Local and national safeguarding key documents

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Local safeguarding key documents

ESAS Staffordshire safeguarding policy template September 2025

Within this document there is some additional guidance (typed in red) in order that you can contextualise the template for your individual setting. It is not sufficient for you to simply add in your setting name to the policy template.

ESAS DSL Virtual Handbook

Part B

Part C

Part D

Part E

Voice of child resources

Staffordshire education report for initial / review child protection conferences

Settings must complete and submit a written report prior to their attendance at a child protection conference for a child in your setting (initial CPC/review CPC). The form is based on the three houses model that you will be familiar with from attending conferences.

This form will need to be completed whether you attend or not but does not replace your attendance at conference.

Once the form is complete, please return it to the sender.

Independent Conference Chairs, Staffordshire Safeguarding & Review

Whistleblowing Policy for Staffordshire Local Authority maintained schools

Staffordshire allegations of abuse made against a person who works with children guidance

Staffordshire allegations of abuse made against a person who works with children guidance  - These procedures are intended to provide guidance relevant to a wide range of situations in which an allegation or concern arises about the conduct of a person who ‘works’ with children (under 18 years).

For the purposes of these procedures the definition of ‘work’ is significantly widened and intended to include the following:

  • Those in paid employment, including temporary, casual, and agency staff.
  • Individuals undertaking unpaid voluntary work.
  • Individuals who are self-employed and work directly, or are contracted to work, in the provision of services to children.
  • Prospective adopters, or adult members of their household (standard 22 Adoption: national minimum standards July 2014)

Staffordshire DBS assurance letters September 2025

 Staffordshire safeguarding children partnership

The letter confirms 'In line with the statutory guidance KCSiE, external professionals such as social workers, health visitors, police officers, school nurses, commissioned early help providers and family practitioner staff (this is also included in the SCC letter of assurance that you will receive) are all classed as visitors, not agency and third party staff. This means that they are not required to produce a DBS check or a DBS number'.

Staffordshire County Council

This letter confirms that SCC staff have had the appropriate DBS checks. As a setting you need to ensure that the person who has presented to you, is the person that was expected and is who they say they are. You do not need to ask to see the DBS of staff working for Staffordshire county council (SCC).

This assurance relates to all staff employed by Staffordshire county council.

NHS

Staffordshire business continuity plan template and guidance

Education setting postvention guidance / Staffordshire coping with a crisis in school document

Advice and guidance for head teachers, teachers and governing bodies.

Guidance for schools and colleges, responding to a sudden unexpected death being treated as a suspected suicide. The guidance advises what to do, including who to contact and the support available to settings.

If your incident relates to the management of a death or serious injury of a pupil or member of school staff, but does not threaten the wider functioning of the school, then this document 'Coping with a crisis at school', provides the appropriate advice. 

Staffordshire safeguarding children partnership threshold framework and escalation process

'Accessing the right help at the right time', multi-agency guidance on the access criteria to help support children, young people and families. This is a useful document to use in your decision making and to refer to when making referrals.

On occasions situations may arise where there is professional disagreement in relation to safeguarding a child.  All professionals have a responsibility to work together and to help to prevent disagreements from escalating where possible.

When following the escalation procedure:

  • Advise the team that you are following the escalation process
  • If you remain unhappy, continue with the stages in the process.
  • Ensure that you document in the child's file that you have raised a professional disagreement who you have spoken to and the outcome.

When to call the police guidance document

Important message- Please notify ESAS by email of any change to your DSL or DDSL contact details. It is crucial that these details are up to date, to ensure that you receive updates and invites.