JD 12

Missing Children Protocols or Equivalents

Including:
a) procedures for local authority staff in follow up cases where the identity and/or whereabouts of children and young people cannot be firmly established
b) advice to providers of services on what to do should contatc be lost with children and young people without adequate explanation
c) advice to schools on removing pupils from the school roll
Documents:

1. Children Missing Education in Warrington

1a) Common Transfer Files - advice to schools

1b) Procedures for monitoring school attendance of LAC

1c) Pupils out of school meetings (POOSM)

1d) Protocol for dealing with missing Year 7 pupils

1e) Elective Home Education - guidance for schools and professionals

1f) Elective Home Education - advice for parents and carers

1g) Children who have moved area - checklist for schools

2. PCT Safeguarding Policy

2a) 'No Access Visits' guidance (PCT)

2b) Health Visitor and School Health Advisor Care Pathway

2c) Protocol for transfer of non-routine health records

2d) WBC and PCT Information Sharing Guidance

2e) Children moved - no trace (PCT)

2f) Children moved - welfare concerns (PCT)

3. Children Missing from Care

3a) Protocol between Police, Children's Services and All Care Providers in relation to children and young persons missing from care

3b) Looked after children - absent and missing from care

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