Useful documents

The documents on this page provide detailed or background information about safeguarding children.

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• Mappa Annual Report 2009 (581KB)
• Anti-bullying guidance (329KB)
• Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding Children Protocol (4236KB)
• Internet safety (2098KB)
• Key messages from Serious Case Reviews (53KB)
• Licensing Act 2003 - guidance (53KB)
• Meeting the needs of children (728KB)
• Don't shake your baby leaflet - one (5963KB)
• Don't shake your baby leaflet - two (2083KB)
• Serious Case Reviews: Learning Lessons - Improving Practice (323KB)
• Serious Case Reviews: Learning Lessons - Improving Practice - appendix 1 (File size not available)
• Information Sharing Guidance (625KB)
• ContactPoint factsheet August 2008 (64KB)
• ContactPoint questions and answers August 2008 (34KB)
• Parenting Handbook 2007 (4323KB)
• Meeting the Needs of Children in Derbyshire v2 June 07 (730KB)
• Licensing act 2003 - Guidance for applicants (22KB)
• Derbyshire Children's Trust Information Sharing agreement and guidance (199KB)
• Practice guidelines for voluntary and private organisations (173KB)
• Working Together to Safeguard Children: A guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (1237KB)
• What to do if you're worried a child is being abused 2006 (summary) (177KB)
• Multi-Agency Child Referral Form - version 2 (63KB)
• Making it Happen 2006 (1857KB)