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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260312T100000
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URL:https://www.devonscp.org.uk/events/workshop-three-enquiries-and-invest
 igations-free-csa-centre/
SUMMARY:Workshop three – Enquiries and investigations (Free CSA Centre)
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\nAbout the workshop\nThis workshop is part three of six 
 online sessions to support safeguarding partners to reflect\, plan and lea
 d the implementation the recommendations for safeguarding partners in Engl
 and set out in the 2024 National review into child sexual abuse within the
  family environment.\nThe workshop is focused on Recommendation three\, fo
 r safeguarding partners to audit the quality of local multi-agency decisio
 n making when responding to concerns about child sexual abuse.\n\nThis rec
 ommendation proposed several measures for partners\, including:\n\n 	The a
 doption of a pathway approach\, use of guidance about signs and indicators
  of sexual abuse and reviewing threshold documents about assessment of nee
 d and risk.\n\n\n 	Ensuring that Working Together guidance is followed and
  that\, at the conclusion of section 47 enquiries and police investigation
 s\, there is a multi-agency discussion to consider risk to the children an
 d how they will be protected and supported.\n\n\n 	Stopping the use of the
  term ‘no further action’ in cases of intra-familial child sexual abus
 e as it is too often understood to mean the abuse did not happen. The term
  ‘no further police action at this time’ is more appropriate.\n\n\n 	M
 aintaining very clear records of why a criminal investigation has been clo
 sed and that this information has been shared with other relevant agencies
 .\n\n\n 	Where the harm has been perpetrated by a sibling\, plans must be 
 made for all the children in the family\, addressing the needs of the chil
 d who has harmed as well as the child who has been harmed\, and any other 
 siblings.\n\n\n\n\n\nDuring the session\nThis workshop will discuss the fi
 ndings from the report that led to this recommendation specifically the im
 portance of understanding local data\, good multiagency decision making an
 d how to audit and assurance of child sexual abuse practice can support th
 is. It will provide information about training and resources from the CSA 
 Centre which can support you in understating what good and excellent pract
 ice look like including the signs and indicators of sexual abuse\, the chi
 ld sexual abuse response Pathway and multiagency decision making. The sess
 ion will also support you in delivering multiagency audit or quality assur
 ance and what systemic change including language needs to take place. We w
 ill hear from practice their approach and reflections on beginning this jo
 urney.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the speakers\nPaul Burnside is a retired Public P
 rotection Detective Inspector with Lancashire Police and was an Inspector 
 on the HMIC Child Protection inspections. Paul’s current role at the CSA
  Centre involves working with police forces across England and Wales to be
 tter understand their effectiveness in tackling and preventing child sexua
 l abuse and influencing good practice.\n\nNick Connaughton has over 25 yea
 rs of experience in policing\, having recently concluded his career with L
 ancashire Constabulary as Detective Chief Superintendent\, Head of Vulnera
 bility. In this role\, his responsibilities encompassed workforce developm
 ent\, with a particular emphasis on improving the policing contribution to
  multi-agency safeguarding arrangements and strengthening local relationsh
 ips. He has substantial expertise in collaborating across agencies to safe
 guard children at both operational and executive levels. Nick spent many y
 ears in front-line Child Protection and Exploitation roles\, working close
 ly with partners to safeguard children and families. He is deeply committe
 d to uniting professionals to enhance the safeguarding of children and fam
 ilies and is currently focused on applying this collaborative approach to 
 his role as Multi-Agency Workforce Development within the North-West Multi
 -Agency Safeguarding Learning and Support Hub.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClick here t
 o book\n\n
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