Quick Guide |
December 2011
Welcome to the latest version of the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board Procedures Manual. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUPERSEDES THE PDF/HARD COPY OF THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE MANUAL
ALL USERS: (even if you are familiar with the PDF/Hard Copy of the manual) should read this 'Quick Guide' before accessing the body of the Manual.
Contents
- Display and Browser Options
- Structure of the Manual
- Updates and Plans
- Amendments
- Search
- Keywords
- Printing and Retaining Copies
- Contact us and Alerts
- Compliance
- Copyright
1. Display and Browser Options
People with a visual impairment may have difficulty accessing this Manual, if they do, they can change the size of the text/layout - please use the accessibility buttons on the left hand side of every screen; these are the "letter a" buttons increasing in size.
Click a larger "a" button to increase your text size, the very largest being high visibility mode.
2. Structure of the Manual
This Manual has been designed and published by Tri-X-Childcare for the Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board. The Manual is designed to contain all policies, procedures and guidance for Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board.
3. Updates and Plans
Your comments and feedback on the manual are always welcome and should be directed to Janet.Toplis@wolverhampton.gov.uk. You can also send comments or questions about the manual to tri.x via the 'Contact us' button on the left hand menu bar.
If you would like to register to be notified when the manual is updated, please Contact us.
4. Amendments
This manual was updated in December 2011 as follows:
| Amendments | Details |
| Teachernet | References have been amended to the Department for Education website where appropriate. |
| Child Abduction Unit | Updated government website link added as appropriate. |
| Achieving Best Evidence Guidance | All links have been updated to link to the 2011 Guidance. |
| Child Protection Conferences and Child Protection Plans | A new section 20 was added - Looked After Reviews On Children Who Are The Subject Of Child Protection Plans - in accordance with the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010. |
| Updated Guidance | The chapters in part 5 of the manual (Protecting Children in Specific Circumstances) have been updated to take account of new Guidance documents as shown: |
| Female Genital Mutilation | Multi-Agency Practice Guidelines: Female Genital Mutilation |
| Child Abuse and Information Technology (ICT) | ACPO Briefing on Young People who Post Self-Taken Indecent Images. |
| Induced or Fabricated Illness | In relation to covert video surveillance, references to the National Centre for Policing Excellence Operations Helpdesk (which no longer exists) have been replaced with references to the Specialist Operations Centre, Covert Advice Team. |
5. Search
If you aren't sure where to find a Chapter/Procedure, you can use the 'Search' feature located on the left hand side of any screen.
This feature may help you locate the right Chapter, or sub section of a Chapter, that you require.
Tips when using Search: The Search function is designed to help you find Chapters (Procedures) or sub sections of Chapters in this Manual. It will provide the best results if you know the title of the chapter or sub section, or you have a good idea what the title is. You may have to try different or alternative spellings/terms before you get the result you are looking for. For example:
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If you can't find the procedure you require or you are frustrated, ask your manager/supervisor or contact us (see 'Contact Us' on the left hand side of the screen) and we'll advise/direct you to the relevant procedure if we can. NB: We'll reply within 2 working days.
6. Keywords
The Manual is accessed by practitioners from varying agencies, who may find terms that they are not familiar with. Therefore, a large glossary (Keywords) of terms such as Significant Harm is included (Try it: click on the highlighted text). We call them 'Keywords'.
7. Printing and Retaining Copies
The Manual should normally be viewed on line.
However, users may print chapters, using the "print" icon in the top right of the manual, e.g. 
Please note, the Manual will be updated regularly, so staff should avoid retaining printed versions - hard copies are only valid for 72 hours.
8. Contact us and Alerts
8.1 Comments and Suggestions
If you have any comments or suggestions to make about this manual please contact us by using the button on the left hand side of the screen, from anywhere within the manual.
8.2 Alerts
If you wish to be alerted when this manual is next updated, please complete the form In 'Contact Us'
9. Compliance
9.1 Regulatory Compliance
Every effort has been taken to ensure regulatory compliance. If you discover any errors or mistakes, please alert your manager or contact us.
9.2 W3C Compliance
This manual meets the double A Standards of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), for example, it can be accessed by people with high levels of visual impairment. To find out more, click on 'Display Options' on the left hand side of the screen.
10. Copyright
The content of this website can be accessed, printed and downloaded in an unaltered form, on a temporary basis, for personal study or reference purposes. However any content printed or downloaded may not be sold, licensed, transferred, copied or reproduced in whole or in part in any manner or in or on any media to any person without the prior written consent of Tri-X-Childcare Ltd and Wolverhampton Safeguarding Children Board.
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