facing up to the Task - The interim report of the Social Work Task Force - 6 August
Code of Practice for Social Workers - 6 August
Third sector strategy and action plan: Intentions into action - 6 August
Extent of 'sexting' amongst British teenagers - 6 August
Executive Summary SCR Child G - 11 August
Effectiveness of child and adolescent mental health services - 13 August
Youth Rehabilitation Order coming into force in November 2009 - 17 August
Social care and prejudice survey - 17 August
Aiming high for disabled children: engaging with providers - 17 August
Attorney General's Youth Network competition - application deadline 16 September 09 - 21 August
Safe Systems accreditation scheme to be launched on the 29 September 2009 by NCVYS - 21 August
Campaign to stop trafficking of children - 21 August
Locking up or giving up - is custody for children always the right answer? - 21 August
CRB's customer satisfaction at all-time high - 21 August
Draft Sentencing Guideline: overarching principles–sentencing youths - 21 August
Assessments of parenting and parenting support need - 21 August
Safeguarding Online: Explaining the risk posed by violent extremism - 21 August
Impact of ContactPoint will be tracked by annual survey - 21 August
Safeguarding Project Worker vacancy at MACC - 28 August
CAF new publication - Early Identification, Assessment of Needs and Intervention - 28 August
The Team Around the Child (TAC) and the Lead Professional: A guide for managers - 28 August
Childminding and Childcare Groups: A passion to be outstanding - 2 September
Protecting Children: Supporting Foster Carers - Dealing with an allegation - 9 September
Taskforce on the health aspects of violence against women and girls - 9 September
Primary school children in deprived areas get free school lunches 9 September
Lawyers for young people - 9 September
CEOP Strategic Overview 2008/9 - 9 September
Early years online self-evaluation form (SEF) and guidance - 9 September
27 calls from whisteblowers - 9 September
Unitversity Hospital of South Manchester new contact details - 16 September
Caring communities and private fostering - 17 September
Aiming high for disabled children: delivering improved health services - 18 September
Child Trust Fund boost - 18 September
Tackling Youth Alcohol-related Disorder Grant: 2009-10 - 18 September
Sure Start Children's Centres - 18 September
Vetting and Barring Scheme Media Coverage - 18 September
Think Family Toolkit: Improving support for families at risk - 18 September
Think Family Grant: 2009-10 - 18 September
MSCB Reporting & Referral Booklets 05 October
MSCB Reporting & Referral Flowcharts (A3) 07 October
Safeguarding Children Information & News Update 139 08 October
Capita’s 2nd National Conference 08 October
MSCB Guidelines on Reporting/Referral Procedures Booklets & Posters 26 October
Safeguarding Children Information & News Update 30 October
MSCB Guidelines for Reporting Concerns Booklets 06 November
DCSF ContactPoint Update 09 November
ContactPoint National Roll-Out 09 November
Armistice Day - 11th November 2009 10 November
Information Sharing Pocket Guide 25 November
Private Fostering - Do you know someone who is caring for somebody else’s child? 27 November
MSCB Reporting Concerns/Contact Procedure Booklets & Posters 01 December
MSCB Business Plan 08 December
National Conferences Update 08 December
Reporting Concerns & Requesting Services 14 December
Ofsted Unannounced Inspection 16 December
The Ofsted Annual Report is now published 31 December
MSCB Contact Numbers and Office Functions During Severe Weather 05 January 2010
Safeguarding Children From Abroad - Training 06 January 2010
Revised Chapter 8 - Working Together 06 January 2010
MSCB Reporting Concerns Guidelines - Booklets and Posters 18 January
E-Safety Press Release 09 February
St Mary's Centre Annual Conference - Sex Crimes and Vulnerable Adults
Dangerous Games..... 10 February
Safeguarding Children - National Information Update 17 February
Private Fostering - Who's caring for your child? 23 February
Ed Balls Statement - Re. Serious Case Reviews March 17
CAF Project Closing Briefing Note March 17
DCSF Revision of Working Together; Release Today March 17
The Independent Safeguarding Authority and you..... 19 March
UCLAN Conference on Forced Marriage 22 March
Mephedrone - Knowing the facts.... 22 March
Be Proud - Love Manchester 08 April
MSCB Training - What's changing? May 11, 2010
Single Agency Case Reports - Forms 11 June 2010
National Conferences Update 21 June 2010
Government Changes - DCSF 21 June 2010
Setting up Free Schools 21 June 2010
Conference - Legal Issues for LSCBs 22 June 2010
National Conferences Update July 2010 July 26th 2010
National Consultations Update July 2010 July 26th 2010
ContactPoint Decommissioning Arrangements 29 July
National Safeguarding Update August 9th 2010
Manchester Safeguarding Standard August 23th 2010
National Safeguarding Update 23rd August 2010
National Consultations Update - 23rd August 2010
National Conferences Update - 23rd August 2010
Updated Course Venue Details 2010-2011
National Safeguarding Update 3rd September 2010
National Safeguarding Update 15th September 2010
National Safeguarding Update 22nd September 2010
National Conference Update 22nd September 2010
National Consultations Update 22nd September 2010
Working with Sexually Harmful Behaviours in Residential Settings - AIM Workshops October 2010
Munro Review of Child Protection – Part One: A Systems Analysis 1st October 2010
National Safeguarding Update - 4th October 2010
National Consultations Update 12th October 2010
National Conference Update 12th October 2010
National Safeguarding Update 12th October 2010
NEW Safeguarding Children Referral Form 13th October 2010
Safeguarding Children Referral Form
National Safeguarding Update 24th November 2010
National Safeguarding Update 1st December 2010
GMSP Pre Birth Assessment Procedures
National Consultations Update 5th January 2011
National Conferences Update 5th January 2011
National Safeguarding Update 5th January 2011
The Munro Review of Child Protection 1st February 2011
Safeguarding Online Minimum Standards Version 3 February 2014
North West E-Safety Competition 7th February 2011
Guidelines for Reporting Concerns
National Safeguarding Update 10th February 2011
Safeguarding Disabled Children
Safeguarding Trafficked and Migrant Children
The Munro Review of Child Protection - Final Report 10th May 2011
Manchester Safeguarding Standard - Revised Version Published 23rd May 2011
CEOP Thematic Assessment Wed 29th June 2011
Manchester Pupil wins First Prize in regional E-safety Competition 8th July 2011
New SCR Sub-group Referral Pathway 12th July 2011
Government Response to the Munro Review of Child Protection 14th July 2011
Initial Child Protection Case Conference Report Proforma
Guidance for GPs when completing a Report for a Child Protection Case Conference
Protocol for access to accommodation for young people aged 16 &17
GM Practice Guidance for the Management of Self-Harm by Children & Young People
Dealing with Allegations of Abuse against Teachers and other Staff
Recently Published Department for Education Guidance 31st October 2011
MSCB Pilot of SCIE Systems Approach
Channel Project - Safeguarding against Violent Extremism January 2012
Greater Manchester Missing from Home & Care Protocol
Channel Project - Safeguarding against Violent Extremism
DfE Consultation on Revised Safeguarding Statutory Guidance 13 June 2012
Child Protection Plans and Core Group function
Practice Guidance for working with alcohol-using parents
E-learning for MCC staff 20/12/12
Help for parents whose children are missing from home
Thinking of running away from home?
Greater Manchester Safeguarding Procedures 26 April 2013
Disclosure and Barring Service 16 May 2013
NSPCC launches campaign for parents 8th July 2013
Child W SCR published 30th September 2013
Resources for Parents and Carers
Working with young people who display sexually harmful behaviour
Mental Capacity Act Awareness briefing
GMSP / MSCB Escalation Procedure
GMSP Female Genital Mutilation procedures
NSPCC Underwear Rule campaign - resources for teachers 13th January 2014
ChildLine Report 14th January 2014
MSCB Neglect Strategy February 2014
CSE awareness for Licensed Premises
MCAF Training Session dates 2nd June 2014
Safeguarding Supervision Guidance
i-HOP info & advice service for professionals working with offenders' families
Barnardo's & Microsoft release app to help protect children from being sexually exploited
CSE - It's not okay 20th September 2014
Professional Only Meeting guidance
GMSP Harmful Sexual Behaviours presented by children and young people
Vetting & Regulation of Visitors to Children's Homes
Ofsted 'Safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults' Policy 10th February 2015
Safeguarding Children & Young People Vulnerable to Violent Extremism
Free guides for parents on parental controls
Child Z SCR report published 5th October 2015
Publication of Domestic Homicide Reviews October 2015
Early Help Hubs 6th October 2015
Know who your friends are 21st September 2015
Mandatory reporting of known FGM cases 6th November 2015
GMSP Private Fostering Guidance
Signs of Safety 8th February 2016
Safer Internet Day 2016 9th February 2016
Eary Help & MSCB 'Working Together' Event 10th February 2016
Child B1 and Child D1 SCR Reports published 11th February 2016
MSCB Consent Policy published 22nd February 2016
NSPCC Whistleblowing Helpline launched 22nd February 2016
Domestic Homicide Review DHR3 published February 2016
CSE Week of Action 14th to 20th March 2016
CSE Week of Action Media opportunities 15th March 2016
MSCB Annual Report published 23rd March 2016
LADO referral form 5th April 2016
FGM Mandatory Reporting Duty and Online Training 25th April 2016
MSCB Training Programme 2016-17 Brochure 28th April 2016
Spaces available on training courses Various dates