1. CHILD PROTECTION SEMINAR WELCOME

3. Tony Rodgers Assistant Director Social Services SHSSB Southern Area Child Protection Committee Chairman

4. CHILD PROTECTION ISEVERYBODY’SBUSINESS

5.  LEGISLATIVE REMIT  GUIDANCE/ PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS  RELEVANT STATISTICS  TYPES OF ABUSE  THE REALITY/ DILEMMAS  CONCLUSION

6. LEGISLATIVE REMIT Children (N.I) Order 1995 Sexual Offences Act 2003 Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults Order (N.I) 2005 Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill

7. Guidance/ Procedural requirements  Co-operating to Safeguard Children - May 2003  Regional Area Child Protection Committee’s Policy and Procedure

8. ACPC Policy & Procedure Role and Responsibilities  To develop, agree and review policies and procedures for inter-agency work to protect children.  To communicate clearly to individuals services and professional groups their shared responsibility for protecting children, and to explain how that responsibility can be fulfilled.

9. Co-operating to Safeguard Children Para 3.88 “Staff employed by local councils and those contracted for work with children may become involved in child protection cases either because of suspicions or allegations in respect of their own conduct with children or because, during their duties, they become aware of the possibility of abuse having been perpetrated by others”

10. Child Protection Investigations Completed during the year ended 31 March (2000 - 2005) Investigation Categories 200020012002200320042005 No.% % % % % % Joint Protocol75730.147019.944119.441719.439120.338119.1 Social Workers1,70267.81,84078.01,78678.71,69678.91,51078.31,59279.6 Police522.1502.1431.9361.7271.4271.4 Total2,511100.02,360100.02,270100.02,149100.01,928100.02,000100.0

11. Number of Children on the Child Protection Register by Category of Abuse at 31 March 2001 - 2005 ) Category of Abuse 20012002200320042005 No% % % % % Neglect, Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse Main Category - Neglect11 0.8 5 0.3 6 0.4 1 0.1 4 0.3 Main Category - Physical Abuse1 0.1 4 0.3 1 0.1 8 0.6 6 0.4 Main Category - Sexual Abuse1 0.1 2 2 2 5 0.3 Neglect and Physical Abuse Main Category - Neglect38 2.7 20 1.3 28 1.7 25 1.8 39 2.4 Main Category - Physical Abuse49 3.5 84 5.5 91 5.7 97 6.8 114 7.2 Neglect and Sexual Abuse Main Category - Neglect10 0.7 7 0.5 8 8 0.6 17 1.1 Main Category - Sexual Abuse18 1.3 22 1.4 15 0.9 22 1.6 32 2.0 Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse Main Category - Physical Abuse28 2.0 18 1.2 26 1.6 21 1.5 23 1.4 Main Category - Sexual Abuse7 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 Total1,414100.01,531100.01,608100.01,417100.01,593100.0

12. Types of Abuse  Physical  Emotional  Sexual  Neglect

13. The Reality/ Dilemmas

14. CHILD PROTECTION ISEVERYBODY’SBUSINESS