Links

On the left you will find links to the eight key organisations involved in the production of the Safeguarding Children report.

Below are links to the three inspections undertaken by specific inspectorates, which make a specific contribution to the Second Joint Chief Inspectors' Safeguards Review, as well as to all the references made throughout the report.

Inspections undertaken for the Second Safeguards Review:

• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Keeping Safe, Staying Safe: thematic inspection of the investigation and prevention of child abuse (2005).
• NSPCC, Review of legislation and literature relating to children in family proceedings, 2003 and Timms, J. and Thoburn, J., A Survey of the views of 706 children and young people in public care, 2003.
• HM Inspectorate of Probation, From Arrest to Sentence the YOTs Role in the Safeguarding of Children, 2005.

Links referenced throughout the report:

1. The Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report, 2003, Chairman: Lord Laming.
2. Department for Education and Skills, Every Child Matters: Change for Children, 2004.
3. The Children Act 2004.
4. Modernising Social Services: Promoting Independence, Improving Protection, Raising Standards, HMSO, 1998.
5. Social Services Inspectorate, Commission for Health Improvement, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Her Majesty's Magistrates' Courts Inspectorate, Ofsted, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Prisons, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Probation, Safeguarding Children: A joint Chief Inspectors' Report on Arrangements to Safeguard Children, 2002.
6. Children's Rights Director, Safe from Harm: Children's Views Report, Commission for Social Care Inspection, 2004.
7. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary, Keeping Safe, Staying Safe: thematic inspection of the investigation and prevention of child abuse (2005).
8. NSPCC, It Doesn't Happen to Disabled Children: Child Protection and Disabled Children, 2003.
9. Cooke, P., Disabled Children and Abuse, Ann Craft Trust: University of Nottingham, 1999.
10. Children's Rights Director, Children's Views on Health Care: from a first children's workshop, National Care Standards Commission, 2003
11. Children's Rights Director, Children's Views from Care and Residential Education on proposals in the Green Paper 'Every Child Matters', National Care Standards Commission, 2003
12. Children's Views about Health Services, Pat Doorbar Associates, 1995.
13. Department of Health, Making a Difference: Children's Voices (under 12) Manchester Children's Boothhall and St Mary's Hospitals, Children's National Service Framework, 2002
14. Social Services Inspectorate, Children's Services Inspections, 2003-04.
15. Commission for Health Improvement, Protecting Children and Young People: Results of an audit of NHS organisations in England, 2003.
16. Healthcare Commission, NHS Performance Ratings 2003-04, 2004.
17. Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families, London: HMSO, 2000.
18. Social Services Inspectorate, Audit of Services to Children in Need in response to the practice recommendations from the Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report, 2003.
19. Association of Chief Police Officers and National Centre for Policing Excellence, Guidance on Investigating Child Abuse and Safeguarding Children, 2005.
20. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Child Protection: HMIC Thematic Inspection Report, 1999
21. The Bichard Inquiry Report, London: HMSO, 2004, Chairman: Sir Michael Bichard.
22. Department of Health, Department for Education and Employment, Home Office, Working Together to Safeguard Children, HMSO, 1999.
23. Utting, W. et al, People Like Us The Report of the Review of Safeguards of Children Living Away from Home, The Stationery Office, 1997
24. Stuart, M. and Baines, C., Progress on Children Living Away from Home: review of actions since the People Like Us report, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2004.
25. Stuart, M. and Baines, C., Safeguards for Vulnerable Children: three studies on abusers, disabled children and children in prison, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, 2004.
26. Children's Rights Director, Being a Boarder: A survey of Boarders' and Parents' Views on Boarding Schools, Commission for Social Care Inspection, 2004.
27. Children's Rights Director, Children's Views on Restraint: the Views of Children and Young People in Residential Homes and Residential Special Schools, Commission for Social Care Inspection, 2004.
28. HM Prison Service and Youth Justice Board, Child Protection and Safeguards Review 2003: A review of safeguards arrangements for under-18s within the Prison Service juvenile estate, 2004.
29. HM Prison Service, Prison Service Order Number 4950: Regimes for Juveniles, 2004.
30. Department for Education and Skills, Local Authority Circular (2004) 26: Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in custody, 2004.
31. Warner, N. Choosing with Care: the Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Selection, Development and Management of Staff in Children's Homes. London: HMSO, 1992.
32. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Court Administration, Report of a programme of inspections of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) and review visits to care centres and magistrates courts, April 2005.
33. NSPCC, Review of legislation and literature relating to children in family proceedings, 2003 and Timms, J. and Thoburn, J., A Survey of the views of 706 children and young people in public care, 2003.
34. Department for Constitutional Affairs, Protocol for Judicial Case Management in Public Law Children Act Cases, 2003.
35. HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Violence at Home: a joint thematic inspection of the investigation and prosecution of cases involving domestic violence, 2004.
36. Crown Prosecution Service, Policy for Prosecuting Cases of Domestic Violence, 1999.
37. NSPCC, In their own words: the experience of 50 young witnesses in criminal proceedings, 2005.
38. Youth Evidence and Criminal Justice Act 1999
39. HM Inspectorate of Probation, From Arrest to Sentence the YOTs Role in the Safeguarding of Children, 2005.
40. Joint Inspection of YOTs, First Phase Annual Report, 2004
41. Department of Health, Local Authority Circular (2003) 13: Guidance on Accommodating Children in Need.
42. Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000.
43. Department for Education and Skills, Local Authority Circular (2004) 6: Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children leaving care costs 2004-05.
44. Social Services Inspectorate, Review of Delivery and Improvement Statements for Children's Services in 30 Councils, 2003.
45. Department for Education and Skills, Department of Health, Home Office, Keeping Children Safe: the Government's response to the Victoria Climbié Inquiry Report and the Joint Chief Inspectors' report Safeguarding Children, London, HMSO: 2003.
46. Association of Directors of Social Services Asylum Task Force, Key Transitions for Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children: Guidance for social workers, personal advisers and their managers working with unaccompanied children, in draft, December 2004.
47. Children's Rights Director, Children's Audit Report, Commission for Social Care Inspection, March 2005.
48. Social Services Inspectorate, Building a Better Future for Children: Key messages from inspection and performance assessment, March 2004.
49. House of Commons Defence Select Committee, Duty of Care, 3rd Report Session 2004-05, March 2005.
50. Department for Education and Skills, Children's Workforce Strategy Every Child Matters, consultation document, April 2005.
51. Department for Education and Skills, Common Assessment Framework for Children and Young People: Implementation guidance for selection of local areas, March 2005.
52. Department for Education and Skills & Department of Health, Making Safeguarding Everybody's Business: A Post-Bichard Vetting Scheme, consultation document, April 2005.
53. Department for Education and Skills & Department of Health, National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services, 2004.
54. Mental Health Act Commission, Safeguarding children and adolescents detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 on adult psychiatric wards: report on the notification and visiting programme by the Mental Health Act Commission between April 2002 and September 2003, 2004.
55. Department for Education & Skills, Draft Section 11 Statutory Guidance on Making Arrangements to Safeguard and Promote the Welfare of Children, consultation document, April 2005.
56. Department of Health, What to do if you're worried a child is being abused, 2003.
57. ACPO, Missing Persons 2005: Guidance on the Management Recording and Investigation of Missing Persons, 2005.
58. Children's Rights Director, Private Fostering some views from privately fostered children on the government's proposals about private fostering, Commission for Social Care Inspection, 2005.