Policies and Procedures
Stockport Safeguarding Children Board have adopted the Greater Manchester Safeguarding Children Procedures Manual
Stockport child death overview panel – statutory responsibilities and arrangements
This document details the process that the council and Stockport CCG will undertake to ensure that all child deaths are reviewed under the requirements of the Children Act 2004 as amended by the Children and Social Work Act 2017 and Working Together 2018. We’re fully committed to “the process of systematically reviewing the deaths of children which is grounded in respect for the rights of children and their families, with the intention of learning what happened and why, and preventing future child deaths.” (Working Together to Safeguard Children, 2018).
For further information on any of the responsibilities and arrangements please email:
Stockport Pathway for Service from Children’s Social Care
- If you’ve any concerns about the welfare of a child and/or you want to seek a service from Children’s Social Care or the Supporting Families Pathway please ring the Contact Centre on 0161 217 6028 (Out Of Hours 0161 718 2188).
- Stockport Child Protection Referral form.
- Stockport Family Early Help Assessment (EHA)
Supplementary Stockport Procedures
Stockport retains a small number of procedures specific to Stockport which are supplementary to the Greater Manchester Safeguarding Procedures:
- Stockport self harm policy (PDF 2Mb)
- Young People and Self-Harm in Stockport. School version (PDF 2Mb)
- Stockport Multi Agency Guidance on Levels of Needs (PDF 1.56Mb)
- Stockport Multi Agency Step Up Step Down Protocol (PDF 78Kb)
- Multi-Agency Learning Reviews (PDF 58Kb)
- Graded Care Profile (PDF 584Kb)
- Graded Care Profile with Pictures Updated 22nd November 2012 (PDF 201Kb)
- SSCB Learning and Improvement Case Panel – Multi-Agency Learning Reviews PDF 178Kb)
- Neglect in Stockport and the role of the graded care profile (Word Doc 20Kb)
- 9 steps to improving neglect assessments (PDF 251Kb)
- Principles of Working – Stockport YOS and CSC Nov 2016 (PDF 428Kb)
- Guidance for Visiting Families (PDF 78Kb)
- Policy Checklist (PDF 90Kb)
- IRO role in TAC meetings and IRO consultation (PDF 144Kb)
- Mongolian blue spot protocol (PDF 724Kb)
- Tips for working with families where there is disguised resistance/compliance (PDF 279Kb)
- Stockport Social Work Assessments (PDF 3.3Mb)
- Partnership Supervision Pathway (PDF 467Kb)
- Stockport Missing Children Strategy (PDF 224Kb)
- Mental Health protocol (PDF 427Kb)
- Domestic Abuse Booklet (PDF 1.8Mb)
- Stockport Family two page guide – Transition to Adult Services
- Aspire presentation (PDF 1.2Mb)
- FGM Training – basic one-hour awareness (PDF 2.5Mb)
- GM Complex Safeguarding Overview (March 2019) (PDF 655Kb)
- HBV Presentation – Stockport complex safeguarding (PDF 410Kb)
- IDVA presentation complex safeguarding (PDF 425Kb)
Safeguarding children in specific circumstances
- Stockport Female Genital Mutilation Pathway Dec 2015 – PDF (438 Kb)
- Local Procedure for Child Sexual Exploitation in Stockport – Revised Sept 2015 (PDF 288Kb)
Early Years practitioners and Childminders
A step by step guide for Early Years practitioners. The safeguarding cards below contain information about what to do if you’re concerned about the welfare of a child.
Additional Guidance
- Stockport PVI Safeguarding Guidance Final v1 (Word 343Kb)
- NHS Bichard Assessment Prompt (Word 184Kb)
- NHS Bichard Assessment Tool (Word 79Kb)
- Resolving Professional Disagreements/Escalation Policy for Greater Manchester
- Keeping vulnerable babies in mind (366Kb)
- Safe sleep for babies (PDF 371Kb)
- Neglect and the Older Child (PDF 218Kb)
If you have any queries please contact the SSCB Business Manager, either by phone on 0161 474 5657 or via email.
Concerned about a child?
Ring 0161 217 6028 (Out of Hours 0161 718 2118)